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David Yaffie is the principal of Baines Middle School, which opened in the fall of 2006. The campus is located at 9000 Sienna Ranch Road in Sienna Plantation in the eastern part of the district. Yaffie has proudly served all 23 years of his education career in Fort Bend ISD. He taught science and history at Quail Valley Middle School for 10 years, and also served as the Science Department Head for three years. He was a Summer School Associate Principal of Dulles Middle School, and in 1993 was named the Quail Valley Middle School Teacher of the Year. He became an Assistant Principal of Clements High School in 1995, and served as an Associate Principal of Clements High School from 2001. Yaffie has a Master of Education degree in Education Administration and a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from The University of Texas at Austin. While completing his Master's degree, David was listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers. He is also a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society. Yaffie has been a presenter at numerous professional development seminars and workshops, including, "Basics of NOVA Training" for FBISD staff development, Effective Classroom Management, "Suicide Awareness," "Nuts and Bolts of Textbook Management," and others. He completed Fort Bend ISD's "Future Principal Academy" program, and has served on the Region VIII Academic Decathlon Steering Committee, FBISD's Task Force on Reconnecting At-Risk Youth, and served as Coordinator of FBISD Academic Pentathlon Meet. For more information about Baines Middle School, contact the school's office at (281) 634-6870, or email the principal at dyaffie@fortbendisd.com.
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