Education expertise guides Lone Star College System board member

HOUSTON, TX -- From playing “school” with her dolls as a young child to being elected to the Lone Star College System Board of Trustees in 2022, Rebecca Broussard’s life has always revolved around education. Her career spans public education, higher education and private education across the North Houston region.

“I can’t ever remember a time in my life when I didn’t want to be a teacher,” she said. “I remember as a little girl, I always loved school and always wanted to be a teacher.”

After graduating from high school, Broussard earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a Master of Education in supervision with a reading specialization and mid-management certification from Sam Houston State University.

Her childhood dream came true when Broussard became an elementary school teacher in Huntsville ISD. She would later become a campus administrator in both Spring and Willis ISDs, followed by a central office administrator in Willis ISD.

From there, Broussard returned to her alma mater and spent 12 years as an adjunct professor in the education department at SHSU. Along with working in schools throughout her life, she served 21 years on the Willis ISD board of trustees before running for her seat on the LSCS board.

Broussard left Willis ISD with insight into how a board operates and what it takes to reach consensus with her colleagues, along with a deep understanding of the budgeting process. Although she saw Willis ISD grow from a 3A district to a 6A district during her tenure there, the LSCS student body she would now serve was about 10 times the size of the school district.

“The magnitude is so much greater; it’s a whole different level,” she said. “We all want to be the biggest and the very best community college we can for all of our students. We want to be well-respected and continue those high expectations.”

Since joining the board, Broussard has enjoyed the camaraderie of working with her fellow trustees, learning more about what LSCS has to offer, and planning for the college system’s future.

“People just don’t know what an asset we have right here at our backdoors. I really encourage people who maybe don’t know what they want to do when they graduate or don’t know what university they want to attend to walk through our doors and see what we have to offer,” Broussard said.

Today, Broussard and her daughter, Ashley Fayle, own and operate Lake Conroe Christian Academy, a private school for young children.

Broussard represents LSCS District 7, which primarily encompasses the Montgomery County portion of the college system’s jurisdiction. She is the assistant secretary on the LSCS board and serves on the following board committees: Policy Review Committee, Chancellor Goals & Evaluation Committee, and the Committee on Committees.