Bio
Ken married his high school sweetheart, Ruthie; and they have two children, Brooke & Tyler. Brooke Graduated from Atascocita High School & Lamar University school of Communications. Tyler graduated from Atascocita High School and Rutgers University Turf Management program. Both attended Humble ISD schools from kindergarten through high school graduation.
The Family has lived in the Humble school district for 22 years and are members of Northeast Houston Baptist Church.
Ken Graduated from the Professional Golfers Management Program and is a PGA member and current Director of Operations for the Atascocita Golf Club.
Family Founded Eric’s Playground Golf Tournament ( Playgrounds built specifically for children with Autism)
2018 Southern Texas PGA Patriot Award recipient for his work with veteran organizations.
Serves as a Board Member for the Boots for Troops Organization
Memorial Day Classic Founder (est 2012)
Ken has been involved organizing & fundraising for HISD Athletic, Arts, & numerous other programs since 2011.
Q & A
What inspired you to run for Board Trustee? On that note, what are you hoping to accomplish if elected to the Board of Trustees?
Now is the right time, I have a shared vision based on community beliefs to guide local education. My inspiration is every student deserves an equal opportunity at an excellent education.
How will you advocate for teachers and staff within Humble ISD? In your opinion, what is important to the teachers and staff within Humble ISD?
A safe and positive environment to teach in (COVID compliant).
Tell us your thoughts on how Humble ISD has handled virtual learning, and ideas for virtual learning going forward?
I believe that we need to designate certain teachers in the district to be VIRTUAL ONLY!! Planning for virtual lessons is much different than planning for face to face/ in classroom instruction!
Other than virtual learning, tell us your thoughts about Humble ISD and the handling of COVID-19, both for teachers and students.
There was no blueprint for this historic pandemic, I believe the district seemed to be transparent as possible as things changed throughout the year.
As you look at Humble ISD, are there areas where funds are overspent? What areas would you look at to reduce expenses?
If elected we will look at areas of overspending and get the funding to areas that need help in succeeding such as music, arts, drama, etc.
During several Board meetings, students and parents have brought up topics around diversity and inclusion. What can Humble ISD do to ensure it is welcoming to students of all backgrounds?
Provide culturally responsive training to administration and teachers.
Humble ISD has several Title I campuses. How do we ensure that those campuses have the resources needed?
If elected I will recommend an independent audit be done.
Closing thoughts? Anything you would like to add that we didn’t ask? What can people do (or where can they go) to learn more about you?
Please visit campaignkirchhofer2021 on Instagram and Ken Kirchhofer for Humble ISD Trustee on Facebook to learn more about me.
All the content above was provided by the candidate and is not necessarily the opinion of the administrators of Humble ISD Parents. Other than formatting, we have not made any edits.