11th Annual State of the Schools A Standard of Unprecedented Excellence in Fort Bend County


Dr. Charles Dupre (Fort Bend ISD), Dr. Robert Bostic (Stafford MSD), Keri Schmidt (Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce), Dr. Thomas Randle (Lamar CISD) and Jim Rice (Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce Education Division Chair).

The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce’s Education Division will host the 11th Annual State of the Schools luncheon on Wednesday, October 3rd from 11:30 am – 1 pm at Safari Texas Ranch, located at 11627 FM 1464 in Richmond.

The State of the Schools luncheon brings together the superintendents from Stafford Municipal School District – Dr. Robert Bostic, Lamar Consolidated Independent School District – Dr. Thomas Randle and Fort Bend Independent School District – Dr. Charles Dupre, to present their plans for the future of over 110,000 students they serve in their respective districts. They will share their vision and direction for our future workforce and business leaders in Fort Bend County.

The luncheon is generously presented by AUTOARCH Architects, LLC, Rice & Gardner Consultants, Inc., Vanir Construction Management, Inc., Prime Contractors, Inc., Rogers, Morris & Grover, CBRE | HEERY and Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, LLP.

Underwritters include VLK Architects, Drymalla Construction Company, Inc., Linebarger Law Firm, LLP, Powell & Leon, LLP, Wharton County Junior College, Huitt-Zollars, Inc., Salas O’Brien, STOA Architects, Raba Kistner Consultants, Inc., Karczewski, Bradshaw, Spalding, Nichols, Lamp, Langlois, Post Oak Municipal Advisors LLC, Pfluger Associates Architects, JACOBS Engineering Group, Dally + Associates, Inc., PBK Architect, Inc. and The Fort Bend Church.

The Education Division of the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce is under the leadership of Chair Jim Rice, Rice & Gardner Consultants. The Education Division’s passion is building awareness and connections between the business sector, community leaders and education. By keeping its members engaged with current events impacting education on a local and national level, the division’s goal is to create opportunities for individuals to invest in education.

Registration is open. Details of upcoming events can be found at www.FortBendChamber.com or contact Juliette Nessmith at 281-566-2161 or Juliette@fortbendcc.org.