2026 Texas General Election

Lacey Derrington

A Lifelong Tomball & Cypress Neighbor

Lacey Derrington is a lifelong resident of the greater Tomball/Cypress area and a graduate of Cypress Falls High School. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University and a Master of Public Health in Environmental and Occupational Health from the Texas A&M University Health Science Center.

About Lacey Derrington | Tomball ISD Trustee, Position 1

FAMILY
A Family Rooted in Tomball ISD

The Derrington family moved to Tomball in 2020, primarily for the small-town feel and highly-rated schools. Lacey is married to Joe Derrington, Vice President and General Counsel for a global leader in the background screening industry. They have three children — Preston (16), Skyler (13), and Clark (8) — who all attend Tomball public schools.

They have three children — Preston (16), Skyler (13), and Clark (8) — who all attend Tomball public schools. The family attends Salem Lutheran Church in Tomball.

Lacey Derrington is a lifelong resident of the greater Tomball/Cypress area. She earned a Bachelor of Science in biomedical science from Texas A&M University and a Master of Public Health in environmental and occupational health from the Texas A&M University Health Science Center. Lacey is married to Joe Derrington, and they have three children and attend Salem Lutheran Church in Tomball.

Before devoting herself to her family, Lacey served as an Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, where she worked to protect the health and safety of patients, staff, and the community.

2013–PRESENT

In addition to being a full-time homemaker, Lacey relocated abroad with her family to support her husband's career in Singapore, and following the family's return to the United States, worked in early childhood education and was a youth and family minister in Tomball.

Lacey is a full-time homemaker. She previously served as an environmental, health, and safety specialist at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center and worked in early childhood education and as a youth and family minister in Tomball.

How do you plan to make sure concerned Tomball ISD parents' voices are heard on the council? I'll push for proactive transparency — posting budget, curriculum, and safety information before parents must ask — and strengthen the Districtwide Educational Improvement Council so parent input shapes decisions before they're finalized. As trustee, I'll make sure every concerned parent's voice reaches the Board directly.

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Plans to post curriculum information proactively and strengthen the Districtwide Educational Improvement Council so parents can weigh in before decisions are finalized.

- Plans to post curriculum information proactively and strengthen the Districtwide Educational Improvement Council so parents can weigh in before decisions are finalized.

Transparency & Fiscal Responsibility

Clear, accessible budget reporting and spending decisions that put classrooms first.

Lacey Derrington for Tomball ISD Trustee, Position 1

What are the biggest challenges facing this district? Sustaining academic excellence and fiscal discipline through rapid growth, while keeping every campus safe. That means protecting classroom funding from administrative overhead, recruiting and retaining great teachers amid rising costs, and ensuring strong law-enforcement partnerships and clear emergency plans on every campus.

Supports transparent budget reporting and protecting classroom funding from administrative overhead.

- Supports transparent budget reporting and protecting classroom funding from administrative overhead.

School Safety & Security

Strengthening partnerships with local law enforcement with a focus towards emergency preparedness.

Advocates law-enforcement partnerships and emergency plans to improve campus safety.

- Advocates law-enforcement partnerships and emergency plans to improve campus safety.

Hiring & Retaining Top Teachers

Competitive pay and real support to keep Tomball ISD's best educators in our classrooms.

What can the district improve on when it comes to supporting teachers both in and outside the classroom? The district should cut burdensome non-instructional paperwork, back consistent discipline policies so teachers have real administrative support in the classroom, and offer competitive pay and retention incentives funded by trimming bureaucracy, not new taxes — plus give teachers a genuine voice in curriculum and policy decisions.

Advocates reducing non-instructional paperwork, implementing consistent discipline, providing pay and retention incentives funded by bureaucracy cuts, and incorporating teachers' input on curriculum and policy.

- Advocates reducing non-instructional paperwork, implementing consistent discipline, providing pay and retention incentives funded by bureaucracy cuts, and incorporating teachers' input on curriculum and policy.

Tomball ISD's special education population is growing, while funding struggles to keep up. How can the district help address the needs of its special ed students? Tomball ISD serves over 2,500 special-needs students — 11.5% of enrollment — through individualized IEPs and $698,542 in dedicated dyslexia funding. As that population grows, I'll fight to protect and grow that classroom-level funding, ensure full IDEA compliance, and give parents a real voice in every ARD decision.

Plans to protect and expand classroom-level special-education funding, ensure Individuals with Disabilities Education Act compliance, and include parents in Admission, Review, and Dismissal decisions.

