Allen ISD Superintendent Robin Bullock will retire at the end of the 2025-26 school year, the district announced Tuesday.
Bullock came to Allen ISD as an assistant superintendent in 2013 and became superintendent in 2020. Her retirement culminates a 31-year career in public education.
“Allen is a premier community in the State of Texas, and I am so blessed to have had the opportunity to serve this school district for the past 13 years,” Bullock said in a news release.
During her time as superintendent, Allen ISD was named the best district in Collin County and the sixth best district in Texas by Niche.com. The district also earned an “A” accountability rating in the 2024-25 school year from the Texas Education Agency. In the 2023-24 and 2022-23 school years, Allen ISD scored an 89, or B.
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Bullock also championed community engagement initiatives, including the Silver Eagles Club, a program seeking to involve residents aged 55 and older in school activities, the news release said. The district also launched a dashboard that helps staff members monitor student progress.
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Bullock started her career in 1995 teaching language arts, working with seventh graders in Red Oak ISD. She also taught students in Alabama and Duncanville ISD. Before coming to Allen ISD, Bullock held campus administrative posts, including assistant principal, elementary school principal and middle school principal.
“You get to [serve others] in the classroom with students. You get to do that as a principal. And as the superintendent, you get to serve the community and all of the campuses,” she said in a 2021 interview.
Bullock earned a doctoral degree from Dallas Baptist University, a master’s degree from Troy University (formerly Troy State University) and a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern State University, according to her district profile page.
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Allen ISD has an enrollment of about 20,200 students, according to its website. The district includes an early childhood school, 16 elementary schools, three middle schools, a school for ninth graders and a high school.
Trustees will learn more about Bullock’s retirement at the Jan. 20 board meeting. The board will then set a timeline to find a new superintendent.
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