He comes from a family of educators where his father, mother, and brother have all been superintendents. He is married to the former Courtney Scally of Mount Vernon, Texas. He has a son named Tanner and a daughter named Tenley.
During his tenure with MPISD, Mike has served as an assistant high school principal, elementary principal at Annie Sims Elementary, and deputy superintendent. Mike and his wife Jennifer have two children.
Debra and her husband Tony have one son, Matthew, a graduate of MPHS who left briefly to obtain a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. The Malone family is continuing the Tiger tradition as Matthew’s wife Bethany is a dual language teacher at Annie Sims Elementary. Debra’s grandson, Beau William attends Annie Sims and grandson, Tatum will be attending MPISD when he completes his preschool years.
Cluley was born in Mineral Wells and graduated from Sam Houston State University in 2007. His first coaching stop took him to Lago Vista, where he was a member of the staff from 2007-2010, before joining the staff at Wichita Falls High from 2011-2015. He spent the final three seasons at WFHS as the defensive coordinator and in 2014 was chosen to the prestigious Cal Ripken, Jr. “Uncommon” Coach Award, an honor given to only two coaches throughout the country. He has spent the last four years at Lubbock Estacado as the Athletic Coordinator and Head Football Coach.
Coach Cluley and his wife, Courtney, have been married for 16 years and they have three daughters: Kate, MJ and Olive.
“If our kids get 1% better every day, by the end of the year, we’re going to be a really good football team.” – Coach Cluley
She taught at Como-Pickton CISD for two years and worked with their Spanish dyslexia program. She spent two years at Mt. Vernon ISD working with the dual language program and the Spanish dyslexia program before returning to MPISD in 2014. She and her husband Leonard have two daughters, Andrea and Sidney both MPHS graduates.
Shirley joined the staff of Mount Pleasant High School in 2006 serving as Academic Dean, CTE Director and Associate Principal. She assumed her present position in 2014. She and her husband Ted have two sons, Baker and Matthew, who are both MPHS graduates. They are members of First Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant.
Kelly joined Mount Pleasant Independent School District as the Director of the Tiger Dolls. She became a counselor at MPHS in 2003 and then an Assistant Principal in 2013. Kelly and her husband Collin have one daughter, Connelly, who is a MPHS graduate.
Russell joined Mount Pleasant Independent School District in 2005 and was named Director of Maintenance in 2012. Russell, his wife Michelle, and their three children are members of First Baptist Church. His hobbies include coaching youth sports, hunting and fishing.
Justin began working in schools as a paraprofessional and then afterschool coordinator. He joined the staff of Mount Pleasant ISD in 2007 as a Case Manager and ARD Facilitator for Special Education. For 12 years prior being named the Director of Special Education, Justin served in Mount Pleasant as a School Psychologist and supervisor of special education counseling and psychological services for Titus County Shared Services. Justin and his wife, Stephanie, have two boys and enjoy serving in the community and with their church family.
Theodus joined Mount Pleasant Independent School District in 2014 and was named Director of Fine Arts in 2017. Theodus also serves as Senior Dissertation Adjunct at Grand Canyon University. Theodus is currently conducting research on The Relationship between Fine Arts Participation and Academic Achievement. Theodus, his wife Karen, and son Drew are members of the Moses Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal church.
Dustin is currently in his 22nd year with Mt. Pleasant ISD. He and his wife Jamie have two children. One is a MPHS graduate and one is currently in 11th grade.
Van is starting his 39th year at Mount Pleasant Independent School District. He and his wife, Charla, a retired Special Education counselor for Mount Pleasant ISD, have two daughters, Caity and Carly, both graduates from Mt. Pleasant High School.
Hayes has been with Mount Pleasant Independent School District for 28 years serving as a teacher, coach, chief of police, assistant principal, currently a principal, and director of safety.
He is married to Laura and they have four children: Joshua, Ashlyne, Ericka and Lauren. He has seven grandchildren: Braxton, Camryn, Noah, Lydia, Sebastian, Nolan and Kalani.