Dubose takes interim post at Dilley ISD

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Kelli Dubose

Dilley native Kelli Dubose has begun serving the school district as interim superintendent following the resignation this summer of Dr. Emilio Castro.
Dubose is a 24-year veteran in education, having taught at the elementary school level in Dilley for 17 years in first through third grades, as a tutor to all grade levels for help with STAAR testing and preparedness, and working in administration for the past seven years. She has served as an instructional coach and went on to become the assistant principal at Dilley Elementary before being called up by Supt. Castro to serve as director of curriculum, instruction and assessment for the district.
The 1996 DHS graduate is a 2000 graduate of Sul Ross State University with a degree in interdisciplinary studies and a specialization in reading, and earned her master’s degree in education with a principal’s certification from the same university.
The interim superintendent was chosen by the Dilley ISD Board of Trustees to help schools prepare for and kick off the new academic year, and to help coordinate all aspects of administration during the transition. Board members will decide this month how they plan to proceed with the district’s search for a new superintendent.
Dubose said this week that she has given thought to applying for the job herself but focuses her attention this month on the start of the new school year.
“I want the staff to feel comfortable as we start the new year,” she says of the workforce that returned to classrooms last week. Students are due to begin their classes this week. “I don’t want anyone to worry, and I don’t want people to be on edge.”
Dubose sees her primary function during the transition to be on ensuring the continued safety of children and staff throughout the district and to providing the best environment in which Dilley’s children may learn. A recent school year kick-off day, she said, generated widespread community interest and proved that students are keen to return to the activities they enjoy at school.
“As we move forward, I am here to ensure that teachers and students have the curriculum resources that they need,” the interim superintendent said, “and improve our communication with the community. There has to be a greater connectivity between the school and the people whose children we serve. We are going to work on that relationship.”