Administration
Principal
Christopher Lynch, M.Ed.
A strategic, student-centered leader, Christopher Lynch is dedicated to fostering academic excellence, cultivating a positive campus culture, and ensuring every student has the opportunity to succeed. Since beginning his career in education in 2015, Mr. Lynch has built a reputation for leading with integrity, developing strong relationships, and creating systems that support both student achievement and staff growth. He has served in campus administration since 2021, where he has successfully led school operations, strengthened instructional practices, and promoted a culture rooted in high expectations, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Prior to joining the Chiefs as Principal of Coleman Junior High, Mr. Lynch served as Assistant Principal at Howard Junior High in Waxahachie ISD. During his tenure, he led the campus's Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) initiatives, helping improve student achievement, strengthen campus culture, and reduce behavioral concerns. He also played an instrumental role in developing teachers through instructional coaching, professional learning communities, data-driven decision-making, and targeted professional development.
Mr. Lynch's educational experience spans multiple Texas school districts, where he has served as a teacher, coach, mentor coordinator, discipline coordinator, and assistant principal. Throughout each role, he has remained committed to building staff capacity, implementing effective intervention systems, and ensuring equitable opportunities and outcomes for all students. His leadership philosophy centers on empowering educators, supporting students, and creating a collaborative environment where everyone can thrive.
Mr. Lynch earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Tyler and a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Lamar University. He began his career as a teacher and coach in Tyler ISD before returning to his alma mater, Chapel Hill High School, where he served as both Discipline Coordinator and Assistant Principal.
Outside of school, Mr. Lynch is the proud father of two daughters, McKinna and Abigail, both students in Waxahachie ISD. His experiences as both an educator and a parent continue to shape his belief that strong partnerships between schools, families, and the community are essential to student success.
Mr. Lynch believes that every student deserves a safe, engaging, and supportive learning environment where they are challenged academically, encouraged personally, and inspired to reach their fullest potential. He is passionate about building meaningful relationships with students, staff, families, and the community while leading Coleman Junior High with a vision of excellence, innovation, and opportunity for all.
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🎓 Undergraduate Degree, Interdisciplinary Studies, UT Tyler
🎓 Graduate Degree, Educational Leadership, Lamar University
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Assistant Principals
Mack McCleskey, M.Ed.
Mr. Mack McCleskey has been a valued member of the Coleman Junior High family since 2019. He has served in the field of education since 2003, bringing more than two decades of experience to his role. During his career, he has spent 11 years as a classroom teacher and 12 years in campus leadership positions, serving as both an assistant principal and a principal. Mr. McCleskey has extensive expertise in curriculum and instruction and is dedicated to fostering student success, empowering educators, and building strong school communities.
Mr. McCleskey’s wife, Amy, serves as the librarian at Simpson Elementary School. They have two sons, Camdan and Ryan, both of whom attend schools within Waxahachie ISD.
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🎓 Undergraduate Degree, Political Science, Tarleton State University
🎓 Graduate Degree, Educational Administration, Texas A&M Commerce
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Angela Strong, M.Ed.
Angela Strong hails from Moss Point, MS, and now calls Waxahachie home. She has resided in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex since 2008. She is an educational leader, instructional coach, and collaborative visionary deeply rooted in student achievement, student and staff growth, and closing academic gaps. She thrives on efficiently propelling people forward, guided by her mission of operating in the spirit of excellence. Mrs. Strong is a lifelong learner, reflective practitioner, and thoughtful creator.
With over a dozen years in education, Mrs. Strong has served as a student teacher, lead teacher, team lead, department chair, instructional coach, feedback-based mentor, assistant principal, and reading interventionist in high school and junior high capacities.
As a high school English teacher at Sunset High School in Dallas ISD, Mrs. Strong delivered impactful instruction that achieved 100 percent passing on the 10th-grade STAAR EOC, with 40 percent of students scoring Master's. As an instructional coach at Sunset, Mrs. Strong compassionately coached a team of 22 English teachers and 80 other core and elective content teachers. As a middle school assistant principal, she led the Dallas ISD Reading Department at Atwell Law Academy. At that time, Mrs. Strong collaborated with and coached teachers, empowered parents and students, and embodied the work of co-teaching and demonstrating lessons to grow the department from being the lowest-performing Reading Department in the network to become the number-one Reading Department. Although assigned to the Reading Department, Mrs. Strong worked with all content and electives to promote shared success. As a united administrative team member at Atwell, Mrs. Strong assisted in transforming the school from an F to a B campus from Fall 2019 to Spring 2022. Many schools regressed during a worldwide pandemic and distance learning; alternatively, Atwell substantially progressed. Mrs. Strong transitioned to Waxahachie ISD at Finley Junior High as a Reading Interventionist. At Finley, Mrs. Strong guided and empowered students to achieve 83 percent growth on the Spring 2022 Reading STAAR; the district’s growth goal is 80 percent. This was a great accomplishment for the students, their families, and Mrs. Strong. She loves sharing in the joy people experience when setting and achieving goals. Mrs. Strong was also integral to Finley's data disaggregation and professional learning community processes, enhancing systems to maximize student achievement and teacher pedagogy.
Mrs. Strong is proud to advocate for students, staff, and families to promote growth as a servant leader. Veteran educator Angela Strong is the instructional leader for the campus, ensuring high standards of instruction and student achievement, as well as directing and managing overall campus operations. Mrs. Strong is a champion for student growth and a master of student data analysis.
Balancing her educational endeavors with being a wife and mom, Mrs. Strong strives to leave a legacy of love, intrinsic motivation, and resilience for her family—Robert Sr., RJ, and Ryan.
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🎓 Undergraduate Degree, English Education, Mississippi Valley State University
🎓 Graduate Degree, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Texas at Arlington
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