The Royse City ISD Board of Trustees is comprised of seven board members who are elected by the general public to serve for overlapping terms of three years each. RCISD Board members are not compensated for their service on the board. Elections for board seats are conducted annually each May. Once elections are finalized, the Board elects a president, vice-president and secretary for one-year terms. In 2016, the RCISD Board was named a Texas Honor Board Top 5 in the state.
Regular meetings are typically held monthly at the Royse City ISD Administration Building located at 810 Old Greenville Road in Royse City, Texas. Agendas are posted in advance for review. A closed session portion of the meeting typically begins one hour prior to the start of the public meeting.
Questions/comments can be directed to board trustee members at boardtrustee@rcisd.org. Please include your name and contact information. The Board will not respond to anonymous emails.
SCOTT MUCKENSTURM | PRESIDENT
Place 5 | Term Ends 2024
Member since 2013 | Conflict of Interest
Education | BA in Economics from University of Dallas
Job | Blackland Water Supply, General Manager
Spouse | Amberly
Children | Ashtan (Class of 2008) and Benten (Class of 2013)
Interesting Facts | Holds the INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORD FREE THROWS MADE: 161 – Scott Muckensturm (1985-86) – University of Dallas (Irving) A Founding Member and Director of the Royse City ISD Education Foundation. Scott served as Foundation President for almost 4 years.
DR. BRIAN ZATOR | VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee | Place 6 | Term Ends 2025
Member since 2013 | Conflict of Interest
Education | Bachelor of Music Education from Baylor University. Masters of Music Performance from the University of Michigan. Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of North Texas.
Occupation | Director of Percussion and Professor of Music at Texas A&M University-Commerce
Spouse | Trina
Children | Dylan and Haley
Interesting Fact | Brian lived for 8 months in Japan studying and performing with marimba virtuoso, Keiko Abe. He has also performed and taught percussion on five continents – North and South America, Asia, Australia, and Europe.
BOBBY SUMMERS
Trustee | Place 1 | Term Ends 2026
Member since 1996 | Conflict of Interest
Education | Honor Graduate of Royse City High School, attended North Texas State University, Texas A&M Commerce and Eastfield Community College
Occupation | Retired Financial Estate Planner; Transportation & Distribution Manager Jones Blair Paint; Production Control Manager Alumax Aluminum
Spouse | Debbie Summers
Children | Three sons- Michael, Cody and Travis; Six Grandchildren- Seeli, Kendall, Bryce, Baylie, Graci and Tex and three amazing Daughter in laws- Kim, Jeni and Robin
Interesting Facts | Namesake of Bobby Summers Middle School; RCISD Board Member since 1996, serving six years as President, also served as Vice President and Secretary; Served 5 years on Rockwall County Juvenile Board; Served 10 years as Vice President of the Royse City Housing Authority Board; President of RCISD Athletic Hall of Fame Board; Announcing Royse City ISD Football games, Track & Field Meets and Soccer games for over 35 years. Writing newspaper sports articles for Royse City ISD Football and athletics for 53 plus years. Coached Community Youth Leagues in Football, Basketball, Soccer and Baseball for 25 years.
AMANDA SELF
Trustee | Place 2 | Term Ends 2026
Member since 2023 | Conflict of Interest
Education | Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Public Relations emphasis from Texas A&M University, College Station
Occupation | Administrator, Trinity Hospice
Spouse | Jack Self
Children | Abigail, Wyatt & Jessy Grace
Interesting Facts | Amanda has triplets, lives on a farm, and completed an IRONMAN at age 40. She and her husband Jack met through a mutual friend she went to A&M with, while serving his 1st tour in Iraq as a United States Marine. She has triplets in RCISD and her passion is serving her community with love and compassion. She was awarded the David Magness Service Award in 2022 by the Royse City Chamber of Commerce.
MIKE ANDERSON
SECRETARY
Trustee | Place 3 | Term Ends 2024
Member since 2015 | Conflict of Interest
Education | BBA Major in Marketing
Occupation | Program Manager at L3Harris
Spouse | LeeAnn Anderson
Children | Blake, McKenna, Isabella, JuliAnna
Interesting Facts | 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, and Marathon finisher
ERIC FORT
Trustee | Place 4 | Term Ends 2024
Member since 2012 | Conflict of Interest
Education | Master of Public Administration 2001 (Arkansas State University) Lead Paralegal, Federal Service Sector Employee for over 10 years
Occupation | Legal Technician Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Wife | Monica Fort, General Manager of WPIC International
Children | Jewellen and Emaure
Interesting Facts | Eric is one of the founding members of AAMP-92 a non-profit in Arkadelphia, AR which was founded with the mission of providing sound positive leadership, by example. The organization’s basic tenants are: Manhood, Accountability, Inspiration, Scholarship, Perseverance, and Uplift. AAMP-92 is an all-volunteer charitable organization that focuses on various multifunctional programs to help disadvantaged youths realize their dreams through mentoring and educational awareness. AAMP 92 was established to help promote education, mentorship and provide resources to deserving communities.
JESSICA RATTERREE
Trustee | Place 7 | Term Ends 2025
Member since 2022 | Conflict of Interest
Education | Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Texas A&M -Commerce. Master of Music from Southern Methodist University.
Occupation | Director of Recruiting and Agent Services for the Patty Turner Group of Keller Williams
Spouse | Russell Ratteree
Children | Lucas and Ava
Interesting Facts | Jessica studied abroad at Oxford University in Oxford, England for a summer after she graduated from high school. She was the first person in her family to graduate from university and earn a Masters degree. She loves to travel and have been to England, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Mexico and South Africa. Jessica has served on the worship team at Lake Pointe Church for over 10 years.