District 4, Patty Hightower

EDUCATION

Mrs. Hightower is now serving her fifth term on the Escambia County School Board as the representative from District 4. She is presently the vice chair of the Board, having severed as chair and vice chair multiple times.  She attained the status of Certified Board Member as a result of specialized training received from the Florida School Boards Association in 2006, and continues to maintain that status annually, and has also completed the Advanced Boardsman Certification given to members who demonstrate leadership above and beyond.  She has served in various leadership positions at the state association, serving as president from 2015-2016, and again 2016-2017.  She presently serves on the Past Presidents’ Council, on the Legislative, Advocacy and Bylaws Committee and serves as vice chair of the Federal Relations Committee, and serves as mentor to newly elected board members in other districts.

She serves on the board of directors of the Florida School Labor Relations Board, on the board of the Florida School Boards Insurance Trust, and is a Past President of the Florida PTA.

Mrs. Hightower is married to Jim Hightower, and they have two sons, Andy and Patrick, who were educated in the public schools of Escambia County.

Certified School Board Member 
Advanced Boardsmanship Certification 

School Board Representative to the Escambia County Children's Trust 
School Board Representative to the Escambia County Planning Board 
Past President of Florida School Boards Association 
Board Member of Florida School Labor Relations Board 
Board Member of Florida School Boards Insurance Trust 
Member of the Inaugural Education Class of Leadership Florida 

Elder at Trinity Presbyterian
Sings in the choir and plays handbells
Member of Five Flags Rotary
Member of Leadership Council for Take Stock in Children
Mentor for both Take Stock in Children 
Member of many PTAs/PTSAs
Member League of Women Voters
Member IMPACT 100