KATY, Texas (Covering Katy News) — School board trustee Amy Thieme brings a perspective that sets her apart from all of her colleagues on the school board as the only trustee who has served as a certified classroom teacher, although Mary Ellen Cuzela has served as a substitute teacher.
She taught mathematics at Katy High School and Memorial Parkway Junior High in Katy, as well as at a public middle school in Dallas. Expanding beyond traditional classroom settings, Thieme also served as a corporate educator, training professionals at prominent organizations including NASA, BJ Services, Shell, and Exxon on effective software utilization, demonstrating her versatility in both academic and industrial educational environments.
Thieme says her background gives her unique insight into challenges facing educators today and a different approach to problem-solving than former administrators might bring to the board…