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Chuck Ryan, formerly the Principal of Edge Middle School, was named the new Principal of Community High School on Friday, May 1, 2020.

Mr. Ryan has been an administrator at CISD since 2018. He served as the Dean of Students in 2018-19 and was named Principal at EMS for the 2019-20 school year. He is in his second year as the high school principal. Prior to his time at EMS, Mr. Ryan served as social studies teacher and head girls basketball coach at Community High School. Mr. Ryan has been a part of the Brave Nation since 2016.

Mr. Ryan began his education career in Oklahoma where he spent eleven years coaching and teaching at the middle school, junior high, and high school level. Mr. Ryan earned his Masters in Education Administration from Texas A&M University in Commerce and holds a Bachelors in Education from Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Mr. Ryan is married to his wife Jackie, also an educator in CISD. They have two daughters, Andrea (15) and Kimmie (12.) Andrea will be a ninth-grader at CHS and Kimmie will be a sixth-grader at Edge Middle school this year.

"CISD has been a blessing to my family,” said Mr. Ryan. “We are so proud to be Braves!" 

On Monday, May 16, 2022, Community ISD's Board of Trustees unanimously approved the hiring of Mr. Robert Goff as the new Principal of Leland Edge Middle School.

Mr. Goff is a 13-year veteran of education with experience as a campus administrator, teacher, and coach. Most recently Mr. Goff has served for the past year as an assistant principal of Coppell ISD's Freshman Campus. Before coming to Coppell, Mr. Goff served three years as an assistant principal of Sherman High School. He worked as a teacher in Plano ISD from 2012 to 2018, and began his teaching career right here in Brave Nation in 2010.

Goff holds a Bachelor's of Science from Texas A&M-Kingsville and a Master's of Education from Stephen F. Austin. He holds Advanced Leadership, T-TESS, Life Science, Composite Science, and Physical Education certificates. He is married and has four children.

Mrs. Melanie Edwards was approved as the principal of McClendon Elementary at a special called meeting of the CISD Board of Trustees on June 8, 2023.

Mrs. Edwards is starting her 26th year in K-12 public education, and her seventh year in Brave Nation. She most recently served as an assistant principal of McClendon Elementary, and in 2021-22 served as the instructional coach at Leland Edge Middle School. She taught 4th & 5th Grade at NeSmith Elementary from 2017 through 2021. She began her teaching career in Lubbock, Texas in 1997 at Nat Williams Elementary.

On Monday, May 15, 2023, the Community ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the hiring of Mrs. Marci Kinch as the new principal of NeSmith Elementary School.

Mrs. Kinch has over 20 years of experience in public education, including most recently serving as an assistant principal of Rosemeade Elementary in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD. She is a graduate of Texas Tech University (Bachelor's) and Lubbock Christian University (Master's).

On Monday, March 21, 2022, the Community ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the appointment of Mrs. Tiffany Swain as the first principal of John & Barbara Roderick Elementary School.

Mrs. Swain holds 11 years of experience in education, including five as a teacher and six as an administrator. Most recently Mrs. Swain has spent the last two years as the principal of the Global Leadership Academy in Terrell ISD, and was the first principal of that building. Before that, she served for several years as an assistant principal of Gilbert Willie Elementary School.

Mrs. Swain graduated from Rowlett High School, holds a Bachelor of Arts with an Emphasis in Early Childhood Education from Texas A&M-Commerce, a Masters of Arts with an Emphasis in Educational Leadership from Texas A&M-Commerce, and holds EC-6 Core Subjects, EC-6 ESL, and EC-12 Principal certifications.

On Monday, January 23, 2023, the CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the hiring of Mr. Ron Crawford as the first principal of Dodson Elementary School. Mr. Crawford previously spent the 2022-23 school year as an assistant principal for Roderick Elementary.

Mr. Crawford comes to Community ISD with 18 years of experience in education, including serving the past three and a half years as assistant principal in Richardson ISD. Before switching into administration, Mr. Crawford worked as a teacher at Richardson ISD, and earned an RISD STARS Teacher honor in 2016.

Mr. Crawford earned his Bachelor's of Science in Early Education from Texas Tech, and his Masters in Educational Leadership from Lamar University. He is currently completing a Doctorate in Global Leadership from Lamar University as well. He holds Principal EC-12, Teacher PreK-12, T-TESS, and CPI certifications.

Mr. Crawford and his family live in Brave Nation.