Final New Teacher Spotlight Features Three at Round Top-Carmine ISD

As the school year begins The Record has been profiling some new area teachers. Today’s final spotlight includes Round Top-Carmine ISD teachers Breanna Leonhardt, Anna Aschenbeck, and Jarrad Maddox.

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Next in our teacher spotlight series is Jarrad Maddox from Round Top-Carmine ISD. Jarrad Maddox is the special needs teacher at the elementary school, as well as the head baseball coach for the high school team. “I have family in Brenham, so I’ve been keeping up with this area. It’s a very nice area, peaceful, and I’m at a point in my life where peace is good. They’ve been nice people, great people. They’re very outgoing, personable and have been willing to help wherever they can. We all get along.” Maddox’s father was a Texas Hall of Fame football coach and his mother was a teacher. So, naturally, he attended college with intentions of becoming a coach and teacher. He started out his career as a football and track coach, as well as an ISS teacher for Kerrville ISD. After that, he moved to Kline to become a football coach and a special needs career coach for the school district there, where he helped special needs students learn to complete jobs and tasks so that they could be successful upon graduation from high school. Then, he moved to Arkansas and became a collegiate football coach for four years.

Over the ensuing years, he spent time in between Arkansas and Texas for both career and family reasons. But, now he is back here in Texas for a while. Because of his love for baseball, Maddox decided to apply to the newly opened position. Though Maddox has a passion for sports and coaching, he has a special place in his heart for special needs students because he has a special needs relative.

“I have a special place in my heart for special education kids,” said Maddox. “Helping them, making sure they’re taken care of, is really important to me.

Now that he’s back in Texas for a while, Maddox is looking forward to getting to know his students and the community. Outside of school, Maddox enjoys spending time playing with his dog and watching baseball games. His favorite team is the Astros.