Your Career Snapshot
PART 01
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Campus & District Roles
6 Years · Teacher → Campus Tech Coord → District Technologist
Northside ISD / HBU
1 Year · Strategic stepping stone
SAISD — Director, Instructional Technology & Learning Services
10 Years · Longest K-12 tenure
East Central ISD — Director of Technology Operations
4 Years · Strategic transition role
TCEA — Director of Professional Development
10 Years · Current role
6.2 yrs
Average tenure across all roles
Your longest tenure was 10 years — achieved twice (SAISD & TCEA)
Your longest tenure was 10 years — achieved twice (SAISD & TCEA)
The Industry Benchmarks
PART 02
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📚 Public Education (K-12)
Overall Education Median
5.3 yrs
Public Sector Median
6.8 yrs
🌱 Nonprofit Education Associations
General Nonprofit Staff
2–5 yrs
Nonprofit Directors / Execs
~6 yrs
Experienced Pros (>10 yrs)
6.5 yrs
Industry Average (Education)
5.3 yrs
Your 6.2-year average exceeds this by +0.9 years, even accounting for strategic short stints.
Head-to-Head Comparison
PART 03
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Nonprofit Leadership
VS
+66%
You stayed 66% longer than the avg nonprofit director, bucking the sector's high-turnover trend.
Public K-12 Leadership
VS
+47%
Your decade at SAISD is 47% longer than the median public sector tenure.
Overall Career Stability
VS
+0.9 yrs
Your average is nearly a full year higher than the national education median — even with short transitions.
Key Takeaways
PART 04
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01
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High Organizational Loyalty
Achieving two separate 10-year tenures in high-level director roles is exceptionally rare. It demonstrates deep commitment and adaptability to organizational change over time.
02
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Defying Nonprofit Burnout
The nonprofit sector struggles with retention, averaging just 2–5 years. Your 10-year run at TCEA signals high resilience and deep alignment with the association's mission.
03
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Strategic Mobility
Shorter stints at Northside ISD (1 yr) and East Central ISD (4 yrs) were not instability — they served as deliberate stepping stones connecting two major decade-long leadership eras.