Keller ISD_Link Magazine Winter 2017-18 | Page 6

A Dr. Rick Westfall, Keller ISD Superintendent Message from Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season with family, friends, and loved ones – I am thrilled to welcome everyone back and excited to see what 2018 holds for the year ahead. There is nothing like the start of a brand new year and a new semester to give us that feeling of renewed purpose and perspective. Keller ISD is home to 35,063 students and over 4,000 employees – 2,700 of whom are in the classroom teaching our students every day.  We have 42 campuses, including our newest addition, Vista Ridge Middle School; and while we are large, Keller ISD is still very much a family. In our exceptional district, we focus on providing extraordinary educational opportunities for all students. We have been educating students since 1911 – and have never wavered from our mission to help prepare students for their future. “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” said philosopher and poet George Santayana. These are wise words for us to heed, especially as we continue our Visioning journey to determine how to best educate students moving for