Joe Rinehart

Joe Rinehart, a lifelong resident of Lake Jackson, attended elementary and junior high school in Lake Jackson and graduated from Brazosport High School in 1966. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health and Physical Education with a Minor in History. Between 1969 and 1971 he served with the US Army in the Vietnam Conflict.

In 1978 Mr. Rinehart began his teaching and coaching career at Freeport Intermediate School before moving to Brazoswood High School in 1980 where he worked for his high school coach, LZ Bryan. Mr. Rinehart taught all courses offered in the Secondary Social Studies curriculum while teaching in BISD. He was named Teacher of the Year at Brazoswood HS in 2001 and retired in 2012 after 34 years in public education, all in BISD.

Mr. Rinehart was elected to the Lake Jackson City Council in 2003 and served all three terms allowed by term limits. He was elected to City Council again in 2011 and then was elected Mayor in 2012 and left office in 2018 due to term limits.

The mindset that a classroom teacher could bring a different perspective to the Board of Trustees is the main reason Joe sought the District 1 Trustee position. Classroom teachers deal with many different personalities daily and it takes a special person to be successful in this quest. Mr. Rinehart is committed to supporting BISD in providing resources and services that allow teachers to be successful and, therefore, promoting student success.