Red Oak ISD is pleased to announce the future leaders of the two Red Oak ISD middle schools. Ms. Lanoria Washington has been named the principal of Red Oak Middle School for the 2024-2025 school year, and then she will assume the principal position of the second middle school in 2025-2026. Mr. Christopher Thompson will serve as the associate principal of Red Oak Middle School for the 2024-2025 school year, and then transition to principal of Red Oak Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year.

This allows both individuals to work side-by-side for the coming school year and then facilitate the fall semester when both campuses will be at the current ROMS facility until the new building opens in January 2026. The staff and students for the second middle school will relocate, projected in December 2025, to the new building for the spring semester. The second middle school naming and attendance zoning process will take place this fall.

“Due to the construction timeline, it will be necessary to host both campuses in the current facility spaces in the fall of 2025. This shared arrangement will require collaboration and coordination by both principals, as well as the staff and students,” stated Red Oak ISD Superintendent Brenda Sanford. “This arrangement is not unusual for a campus building opening mid-year. Our Hawk employees and families will make the best of it, and for that to happen we will need a cohesive administration. Beginning this structure now will also allow for the staffing of the second middle school to take place quickly in the spring.”

Washington, a 22-year educator, has served as an assistant principal at Red Oak Middle School for the past three years. She has previously served as a director of student affairs, high school administrator, and middle school coach/teacher. In her educational career, she has served on many campus and district-level development teams and worked to serve the whole child. Washington received her Bachelor’s Degree from Grambling State University and her Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Louisiana – Monroe.