School & Family Magazine Newstand Keller ISD 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