Principal | Robert E. Lee High School

Join us in welcoming Dr. Rom Crespo, our new principal at Robert E. Lee High School. Crespo comes to Goose Creek CISD from Nacogdoches High School, where he has served as principal for the past two years. Crespo began his teaching career at Klein Intermediate School as a Spanish teacher in 1996, later teaching at Jersey Village High School, John H. Reagan High School and I.H. Kempner High School and coaching varsity football, track and wrestling. He also taught and served as an administrative intern at George Bush High School. Crespo has served as assistant principal at Alief Hastings High School, and assistant principal at Taylor High School/Morton Ranch High School and Paetow High School as well as a coordinator for the Parent and Patron Assistance Center in Katy.

Nominated for the HEB Excellence in Education Award in 2019, Crespo received the X2Vol Community Engagement Award in 2013. He also was nominated for the Texas Association of Secondary Assistant Principals Award in 2009-10 and 2010-11. Crespo and his wife Deysi have two children – Steven and Dominique – and they all enjoy traveling.

“I am looking forward to serving our students by working hand in hand with the REL faculty and staff to provide unparalleled educational experiences. I will not take the honor of serving Gander Nation lightly. We will positively impact the lives of the future leaders in this community as they prepare for college and beyond. Our students will reach heights they previously did not believe possible. We will model what it takes to succeed and how to set goals high. We are strong believers in never being satisfied and in a continuous cycle of improvement. There is always another goal to achieve and a way to improve on prior performance.”