LaTonya Goffney

LaTonya M. Goffney began her career as an eighth-grade language arts teacher. She served as superintendent for Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD and Lufkin ISD before becoming Superintendent of Aldine ISD.

She is active in the Texas School Alliance, the Texas Association of Black School Educators, the Texas Council of Women School Executives, the Texas Association of School Administrators, Chiefs for Change, the National Alliance of Black School Educators, and the Texas Urban Council of Superintendents. Goffney was named President-Elect of the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) in 2021 and was sworn in as President in December 2023.

Awards include TASB Superintendent of the Year (2017), a 2020 AASA Superintendent Award finalist, and the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents’ 2021 National Champions of Equity Award.

She holds her bachelor’s degree, a master’s, and a doctorate from Sam Houston State University.