Gabe GillespieCertified engage2learn Data-Informed Growth Coach
Gabe Gillespie is a Certified engage2learn Data-Informed Growth Coach. Gabe partners with district and school leaders on strategic planning, instructional systems, and school improvement, designs and facilitates professional learning, develops implementation tools, and guides leaders in using data to strengthen instructional coherence and improve student outcomes.
Gabe brings 20 years of K-12 experience, including school improvement and turnaround leadership. Gabe was a teacher and instructional leader at Ramirez IB World School from 2007 to 2014 and an assistant principal at Smith Elementary from 2014 to 2016. In Lubbock ISD, Gabe served as assistant principal and principal of Dunbar College Prep Academy (2016–2021), principal of Stewart Elementary School (2021–2024), and principal of Centennial Elementary School (2024–2025).
Gabe holds a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from Texas Tech University, Master of Education degrees in Educational Leadership and in Special Education from Lubbock Christian University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies from Faulkner University. Gabe’s Texas certifications are Superintendent (EC–12), Principal (EC–12), Special Education (EC–12), and Generalist (EC–4).
“I am passionate about helping district and school leaders build strong instructional systems that lead to real, lasting improvement for students,” Gabe says. “My work focuses on supporting leaders in creating strategic plans, alignment, using data effectively, and implementing practices that strengthen teaching and learning across their districts and campuses.”
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