Georgetown ISD Announces New Principal for Purl Elementary

The Georgetown Independent School District announced Jennifer Spears as the new principal to lead Annie Purl Elementary School for the 2024-2025 school year.

Spears has been serving as principal in Del Valle ISD since 2019, where she improved accountability ratings by two letter grades, secured grant funds for campus improvements, and led district staff development for tiered instruction. 

Prior to her time in Del Valle ISD, Spears served as a principal, assistant principal and teacher in Fort Bend, Wharton, and Aldine ISDs.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Sam Houston State University, a master’s in education administration from Texas A&M University — Prairie View and is working on her Doctor of Education Cooperative Superintendency program through the University of Texas — Austin. 

As principal, Spears will lead campus transformation into a learning organization aligned to GISD beliefs, ensure actions and behaviors support the mission of GISD and advance the campus toward the vision of being home of the most inspired students, served by the most empowered leaders. Spears will align systems and processes to support the implementation of the core work of designing engaging work and leading students to success in that work and in the growth of the attributes of the Learner Profile. 

Mrs. Spears lives in Austin with her husband and has two young adult daughters. One daughter lives with her husband and serves as a nurse in the Georgetown community, and her youngest daughter is a pediatric nurse in Houston, TX. In her spare time, Mrs. Spears enjoys spending time with her family and relaxing at home.   

Spears replaces outgoing principal Mindy Choate, who announced her retirement earlier this spring, and will officially assume her new role this summer.