First Odessa Christian Academy has announced Lindsey Lumpkin as its new Head of Schools.
Lumpkin is currently the principal of Edward K. Downing Elementary School. She will assume her new role in June. Plans are in the works for parents to meet her.
In a letter to parents, First Baptist Church Senior Pastor Byron McWilliams said Lumpkin is a longtime Odessan and a product of ECISD from kindergarten through graduation.
She earned her bachelor of arts and master of education in leadership degrees from the University of Texas Permian Basin, and her doctorate in educational leadership from Texas Tech University.
As a professional educator, he wrote, Lumpkin holds numerous certifications culminating in her Texas Superintendent Certification for EC-12.
Lumpkin has had several roles in her 20 years of public education. She began her career as a secondary English Language Arts teacher, has worked for Region 18 as an educational consultant, was the founding principal at Secondary Early College High School on the campus of UTPB, and an assistant principal in both primary and secondary within the Ector County ISD system. Since 2021, Lumpkin has been the principal of Downing.
McWilliams said in the letter that he is excited to pass the baton to Lumpkin, who replaces Tony Parris.
“I am thrilled that she will be our next Head of Schools at First Odessa Christian Academy. I have known Lindsey for almost 19 years. I have watched her life and witnessed her love for the Lord Jesus Christ and for other people. I have seen her compassion and caring heart firsthand. She is an outgoing and energetic leader who has many years left to invest in seeing FOCA be all that God desires. She brings a vision for educational excellence that will lead us onward and upward as a private Christian academy. There is no doubt that God has smiled on FOCA by bringing Lindsey to lead us forward. Her assuming this role is a clear statement that we have every intention of seeing First Odessa Christian Academy become the premier private Christian school in Odessa, Texas and beyond,” McWilliams wrote.
