By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie Independent School District Trustees hired a new high school principal Monday night and also learned about the small number of citizens who attended a series of three community forums.
Following a brief executive session moved up in the agenda the new high school principal Dean Johnson and his wife Katie, and children Whitley and Henley were introduced to the board. Johnson will come to Bowie from Farmersville where he has been the junior high principal since July 2019.
He replaces Joanne Keeler who resigned from the principal’s job last month.
Johnson received his bachelor degree from Midwestern State University in kinesiology and math followed by a master of education in education administration from Lamar University. He earned his doctorate of educational leadership from MSU in December 2024 and was named 2023 outstanding Doctoral Student from the West College of Education.

Public forums
Superintendent Donna Hale reported on a series of three community forums that were hosted across the district during the last few weeks. Only seven people attended the events, and Hale said while this was not the turnout they had hoped for, the small group had very good discussions on their specific concerns.

Read the full story in Thursday’s Bowie News.

Top photo – Dean Johnson with his wife Katie, and daughters, Whitley and Henley were introduced Monday night. (News photo by Barbara Green)