Administration
District Administrators
Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Bryan Taulton
(936) 653-1114 • btaulton@cocisd.org
Assistant Superintendent of Business & Finance
J.W. Kirkham
(936) 653-1105 • jwkirkham@cocisd.org
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction
Dr. Beth Klammer
(936) 653-1101 • eklammer@cocisd.org
Campus Administrators
Principal - James Street Elementary
Shalonda Washington
(936) 653-1187 • swashington@cocisd.org
Principal - Lincoln Junior High
Courtney Robison
(936) 653-1166 • crobison@cocisd.org
Principal - Coldspring Intermediate
Paula McClendon
(936) 653-1152 • pmcclendon@cocisd.org
Principal - Coldspring-Oakhurst High School
Dr. Matthew Bess
(936) 653-1140 • mbess@cocisd.org
Department Directors
Director of Specialized Learning
Jennifer Rudloff
(936) 653-1179 • jrudloff@cocisd.org
Child Nutrition Director
Amanda Dunaway
(936) 653-1107 • adunaway@cocisd.org
Communications/PR Coordinator
Savanah Steffey
(936) 653-1115 • ssteffey@cocisd.org
Human Resources & Custodial Services Coordinator
Candy Yeager
(936) 653-1102 • cyeager@cocisd.org
Technology Director
Charles Camden
(936) 653-1118 • ccamden@cocisd.org
Athletics Director & Head Football Coach
Ken Stanley
(936) 653-1123 • kstanley@cocisd.org
Health Services Director
Kristi Benestante, BSN, RN
(936) 653-1185 • kbenestante@cocisd.org
COCISD Chief of Police & Director of Maintenance
Chief Jack Dean
(936) 653-1138 • jdean@cocisd.org
Director of Special Programs & Innovative Learning
Missy Eichman
(936) 653-1188 • meichman@cocisd.org
Transportation Director
Tammy Caldwell
(936) 653-1112 • tcaldwell@cocisd.org
Contact Us
Superintendent's Office
Executive Administrative Assistant/Board Secretary Cindy Elliott
936-653-1114 or email celliott@cocisd.org
COCISD Police Department
936-653-1136 or email jdean@cocisd.org
Coldspring-Oakhurst High School
936-653-1140
Principal's Secretary Fannie Ellisor
936-653-1110 or email fellisor@cocisd.org
Lincoln Junior High School
Principal's Secretary Cassie Anderson
936-653-1166 or email canderson@cocisd.org
James Street Elementary
Principal's Secretary Jammi Padgett
936-653-1187 or email jpadgett@cocisd.org
Coldspring Intermediate School
Principal's Secretary Barbara Bounds
936-653-1181 or email bbounds@cocisd.org
Athletic Department
Coach Austin Riddell
936-653-1123 or email rridell@cocisd.org
Child Nutrition Department
Director's Secretary Jessica Martinez
936-653-1107 or email jmartinez@cocisd.org
Custodial/Maintenance Department
Director's Secretary Tracy Blair
936-653-1171 or email tblair@cocisd.org
Health Services Department
936-653-1185 or email nurse@cocisd.org
Special Education Department
Director's Secretary Jennifer Manuel
936-653-1179 or email jmanuel@cocisd.org
Technology Department
Director's Secretary Laura Yeager
936-653-1118 or email lyeager@cocisd.org
Transportation
Director's Secretary Beverly Tucker
936-653-1112 or email btucker@cocisd.org