UPDATED February 10.
Three top administrators in Collinsville Independent School District are targets of state investigations into their actions surrounding alleged misconduct by the district’s championship-winning baseball coach Derrick Jenkins.
Collinsville ISD Superintendent Matthew Davenport, Collinsville High School Principal Kim Patterson, and Athletic Director Garrett Patterson are all “under review” by the Texas Education Agency’s Educator Investigations Division.
The investigations were revealed by new notations placed on the administrators’ Texas educator certificates.
Jenkins was placed on paid administrative leave last October, in response to allegations that he engaged in inappropriate communications with female students via social media apps including Instagram and Snapchat. He is also under review by the TEA.
Parents have accused Davenport and the Pattersons—husband and wife administrators with supervisory authority over Jenkins—of failing to report past complaints about the high school teacher and baseball coach. Parents attribute administrators’ reluctance to report Jenkins to personal relationships and the coach’s record of winning state championships in 2024 and 2025.
The administrators have also been accused of retaliation against parents and school staff who report misconduct.
No criminal charges have been filed against Jenkins, but the Collinsville Police Department maintains that its investigation into Jenkins’ alleged grooming of girls is ongoing.
In any case, school staff sending social media messages to students violates district policy and the Texas Educators’ Code of Ethics.
On January 19, Collinsville ISD trustees unanimously voted to fire Jenkins, initiating the process by sending a notice of proposed termination. By law, Jenkins then had 15 days to protest the firing and request a hearing.
A special school board meeting to terminate Jenkins’ contract had been set for February 6 but was canceled.
Superintendent Davenport confirmed to Texas Scorecard on Friday that Jenkins has appealed his termination, but has not yet responded regarding the TEA investigations into him and the Pattersons.
On Monday, Davenport told KTEN, “CISD takes the allegations seriously. They’re baseless, without merit, and defamatory from people with no knowledge of the facts.”
The next regular school board meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 16 at 7:00 p.m. An agenda is not yet available.
