Martin H. Brumit was honored last week with the Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) Administrator Educator of the Year Award.
Brumit will take over this year as the principal at Malakoff High School. Last year, he was an assistant principal at Denton ISD.
Brumit, a 19-year education veteran, was presented with the award plus a $1,000 check at the 2013 ATPE Summit Awards Banquet held at the Austin Convention Center July 19.
“I believe in what we are doing. I believe in my teachers, I believe in our students,” Brumit said. “I love my job. I love my students, and I love my teachers and staff. I will do whatever it takes to make their job as easy as possible. I will fight mandates, and I will fight for them so they can do what they love and work with our students.”
Brumit was one of three finalists for the administrator award. ATPE’s Educator of the Year Award Committee was impressed with Brumit’s commitment to his staff and students and his leadership in implementing online courses at his campus.
Malakoff ISD Superintendent Randy Perry said ATPE is one of the largest teachers groups in the state.
“We are very proud to have him leading our high school,” Perry said.
Brumit is taking over from Daniel Barton, who left Malakoff to take a job with Tarkington ISD in Cleveland, Texas.