Dr. Shelly Butler has spent the last 25 years as a science teacher, head coach, assistant principal and principal in the DFW Area. In July of 2013, she assumed the responsibilities as principal of Mansfield Legacy High School. Dr. Butler began her career at Keller High School in Keller ISD as a chemistry teacher and an assistant Girls Track/Basketball coach during the 1994-95 school year. In the fall of 1995, Shelly joined the staff at Keller Fossil Ridge High School as a charter faculty member, science teacher and girls coach for the next 9 years. She served as the Head Girls Track and Cross Country coach producing three team district championships, along with several individual regional and state qualifiers. Shelly served as an assistant principal at Haltom High School in Birdville ISD from 2004 to 2008. In January 2008, Shelly assumed the helm of Parkview Elementary School in Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISD as the principal until June 2011. Shelly joined Mansfield ISD in June 2011 as the principal of Rogene Worley Middle School where she served until June 2013. Shelly has led the faculty and staff of Mansfield Legacy High School for the past 6 school years. Shelly earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Grambling State University (Louisiana) and her Master of Science in Biology from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas. She earned her Principal Certification from the University of North Texas in 2004 and a Doctor of Education degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas in 2010. She holds a Texas State Board of Educator Certification for composite science, principal and superintendent. She is a member of the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) and the Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (Texas ASCD). Shelly has two sons – Colin and Cayden. Colin is a graduate of Lake Ridge High School and a current sophomore at Louisiana Tech University. Cayden is a current 11th grader in Mansfield ISD. Dr. Butler and her family reside in Mansfield ISD. .