Nederland trustee reelected to state board

Nicholas Phillips of Nederland ISD has been reelected to a three-year term on the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Board of Directors, representing TASB Region 5. The election was held during the association’s 2021 Delegate Assembly on Sept. 25 in Dallas.

Phillips is the president of the Nederland ISD Board of Trustees, and has served on the board for more than 11 years in various leadership positions. In addition, he is a Leadership TASB graduate (Class of 2015) and Master Trustee.

Phillips currently serves as the principal at West Brook High School in Beaumont ISD, and previously served the district as principal at Marshall Middle School and associate principal at West Brook High School. Before moving into administrative roles, he spent seven years teaching World Geography and US History in Beaumont ISD and Port Arthur ISD.

Phillips is the 2021–22 Region 5 Outstanding High School Principal of the Year and was the Region 5 Outstanding Middle School Principal of the Year in 2020–21. He earned bachelor and master degrees from Lamar University. He is a member of the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals, Association of Texas Professional Educators, and Nederland Masonic Lodge.