Tom Monaghan
Our Office
Tom joined Houston A+ Challenge as Director of School Performance in June 2010 to launch A+’s work with students, teachers , principals and families in Challenge Network middle schools. He leads program design and implementation for the initiative, and provides executive coaching to principals at Challenge Network schools and through the Middle School Leadership Academy. Tom came to A+ with 27 years of experience in Houston ISD, most recently having served as Executive Principal in the West Region, where he worked closely with six middle schools and four high schools to build leadership capacity and transform secondary school cultures. He is a longtime member of the A+ network, having graduated from our New Visions in Leadership Academy in 2002 and serving as an Academy coach through the 2009-10 school year. During his tenure as principal of Lanier Middle School from 1998 to 2005, he led the implementation of the school’s Houston Annenberg Challenge Beacon School grant.
