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New
Schools Named for Superintendent, Former Mayor
October 20, 2006
At their October 17 meeting, the Plano ISD Board
of Trustees announced that the
district’s next middle school and a new elementary school will be named
for current Superintendent of Schools Dr. Doug Otto and former Plano Mayor A.
R. Schell, respectively.
 Trustee John Muns announced that Plano ISD’s next
middle school will be named Douglas W. Otto Middle School, dedicated to the
current superintendent
who has served Plano ISD school children since 1995 and has served ALL children
in education for more than 30 years. Dr. Otto announced that the district’s
newest elementary school, under construction at Renner and Brand roads be
named “A.R.
Schell, Jr. Elementary School.” The new school will open in 2007 to
relieve Miller, Boggess and Stinson Elementary Schools.
Dr. Douglas W. Otto
- Plano ISD superintendent since 1995
- Educator (teacher, principal,
superintendent) for more than 30 years
- Presented with American
Association of School Administrators’ “Leadership
for Learning Award” in 2000
- One of “12 Tech-Savvy Superintendents” honored
by eSchool News
- Region 10 nominee for “Texas Superintendent of the
Year” in
2001
- Inductee, Illinois State University College of Education Hall
of Fame in 2002
- Texas Schools Finance Coalition Chairman
- Practical Parent Education
and Horace Mann League Advisory Boards
- Adjunct professor, University
of North Texas and University of Texas
Pictured at the Chamber of Commerce's 60th
Anniversary event are Alex Schell (right, son of namesake) with
his wife Shirley and
their son Jamie.
A.R. Schell, Jr.
- Founded A.R. Schell Insurance Agency in 1930
- Plano’s mayor
for 16 consecutive years (1932-1948)
- Charter/founding member
of a multi-city group that spearheaded the founding of the North
Texas Municipal Water District and
served on that board until his death in 1964
- First “Plano
Citizen of the Year” Awardee
- Married Irene Martha Schimelpfenig
(daughter of Fred and LER Schimelpfenig, namesakes of Schimelpfenig
Middle School and Schimelpfenig
Library,
respectively)
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