Renee Blackmon
Renee Blackmon started her educator journey when she returned to the University of Texas to
earn a teaching certificate while working as an Austin police officer. Her classroom experience
started at Hays High School in Buda, Texas where she taught world history, economics,
government, street law, and journalism. From there she moved to Round Rock ISD, a suburban
district north of Austin, where she was instrumental in getting AP World History offered in the
district. Renee went on to serve as an instructional coach and later as a program manager with
a statewide curriculum team. She has been active in the social studies community for over thirty
years and is a past president of the Texas Council for the Social Studies. She has a BSW from
the University of Texas at Austin and an M. Ed. from Concordia University.