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students, teachers and principals, with in the Junior League of Lubbock, always been my home,” Rollo said.
a vision to move Lubbock ISD to the including president. She was honored Married to Robert Rollo for 29 years,
next level.” by the YWCA in 2007 as a winner Kathy and Robert met in elementary
Asked about the goals of her new of the “Women of Excellence” school. He is an architect/engineer and
administration, Rollo said, “To me, award. Often described as a leader designs schools for military bases all
success is measured over the world for the Department of
one child at a time. We Defense. “Our careers seem to have
have lots of data in our married as well,” Kathy added. Robert
district, and we will use it and Kathy are parents to three adult
to inform instruction for sons: Layne, Reid and Kreg. “As a
every child. Our district parent, I learned the value of choices
won’t be successful until in school programming. Children
every child is successful. are different, and they need different
Building a culture of pathways to prepare them for the
vision, collaboration and future they desire,” Rollo stated.
trust are among my top “Schools work like a family. We
priorities. Lubbock ISD must learn from each other and
has a wealth of potential support each other,” Rollo observed.
within the district.” “The relationship developed between
Her devotion to the Lubbock and collaborator, she has also been teachers, students and parents is
community is evident, as she has honored by her peers, winning many critical. I am extremely committed to
served on the boards of Communities awards in the teaching profession. and passionate about the success of
in Schools and the Volunteer Center, “A community is only as strong as all of our students and the future of
as well as numerous leadership roles its public schools. Lubbock is and has Lubbock ISD.”

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