- Dr. Stone has proudly served the Rattler Nation since 2017 -

Our team takes pride in providing innovative educational experiences, fiscal responsibility with conscientious budget planning and allocation, and community collaboration to offer big-city opportunities with a small-town atmosphere. If you are interested in collaborating with N.I.S.D. please reach out for opportunities to participate such as serving on the district site base, campus improvement teams, and/or parent-teacher organizations. It's a great time to be a Rattler!

District Achievements - Click Here

2018 - Navasota High School becomes a Collegiate High School
- NHS partners with Blinn College, The University of Texas at Austin, and The College Board
- NHS students can earn up to 60 hrs. of college credit and earn one of 30 Associates Degrees
- See page 12 - Under District
2018 - Navasota ISD begins the Freshman Initiative Project - See page 3 under Lions, Rattlers work together
2019 - Navasota ISD and NHS partners with Texas Impact Network
- The Texas Impact Network’s goal is to ensure awareness of CCMR Outcomes Bonus funding and use the funding as a prompt to analyze the effectiveness of current CCMR programming and identify strategies to increase student outcomes, thereby generating more funding to expand successful initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.
2019 - NISD increased bilingual teacher stipends from $3,000 to $5,000 annually & reimburses cost of certification exams for bilingual teachers - See page 6 under NISD
2019 - NISD and NHS partners with the University of Texas at Austin to offer low or no cost dual enrollment collegiate opportunities for students. - See front page.
2019 - NHS offers all 5 endorsements offered by the state, 16 programs of study, and multiple IBCs. Robotics team created at Brule Elementary. Quality research-based intervention programs. - See page 13 under NISD
2020 - Navasota I.S.D. Upgrades $139,000 in Teacher Technology Devices with Secured Grant Funds & Saves $140,000 with a Bond Refinance - See page 6 under NISD
2020 - Navasota I.S.D. Secures Over $300,000 in Grants For Student Technology Devices - See page 6 under Audit
2021 - Navasota I.S.D. Building Community Pride & Holds Academically While State Experiences Slide During Pandemic - News Story
2021 - Navasota ISD Recognized as the “District of the Year” for Closing the GAP with Emergent Bilinguals (English Learners) –
- - Finalists were selected from 300 districts

2021 - Navasota I.S.D. Awarded the TAEA District of Distinction

2022 - Navasota I.S.D. Partners with Seidlitz Education for Local In-Class Instructional Coaching to Provide Researched-Based Strategies to Support Emergent Bilingual Students at High School, Junior High, and Brule Elementary
2022- Navasota I.S.D. Earns Highest Accountability Rating Yet Under the A-F System- August 17, 2022 - Navasota Examiner (Part One - Click Here) (Part Two - Click Here)

2022 - Navasota I.S.D. scores 'strong B' - August 31, 2022 - Navasota Examiner
2022 - N.I.S.D.'s Rattler Salon Opens for a New Year - Extending Career & Technology Opportunities for Students - August 31, 2022 - Navasota Examiner
2022 - Navasota I.S.D. is Named a TAEA District of Distinction: N.I.S.D. has been recognized by the Texas Art Education Association as one of the top 3% performing districts in the area of Fine Arts for the third year in a row.

Ms. Sylvia Harrison, Art Teacher at Brule Elementary, Dr. Tracy Stone, Assistant Superintendent, and art students currently active in the Fine Arts program at Brule Elementary.

2022 - Navasota I.S.D. Administrators are Keynotes at Regional TCWSE

Education and Degrees - Click Here

2016 - Doctorate in Educational Leadership - Lamar University - Beaumont, TX - 4.0 GPA

Published dissertation - A Narrative Study to Identify Strategies to Utilize Resources to Reduce Stress and Burnout by Texas Superintendents with Longevity in the Career Field

2000 - Masters in Educational Psychology - Texas A&M University - College Station, TX - 4.0 GPA
1995 - Bachelors in Psychology - Texas A&M University - College Station, TX

Certifications - Click Here

2015 - SBEC EC-12 Superintendent
2009 - SBEC EC-12 Principal
2000 - SBEC EC-12 School Counselor
2000 - SBEC EC-12 Special Education Counselor
2000 - SBEC 6-12 Vocational Counselor
1995 - SBEC 6-12 Secondary English
1995 - SBEC 6-12 Secondary Psychology

Administrative Experience - Click Here

2017-present Assistant Superintendent of Schools - Navasota I.S.D. - Navasota, TX
2015-2017 Secondary Principal - Milano High School & Junior High - Milano I.S.D. - Milano, TX
2011-2015 Assistant Principal - Caldwell Middle School - Caldwell I.S.D. - Caldwell, TX
2010-2011 Alternative School Coordinator - Caldwell I.S.D. - Caldwell, TX
1999-2010* School Counselor - Grades 3-12 - Caldwell I.S.D. & Lampasas I.S.D.
*2008-2009 Break in service due to family residing in Bucharest, Romania

Professional Biography - Click Here -

Professional Experience - Click Here

June 2018 - Aug 2018 Adjunct Professor - Steinhardt School of CEHD - New York University - New York, NY
Filled in during a professor shortage at NYU for Masters level course in Career Counseling for Summer 2018
Mar 2009 - May 2009 5th ELAR Teacher - Caldwell Intermediate School - Caldwell I.S.D. - Caldwell, TX
Nov 1995 - May 1999 Teacher - English & Technology - Caldwell Middle School - Caldwell I.S.D. - Caldwell, TX

Professional Organizations - Click Here

Association of Supervision and Curriculum Design - ASCD
Texas Association of School Administrators - TASA
Texas Association of School Business Officials - TASBO
Texas Association of School Professional Administrators - TASPA
Texas Council of Women School Executives - TCWSE *Served on Executive State Board
TASA Future Ready Superintendent Leadership Network - TASA FRSLN
Region 6 Instructional Leadership Network Executive Board Member
UIL Music Region 27 Executive Board Member
Texas A&M University Big 13 Executive Board Member - Good Neighbor Partnership
Grimes County Blinn College Adult Education Executive Board Member

TASA Future Ready Superintendent Leadership Network: Put Me In Coach

Community Organizations - Click Here

Noon Day Lions Club
American Legion Auxiliary
Navasota Athletic Club Booster
Band Booster
Dance Team Booster