Educational Background:
Debbie Ritchie is a 1997 Hooks High graduate. She has worked for Hooks ISD since 2005. She previously worked for TISD from 2000-2005.
Debbie graduated from Texas A&M Texarkana in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a specialization in reading.
She received her ESL certification in 2008.
Debbie graduated from Texas A&M Texarkana in 2015 with her master’s degree in Curriculum & Instruction with a concentration in reading and special education.
In the summer of 2016 Debbie served on an advisory board for McGraw-Hill in New York to assist in the process of developing a reading program for grades K-5.
Work History:
2000-2005 Texarkana ISD, 5th grade teacher at Highland Park Elementary
2005-2016 Hooks ISD, 5th grade teacher at Hooks Junior High
2016 to the present Hooks ISD, Hooks Junior High School Counselor