New Teacher Spotlight

New Teacher Spotlight

Up next in our teacher spotlight series is Jade Schofield of Flatonia ISD. Jade Schofield is the new Ag, CTE, and Speech teacher at Flatonia Secondary. She will be going into her seventh year as a teacher, but before that, Schofield worked for the Texas Department of Agriculture in Austin for several years. “I wanted to advocate for agriculture, and so I did that in Austin. Then, I realized that a big way to advocate for agriculture is to be passionate about teaching the younger generations the importance of it,” explained Schofield. Schofield hasn’t had the typical experience that you’d expect of someone who works in agriculture. She wasn’t raised in an ag-inclined household as one typically would be, but rather, she was the one who introduced it to her family. When she was in elementary school, Schofield was introduced to ag and FFA through a presentation that the ag teacher at her school gave. That night, she went home and asked to start showing pigs. She got involved in FFA, and the more that she did, the more she fell in love with it. That’s when Schofield realized that she wanted to pursue agriculture as a career. “I jumped at every single opportunity that I had within the FFA organization, and it paid for about 95 percent of my college education through scholarships,” shared Schofield.

After high school, Schofield attended Texas Tech University to earn a bachelor’s in Agriculture Leadership and Development. And, just recently, she earned her master’s degree in Educational Administration through Tarleton State University. Since becoming a teacher, Schofield has realized that it’s just as important to learn and grow alongside the students as it is to educate them. So, as the school year begins for Flatonia, Schofield is looking forward to doing just that as she gets to know her students. In doing so, she hopes to help them become just as passionate about agriculture as she is.