Steve Clugston was named Superintendent of Schools for Pine Tree ISD on May 17, 2018.  With more than 35 years of experience in public education, Mr. Clugston started his career as a high school Physical Science/Biology teacher in the Crandall Independent School District.  His teaching experience includes high school, middle school and elementary Science and Physical Education.  His administrative experiences includes Principalships at Simms ISD, Beckville ISD and Diboll ISD. 

He has served as an Assistant Superintendent at Needville ISD and Superintendent at Riesel ISD and Callisburg ISD. Mr. Clugston earned Bachelors and Masters degrees at Stephen F. Austin University and earned his Superintendent certification in 2000.  

Mr. Clugston has been married to his wife Amy for 35 years and they have four children:  Callie and son-in-law Taylor, Macie and son-in-law Bubba, Hollie and son-in-law Joe and Nevaeh.  They have six grandsons and a granddaughter.

Dear Community,

As we enter into the 26-27 school year, I can’t help but reflect on all the success we had this past year. Football went to the 3rd round of the playoffs for the first time is school history. Volleyball, boys’ basketball, Team Tennis, girls’ basketball, girls’ soccer, boys’ soccer, and baseball all went to the playoffs. Our band went to state for the second time in three years and all of our fine art groups received straight 1’s at contest. We won a state championship in the Texas Math & Science competition and finished 6th in the state in academic UIL. Our CTE programs, dance team, and color guard all won numerous accolades, and our student involvement this summer has been phenomenal. As you read this you realize that we have big shoes to fill if we want to top this past year’s performance. But with all the work our kids and staff have put in over the summer, I like our chances.

You may have also noticed a lot facility work going on around the district. We are finally finishing up all of the bond work that the voters approved back in November of 2023. Improvements to the junior high including a new roof, new band hall, new career and tech lab, bathroom, weight room, and gym renovations have ensured this building can meet our needs well into the future. We also built a new Career and Tech shop at the high school, made renovations to the little theater along with some upgrades to our older high school buildings. We built a new baseball field, added a couple of extra parking lots, renovated the softball field, and replaced the lights at the softball field and the tennis courts. The Pine Tree Road auditorium received a facelift and new wing with larger bathroom facilities. We added a new wing onto the Parkway campus, added an extra parking lot, and enlarged their cafeteria space. Birch elementary also received a small renovation including their library and older bathroom facilities. Overall, we are very pleased with the amount of work we were able to complete and are excited to see our students’ reactions to the changes.

All our success, the needed upgrades we made, and the work our teams have put in this summer puts us in a great position to have another great year at Pine Tree ISD. Our goal is to win and we want to win everywhere our kids participate. Our goal is to build an understanding within our students that when you put in the work needed to be at your best, the odds of success go up exponentially. One thing is for sure, it is a great time to be a Pine Tree Pirate so ALL ABOARD!!!!!!!!!!

Sincerely,

Steve Clugston

Superintendent Pine Tree ISD