Bryant retired from his superintendent role at Lubbock-Cooper ISD following the close of the 2024–25 school year, ending his tenure with the district. Impact Education Specialists works with school districts across Texas on leadership searches, district operations, and strategic planning.

Bryant is listed on the firm’s website as part of its leadership team, where his role will involve advising districts and education leaders statewide.

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Waldrip currently serves as superintendent of Abernathy ISD, a position he has held since 2019. Before that, he was superintendent at Wellman-Union ISD for three years. His education career spans 18 years, including roles as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal, and superintendent.

A graduate of Texas Tech University, Waldrip holds a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports sciences and a master’s degree in educational leadership. He is a member of the Texas Association of School Administrators and has served on multiple Region 17 education committees. He also completed the Texas LeadRural Fellowship, a program focused on leadership and innovation in small and rural school districts.

Waldrip began his career teaching and coaching at Estacado and Lubbock High Schools, later moving into administration at Brownfield Middle School, where he served as both assistant principal and principal for five years.

Outside of education, Waldrip has been active in youth sports and community programs, including work with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He and his wife, Ashley, have three children who will attend schools in Lubbock-Cooper ISD.

State law requires a 21-day waiting period following the announcement of a lone finalist before a superintendent can be officially hired. Waldrip is expected to assume the role following the retirement of current superintendent Keith Bryant at the end of June.

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Lubbock-Cooper ISD Superintendent Keith Bryant announced on Friday morning his plan to retire following the closing of the 2024-25 school year.

A social media post dedicated Bryant’s time serving Lubbock-Cooper ISD sharing the many accomplishments provided under his supervision.

“When I joined Lubbock-Cooper ISD in August of 2014, I was immediately struck by the warmth, dedication and passion of this community,” Superintendent Bryant shared. He continued to add, We are blessed with incredibly talented and professional teachers and administrators who impact the future each day.

According to the post, the LCISD Board of Trustees will begin to search for a new superintendent in the coming weeks. Superintendent Bryant will continue to lead the district through the end of June 2025.

“Thank you for allowing me the privilege of serving as your superintendent,” he said. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to lead and learn alongside all of you. May God continue to bless each of you and may God continue to bless Lubbock- Cooper ISD.”

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Public employee's salaries are public information, should you choose to go digging for those numbers. This includes teachers, and many people who work for State or National agencies. When I worked at a library, my pay rate was public, and also very, very sad.

The Houston Chronicle put together a searchable database of Texas public school superintendent salaries. The Superintendent of Harris County's Cypress-Fairbanks ISD makes over a half a million dollars a year. What does a superintendent do to make all that money?

The superintendent is responsible for managing day-to-day operations, preparing and administering the district's budget, organizing the district's central administration, and ensuring that the district focuses on its primary mission—student academic achievement and progress.

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That superintendent is in Houston, and probably oversees many, many classrooms and kids. Or it could just be a particularly wealthy area, or perhaps that person is extremely talented and effective. Those are all important things to consider on whether their pay is "fair" or not.

What I'm interested in is Lubbock. The highest paid superintendent in Lubbock is Keith Bryant, of Lubbock-Cooper ISD, who makes about $281,000. He is followed by Kathy Rollo of Lubbock ISD at about $259,000, then Jerri McCord of Frenship at $226,800. After that, there is a significant plunge in pay for superintendents of small districts and charter public schools. The lowest paid superintendent makes only $50,000. The gap in pay between Lubbock superintendents is a whopping $231,376.

Is it fair to look at the numbers that way? Maybe not. If you look at their pay-per-student, the person making the least amount of money out of every superintendent is Dr. Rollo. Lubbock ISD has about 25,660 students, so she's making about $10 a kid. The highest paid per student superintendent in Lubbock County is Merinda Condra of the Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation, who only makes $110,250, but per student that's $596 a head.

If all my calculations are correct, the average pay of a Lubbock County superintendent is only $158,000. Compared to Harris County, that's a huge gap in pay.

Of course, this is just base pay. These folks might make bonuses depending on their students academic performances or some other metric.

In my opinion, the worst disparity is what teachers make versus their work load, education and risks they take each day. The average teacher in Texas makes about $54K. I wish Texas treated teachers better and incentivized the good ones to stay in the profession. They are really invaluable, and should be rewarded for their incredibly hard work.

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