- Plans to protect and expand classroom-level special-education funding, ensure Individuals with Disabilities Education Act compliance, and include parents in Admission, Review, and Dismissal decisions.

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Lacey Derrington is a lifelong resident of the greater Tomball/Cypress area and a graduate of Cypress Falls High School. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University and a Master of Public Health in Environmental and Occupational Health from the Texas A&M University Health Science Center.

Lacey is married to Joe Derrington, Vice President and General Counsel for a global leader in the background screening industry. They have three children — Preston (16), Skyler (13), and Clark (8) — who all attend Tomball public schools. The family attends Salem Lutheran Church in Tomball.

Lacey Derrington holds a Bachelor of Science in biomedical science from Texas A&M University and a Master of Public Health in environmental and occupational health from the Texas A&M University Health Science Center. She is married to Joe Derrington, has three children, and attends Salem Lutheran Church in Tomball.

Lacey Derrington is a full-time homemaker. She previously worked in early childhood education and as a youth and family minister in Tomball, and served as an environmental, health, and safety specialist at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.

How do you plan to make sure concerned Tomball ISD parents' voices are heard on the council?
I'll push for proactive transparency — posting budget, curriculum, and safety information before parents must ask — and strengthen the Districtwide Educational Improvement Council so parent input shapes decisions before they're finalized. As trustee, I'll make sure every concerned parent's voice reaches the Board directly.

What can the district improve on when it comes to supporting teachers both in and outside the classroom?
The district should cut burdensome non-instructional paperwork, back consistent discipline policies so teachers have real administrative support in the classroom, and offer competitive pay and retention incentives funded by trimming bureaucracy, not new taxes — plus give teachers a genuine voice in curriculum and policy decisions.

Plans to publish curriculum information proactively and strengthen parent input through the Districtwide Educational Improvement Council before decisions are finalized.

Supports giving teachers a voice in curriculum and policy decisions.

- Plans to publish curriculum information proactively and strengthen parent input through the Districtwide Educational Improvement Council before decisions are finalized.
- Supports giving teachers a voice in curriculum and policy decisions.

School Curriculum

What are the biggest challenges facing this district?
Sustaining academic excellence and fiscal discipline through rapid growth, while keeping every campus safe. That means protecting classroom funding from administrative overhead, recruiting and retaining great teachers amid rising costs, and ensuring strong law-enforcement partnerships and clear emergency plans on every campus.

Supports transparent budget reporting and prioritizing classroom funding over administrative overhead.

- Supports transparent budget reporting and prioritizing classroom funding over administrative overhead.

School Facilities & Resources

Supports strengthening partnerships with local law enforcement focused on emergency preparedness.

- Supports strengthening partnerships with local law enforcement focused on emergency preparedness.

Student Wellbeing

Supports competitive pay and retention incentives for teachers, funded by reducing bureaucracy rather than raising taxes.

Calls for reducing non-instructional paperwork and using consistent discipline policies to provide teachers with administrative support in classrooms.

- Supports competitive pay and retention incentives for teachers, funded by reducing bureaucracy rather than raising taxes.
- Calls for reducing non-instructional paperwork and using consistent discipline policies to provide teachers with administrative support in classrooms.

Teachers

Tomball ISD's special education population is growing, while funding struggles to keep up. How can the district help address the needs of its special ed students?
Tomball ISD serves over 2,500 special-needs students — 11.5% of enrollment — through individualized IEPs and $698,542 in dedicated dyslexia funding. As that population grows, I'll fight to protect and grow that classroom-level funding, ensure full IDEA compliance, and give parents a real voice in every ARD decision.

Plans to protect and grow special-education classroom funding, ensure Individuals with Disabilities Education Act compliance, and give parents a voice in special-education decisions.

- Plans to protect and grow special-education classroom funding, ensure Individuals with Disabilities Education Act compliance, and give parents a voice in special-education decisions.

Access to Education

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- A trustee is an elected member of a local school board who helps govern a public school district.

- Trustees represent community interests and are responsible for setting policies that guide how the school district operates.

- The board of trustees hires and evaluates the superintendent, who manages the day-to-day operations of the district.

- Trustees approve the district’s budget, monitor spending, and may set the local tax rate or call for bond elections to fund schools.

- The board also oversees educational programs, district goals, and overall performance.

- In Texas, trustees are elected to four-year terms, often on a rotating basis, so not all seats are elected at the same time.

- Trustees serve without financial compensation.

An official who sets policy for a local school district. 