Bill Husfelt

Bill Husfelt has been an educator in Bay County for over twenty-five years.  His professional experiences as a classroom teacher, coach, assistant principal, and principal have taught him that the most important thing we can do for our children is to provide them with an education that prepares them for their future.  Preparing our students for tomorrow not only helps our students, but fulfills the needs that our community has for our futures as well.

He has worked at Shaw Adult Center, Rosenwald Junior High School, Rutherford High School, Bay High School, and Mosley High School.  His teaching experiences include grades 7 – 12 in both English and Social Studies subjects.  Upon completing his Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and certification, he became an Assistant Principal at Bay High School.  As the administrator in charge of guidance, he gained the experiences in leading groups and committees to structure change and policy.  While at Bay High School, he assisted in creating the Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) honors program, block scheduling, and the use of classroom technology among various other initiatives.

While principal at Mosley High School, he led the school improvement efforts to make Mosley the first “A” high school in Bay County.  In addition, he created the Mosley Advanced Placement Program for Success (MAPPS) honors program, and the Freshman Learning Through Integrated Programs (FLIP) which focuses on the transition of ninth graders to high school.  He attributes the teachers in these programs with greatly improving Mosley’s graduation rates to one of the highest in our part of the state. 

Theresa Gilbert Husfelt (wife)
Theresa and Bill were married on August 14, 1982.  Theresa attended Hiland Park Elementary, Mowat, and Mosley High School (class of 1977).  She received an Associate of Arts Degree from Gulf Coast Community College while on an athletic scholarship to play tennis.

Stephanie Nicole Husfelt (daughter)
Stephanie is 24 years old and is a sales representative for Jim Owen Studios in the North Florida area.  She attended Hiland Park Elementary, Mowat, and Mosley High School (class of 2002).  She received an Associate of Arts Degree from Gulf Coast Community College, and her Bachelors Degree in Business from Florida State University (2007).

Allison Brooke Husfelt (daughter)
Allison is 22 years old and recently completed her teaching internship at Merritt Brown Middle School.  She attended Hiland Park Elementary, Mowat, and Mosley High School (class of 2004).  She received an Associate of Arts Degree from Gulf Coast Community College, and received her Bachelors Degree in Education from Florida State University in May 2008.

Anna Elizabeth Husfelt (daughter)
Anna is 18 years old and graduated from Mosley High School in May.  She attended Hiland Park Elementary and Mowat.  She plans to complete her Associate of Arts Degree at Gulf Coast Community College, and then go to Florida State University and major in Speech Therapy.

Education:

• Master’s Degree - Educational Leadership (with Honors), Florida State University, 1991
• Bachelor’s Degree - Secondary Education, Social Sciences, Florida State University, 1980
• Associate of Arts Degree - Gulf Coast Community College, 1978
• Bay High School (Class of 1976)

Work Experience:

• 1996 - Now Principal Mosley High School
• 1993 - 1996 Assistant Principal Bay High School
• 1992 - 1993 Assistant Principal Everitt Middle School
• 1992 - 1992 Assistant Principal Bay High School (moved during school year)
• 1986 - 1992 Teacher (Soc.Studies) Rutherford High School
• 1983 - 1986 Teacher (Soc.Studies) Rosenwald Jr. High School
• 1982 - 1983 Teacher (Alt. Educ.) Shaw Alternative School
• 1980 - 1982 Construction Foreman
• 1975 - 1980 Central Electronics/Thompson Appliance

• Active member, Deacon, and Sunday School teacher at Hiland Park Baptist Church
• Enjoy being with family, traveling, watching college football, playing golf
• Former coach of a girls fast pitch softball team in Lynn Haven
• Former Rosenwald Jr. High School Teacher of the Year
• Member of Rutherford High School football coaching staff (first-time district championship)
• Former Vice-President of Teen Court of Bay County
• Who’s Who Among American Educator’s (several years)
• Served on many district level committees
• Currently serving on the Board of Directors of Panhandle Educators Federal Credit Union (since 2000)
• District Administrator of the Year (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006)
• 2004 & 2006 Fla. Commissioner’s Principal Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership
• Invited to attend The Commissioner’s Summit for Principals – Jan. 2005 & Jan. 2007
• Member of Governor’s FHSAA Recruiting Task Force - 2006