C.W. "Bill" Buck has over 25 years of experience in education leadership roles. He served as the principal of Shearn Elementary School in Houston ISD for over 10 years, where he implemented a dual language program and increased enrollment by 280 students. As principal, he led the school from an unacceptable rating to receiving recognized status for six consecutive years. He also held roles as the school business manager at Reagan High School and the technology coordinator for Houston ISD's Educational Technology division. Buck has a Master's in Principalship and a Master's in Business Administration.

1. C . W . “ B I L L ” B U C K
6222 Spruce Forest Dr., Houston, TX 77092
cwb@wcnet.net713-201-4891
OBJECTIVE
To develop, coordinate and maintain policies and standards associated with an
Instructional Leader through the alignment of employee efforts, collaboration
between departments and outside resources in order to ensure a climate of high
achievement and success for students and staff.
EXPERIENCE
1991-2016
Houston Independent School District Houston, TX
Building Principal- Shearn Elementary School July 2005 to Present
 Implemented a 50/50 Dual Language Program and Covey’s Leader in Me
for 7 Habits of Highly Effective Student Leaders.
 Through marketing, increased school enrollment from 380 to 660 students
 Instructional leader for over 660 students that are 93% economically
challenged, 85% at-risk, 65% Limited English and has a 22% mobility
rate.
 Collaborated and supported teachers, staff, students, parents and
community members to create shared mission, vision, values and goals
that led Shearn Elementary from a Texas Educational Agency
Unacceptable School to become a Recognized School for six consecutive
year school years and Met Standards for three.
 Responsible for hiring, coaching, developing and evaluating over 60
employees.
 Oversee a 2.5-million-dollar budget.
 Create a positive climate and culture of academic, emotional and
physical success for everyone involved with the school.
 Mentor to new Principals and Assistant Principals in Houston ISD
 Served on many district level committees that focused on student
achievement and improving the climate and culture of Houston ISD
 Ongoing strengthening of student achievement, attendance,
instructional opportunities and collaboration.
 Thorough knowledge of Houston ISD Board Policy and Procedures.
School Business Manager- Reagan High School September 2002-July 2005
 Oversaw a 6- m i l l i o n - d o l l a r budget which included purchasing,
payroll, shipping and receiving, grants and campus activity funds using
People Soft and SAP software aligning it to instruction.
 Responsible for coordinating the automation of our textbooks, integrating
technology in the school and implementation of grants. Also in charge of
building maintenance and co-writer of Reagan’s School Improvement Plan.
 Administrative leader of all support employees and instructional
department heads in fiscal coordination for resource allocation.
Technology Coordinator- Division of Educational Technology May 1999-
September 2002
 System Administrator for Computer Based Training that impacted staff
development of 15,000 employees.
 Planned and facilitated technology training and curriculum for HuLinc,

2. Houston ISD’s Administrative Districts and Schools.
 Coordinated two $500,000 challenge grants that required collaboration
between departments as well as overseeing training goals and standards set
forth by Houston ISD and the U.S. Department of Education.
 Collaborated with departments and middle schools to evaluate, select, train
and install appropriate hardware and software for the Larson’s Middle
School Math Project and other instructional based training.
Teacher- Stevenson Elementary September 1991-May 1999
 A seven-year member of the Shared Decision Making Committee which
designed and implemented policies and procedures that supported
Houston ISD’s Declaration of Beliefs and Visions.
 Secured and evaluated outside consultants to ensure long-term staff
development goals were achieved.
 Coordinated and wrote the School Improvement Plan for the school.
 Professional development trainer and lead teacher for Math and Gifted
and Talented for both the school and district.
1982-1991
Manager, Pappas Restaurants Inc. Houston, TX
 Designed and implemented long term strategic training goals and
standards that are still being maintained today in more than 40 restaurants.
 Responsible for staffing, training, scheduling and evaluating standards for
150 employees.
 Oversaw various budgets to ensure costs were minimized while integrity
was maintained for a seven million dollar per year business.
 Worked directly with the public to ensure their needs as well as business
goals and objectives were met.
1978-1982
Supervisor, Allstate Insurance Company Grand Rapids, MI
 Planned, implemented and evaluated staff development and assessments.
 Composed newsletters that were used to disseminate information
throughout the organization.
 Negotiated and oversaw attorneys in settlements on fees and litigation
involving settlements in excess of $250,000.
EDUCATION
University of Houston-Victoria Sugarland, TX
 M.Ed. in Principalship 2007
University of St. Thomas Houston, TX
 Masters of Business Adminstration-2003
Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
 Bachelors of Business Administration,
Double Major: Marketing and Finance-1986
REFERENCES
 Robert Chavarria Principal 832-335-7339
 Michelle Fennick School Improvement Officer 832-721-9590
 Thuy Le-Thai School Improvement Officer 713-870-6079
 Mario Marquez School Improvement Officer 281-235-5203