2021 Top EDUCATOR
Dr. Thomas Randle became Lamar CISD’s Superintendent of Schools in 2001. Under his leadership, Lamar CISD is known around the state for academic excellence.
During his tenure, the District has twice been recognized by Texas School Business magazine for its best practices, earned the H-E-B Excellence in Education Award for Best Large District and had four campuses named National Blue Ribbon Schools.
Since Dr. Randle’s arrival in Lamar CISD, the District has added dozens of facilities—with plans for more on the way. Student enrollment has increased from 16,000 to over 36,000 and staff has gone from 2,200 to nearly 6,000—making Lamar CISD the second-largest employer in Fort Bend County.
Dr. Randle also has a strong record of industry leadership, including service with the Texas Association of School Boards Risk Management Fund, the UIL Legislative Committee, Texas FFA Association, Texas Association of School Administrators, Texas Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, Texas Academic Decathlon, Texas Alliance of Black School Educators and Texas Business and Education Coalition.
He’s a Past President of the Texas Association of School Administrators and the Texas Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development.
He served on the Texas Education Commissioner’s Cabinet of Superintendents, the Policy Committee on Public Education Information and as an advisor for the Texas Education Agency’s Recommended High School Plan. In 2008, the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives appointed Dr. Randle to the Select Committee on Public School Accountability.
He’s twice been named the Region 4 Superintendent of the Year (2001 & 2017) and a finalist for Texas Superintendent of the Year.
Other honors include the 2004 Texas Educational Support Staff Administrator of the Year and Texas A&M’s 2012 John R. Hoyle Award for Educational Leadership. In 2017, the Texas Alliance of Black School Educators named a statewide award in his honor. He received an Oklahoma Regent of Higher Education Fellowship and served on a focus group for the Council of Chief State School Officers in Washington, D.C. In 2019, Dr. Randle graduated from The Holdsworth Center’s Inaugural Leadership Development Program.
Dr. Randle earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Texas A&M University and a Doctorate from Oklahoma State University. He has more than 40 years of experience in education, including 26 years as a superintendent of schools.
Ultimately, Dr. Randle is still a teacher at heart. He has served as an adjunct professor at UH Clear Lake, Lamar University and Texas A&M University.
Dr. Thomas Randle
Superintendent of Schools
Lamar CISD
terandle@lcisd.org
www.lcisd.org
