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Texas School District Police Chiefs' Association
Texas School District Police Chiefs' Association
  • Our History
    The Texas School District Police Chiefs Association began in 1996 when a group of school district police chiefs from Houston and the surrounding area held a luncheon for the purpose of discussing mutual concerns and sharing ideas. 

    The chiefs continued to have quarterly meetings, on an informal basis, until the decision was made in 1997 to form the Southeast Texas School District Police Chiefs Association.  The intent of the group was to promote the professionalizing of school district policing and to collectively resolve problems faced by these law enforcement agencies.  During this time, school district police departments were a relatively new concept and many were experiencing problems associated with non-traditional police organizations.

    In furtherance of the goal of professionalizing school district policing, the Association sponsored its first annual training conference in 1998.  The event was held at the Aldine School District in Harris County and attracted over 100 participants from many parts of the state.  The conference was such a success that it has continued to be held each year.

    In 2001, the group voted to change the name to the Texas School District Police Chiefs Association in order to promote the standardization of school district policing on a statewide basis.

Greetings Everyone:

It's hard to believe that January 2025 is almost over! Equally crazy is that we are now well into the 89th session of the Texas Legislature. Potential new legislation is being filed every day. Our association, under the leadership of Chief Heath Wester, Legislative Chair, will be very active in Austin this session.. We hope to effect some change in the funding for school safety.


We are busily planning for the 2025 conference to be held in Galveston, June 29 through July 3rd. Registration will open on or about February 1st!  We hope to have a great lineup of speakers this year. It is also an election year in our Association. We will elect a new 4th Vice President and my term as President will end at the conclusion of the conference when Chief Kirby Warnke, Corpus Christi ISD will assume the Chair. This has been a honor of a lifetime serving as your President. 


Stay safe and Stay tuned for further updates as we progress through 2025!.

Regards,

Chief Bill Avera, M.S.,, President 2023-2025

Past Presidents

Chief John Blackburn

1997-1998

Dallas ISD Police Department

Chief Randy Rendon

1998-2000

St, Edwards University Police Department

Chief William Harness
​2000-2001

Conroe ISD Police Department

Chief Mark Hopkins

2001-2003

Katy ISD Police Departmnet

Chief C.L. Ellis

Pasadena ISD Police Department

Chief Mark Hopkins

2007-2009

Katy ISD Police Department

Chief John Page

2009-2011

Northside ISD Police Department

Chief Brian Allen

2011-2013

Brazosport ISD Police Department

Chief George Dranowsky

2013-2015 

East Central ISD Police Department

Chief Jimmy Womack

2015-2017

Mansfield ISD Police Department


Chief Teresa Ramon

2017-2019

Judson ISD Police Department

Chief David Kimberly

2019-2021

Klein  ISD Police Department

Chief Solomon Cook

​2021-2023
​​Humble ISD Police Department