The Lamar CISD Board of Trustees has approved Mark Melendez as the new principal of Tamarron Elementary, scheduled to open in August 2020.
Melendez is currently serving in his seventh year as principal of Hutchison Elementary.
Prior to taking the helm at Hutchison, Melendez served as a teacher at Campbell Elementary and as an assistant principal at Smith Elementary before becoming the principal of Smith in 2008.
Before joining Lamar CISD, Melendez served in the U.S. Army and was a former teacher and assistant principal in Georgia.
Tamarron Elementary is located at 29616 Rileys Ridge in Katy.