It was through my principal that I first heard about the doctoral program at   Sam Houston State University . I had finished my masters in Curriculum   and Instruction from Prairie View A&M University and I wanted to pursue my   doctorate; however, Sam's doctorate was in Educational Leadership. At the   time, I had moved to another district and I was advised and encouraged to   take some leadership classes before beginning the doctoral program in   Educational Leadership. That Summer I pursued those classes and was   encouraged to seek leadership roles in my new district. It was this   encouragement that led me to my current position as Assistant Principal in   one year of teaching in that district and being accepted into the doctoral cohort X. The doctoral program has provided me with more experiences that have opened my view of leadership in education and I am only half way through. I can't wait to see how far this program will push me. The Sky Is The Limit!

Kathryn Walker Washington obtained her BS in Elementary Education (1991) specializing in mathematics from Lamar University in Beaumont , Texas . She taught 4 th grade math/science at MacArthur Intermediate School in Beaumont ISD for four years. Upon marriage, she moved to Houston and taught 6 th grade mathematics at Eckert Intermediate school in Aldine ISD for six years. While at Eckert, she obtained her MS in Curriculum and Instruction (1997) from Prairie View A&M University . After having her son, she move to the Klein Independent School District where she taught 7th grade mathematics for one year and was promoted the next year to her current Assistant Principal position. She has obtained her Principal certificate from Sam Houston State University and is currently pursuing her doctorate at Sam Houston State in cohort X.