College Station ISD school board members filled two administrator positions during April’s regular meeting.
CSISD’s new facilities director is Paul Buckner, who held a similar position at Bryan ISD the last four years. Buckner takes over for Jon Hall, who retired from CSISD and according to a district spokesman has accepted a position with the city of College Station.
The CSISD board also hired a new principal at Pecan Trail intermediate school. Brittany Cain has been Pecan Trail’s assistant principal the last five years. She will take over for Kellie Deegear, who opened the school as principal and is retiring according to a CSISD spokesman.
And CSISD board members heard staffing concerns during the public comment portion of the April 16th meeting. After comments were made by David Foley, WTAW News e-mailed a CSISD spokesman requesting additional information regarding the district’s gifted and talented student program. As of April 19, there has been no response to our request.
Click below to hear comments from the April 16, 2024 College Station ISD board meeting about the administrator hirings and public comments:
News release from College Station ISD about the board hiring a new facilities director and Pecan Trail intermediate school principal:
The CSISD Board of Trustees approved Paul Buckner as the new executive director of facilities and Brittany Cain as the new principal of Pecan Trail Intermediate School at its regularly scheduled meeting on April 16.
Buckner joins CSISD from Bryan ISD with 10 years of energy management experience and six years of project management experience. He has served as BISD’s director of construction and energy management since 2020 and has held positions with the district as energy and construction project manager and energy and sustainability specialist. Prior to his time with BISD, Buckner served as an energy accounts manager for Bryan Texas Utilities. He most recently led BISD’s $175 million bond project that included building Sadberry Intermediate School and the Haliburton Transportation Center. Buckner earned his Bachelor of Science at Texas A&M and holds certifications relating to energy management from the Association of Energy Engineers, Texas Energy Managers Association and American Public Power Association. “I’m looking forward to hitting the ground running with the team and contributing to the great work of CSISD and its schools.” said Buckner.
Cain has served as the assistant principal for Pecan Trail Intermediate since 2019. In her time with CSISD she has been a summer school principal and department head while serving on numerous committees. Cain earned her Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University-Shreveport and her Master of Education from Texas A&M University. “Our students, staff and parents are what make Pecan Trail a great place to learn and grow and I’m excited and grateful for the opportunity to continue to be a part of the amazing culture here,” said Cain.