TGS Embraces the Vision of James and Marie Galloway

James Galloway was an extremely generous individual, and his wife Marie continues to be a generous person.  The Galloways have always valued education.  Through hard work and commitment to each other, the Galloways built a successful life together.  Even though they had no children of their own, their commitment to education led them to help educate the children of others.  Because Mr. Galloway was a 1929 graduate of Texas A&M, he was a lifelong supporter of the school.  In 2003, Mrs. Galloway endowed a scholarship at Texas A&M in memory of her husband.  The scholarship is dedicated to assist graduate students studying chemistry.  Even so, Mr. and Mrs. Galloway were far more generous in supporting the education of others. Together, they established The Galloway School in southeast Houston, although Mr. Galloway passed away a year before his vision became reality.  Mrs. Galloway remained committed to their joint vision of seeing The Galloway School become the premier school in the region for advanced academics.

For many years, The Galloway School failed to meet its potential due to poor leadership at the Board and administration level.  But there have been significant positive changes at the school recently.  Turnover at the Board level led to the appointment of a new majority committed to see The Galloway School exceed even the lofty goals established by Mr. and Mrs. Galloway.  The former Head-of-School was released and her policies that limited growth at The Galloway School are changing.  Rather than catering to the needs of the school administration and a select number of faculty, the focus of the school shifted to the students.  The academic and technological needs of the students became more important, as did their physical safety.  TGS Watch believes that interim Head-of-School Debbie Stroud is willing and able to do the hard work to bring The Galloway School to its full potential.

There is still a lot of work ahead for Mrs. Stroud and the new Board.  They are committed to hiring highly qualified teachers and getting the school accredited by a more prestigious organization than the Texas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools (TAAPS).  TGS Watch suggests seeking accreditation from the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS), but we are sure that the Board will give a lot of thoughtful consideration to deciding which accrediting organization it should upgrade to.

There is no question that there is a lot of credit to go around as The Galloway School becomes a world class institution.  TGS Watch attributes most of the credit for the improvements to the new Board members.  Mrs. Stroud, the interim Head-of-School, seems fully in alignment in reinstating the vision of Mr. and Mrs. Galloway and discarding the failed practices of the past.

The Galloway Family is undoubtedly excited about the positive changes happening at The Galloway School.  Parents have high expectations for those they entrust to educate their children, and we believe that the current leadership is committed to exceeding those high expectations.  All of us feel the Owl Pride radiating from The Galloway School.  But James and Marie Galloway are certainly the proudest of us all.