Meet Radele Ross Walker

Radele Walker is a retired educator from the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District who graduated Cum Laude from the University of Houston-Downtown with a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies. Later, she completed her Master of Education in Administration from Lamar University. She holds a teacher certificate in Business, Technology Applications, Speech, and a Principal certification. A proud graduate of Cy-Fair High School—alongside her three children—Jerry Manning, Ragan Manning Whitten, Kelly Walker, Radele’s connection to the district is both personal and professional.

My Service to Cypress Fairbanks ISD 

Radele Walker has been a dedicated member of the Cy-Fair community for over 45 years. Her family built two restaurants on Huffmeister in the early 1970s. She is a proud graduate of the class of 1984. 

In the 1990s, she became a school bus driver for the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD). Later, in the early 2000s, she started working as a special education paraprofessional for CFISD. While raising three children with her husband, Randy Walker, she attended college and completed over 60 credit hours in just 12 months, with special permission from the dean to take such a heavy course load. Despite her full-time job and responsibilities as a mother, she earned her degree. She was quickly promoted to district program coordinator for a Career and Technical Education (CTE) business course. A few years later, she began graduate studies and completed her degree in 2009. 

In 2011, she was promoted to assistant principal at Aragon Middle School. Two years later, she returned to Cy-Fair High School as an assistant principal, taking over the position from her retiring high school assistant principal Jerry Orsak. She served at Cy-Fair until her retirement in December 2022, after 23 years of dedicated service. 

Throughout her career, Radele has taken on key responsibilities in finance, curriculum design, leadership development, teacher hiring and mentoring, building renovations, master scheduling, student behavior support, and school safety. Her experience spans nearly every layer of the educational system—from the front lines of the classroom to administrative strategy and planning.

In addition to her professional roles, Radele has also served as a parent volunteer across multiple campuses, reinforcing her belief in the power of school-family partnerships. She is known for her collaborative spirit, integrity, and willingness to engage in meaningful, sometimes difficult, conversations that center on doing what’s best for students. 

She is a seasoned retired assistant principal in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, with a wealth of experience in K-12 leadership, instruction, and behavioral management. Her expertise drives impactful educational outcomes and fosters a positive learning environment.