JP Fugler is a 2025-2026 Teach Plus Texas Policy Fellow who teaches communication and public speaking at Lindale High School in Lindale, Texas. He is the co-sponsor of his school’s speech and debate team which was named the University Interscholastic League State Champion Speech Team (2025). JP was selected by the National Federation of High Schools as a recipient of the Outstanding Speech Educator Award (2025), Texas Speech Communication Association as the Secondary Educator of the Year (2023), and The Kennedy Center as a recipient of the Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award (2015). He was the first teacher in his district to achieve National Board certification and has served on statewide committees with the Texas Education Agency. JP earned his BS in speech communication from The University of Texas at Tyler.
