Early career
Brumley began his career as a teacher and coach in Caddo Parish Schools in northwest Louisiana. [8] He later returned to Converse High School in Sabine Parish,where he served as a teacher,coach,assistant principal and eventually principal. [6] He has also taught as an adjunct instructor in higher education,offering courses in education and leadership at multiple universities. [9]
DeSoto Parish Schools
In 2012 Brumley was appointed superintendent of the DeSoto Parish School System in northwest Louisiana. [10] [11] He led the district for roughly six years,a period during which DeSoto's district performance score moved from near the bottom of Louisiana's 70-plus districts into the top tier and the district received an overall “A”rating from the state accountability system. [10] [12]
During his tenure,DeSoto Parish recorded rising graduation rates,reductions in dropout and suspension rates,and increased participation and performance in Advanced Placement courses,according to district and state summaries cited at the time of his move to Jefferson Parish and later to the state superintendency. [12]
Jefferson Parish Schools
In 2018 the Jefferson Parish School Board selected Brumley as superintendent of Jefferson Parish Schools,Louisiana's largest school district with about 50,000 students in the New Orleans suburbs. [11] [3] He was sworn in as superintendent in July 2018. [13]
In Jefferson Parish,Brumley oversaw efforts to standardize curriculum across schools,expand Spanish-language offerings,reorganize some schools into K–8 models,and restructure the central office. [8] He worked with local business and labor groups to support a ten-year property tax dedicated to raising pay for teachers and other district employees,which produced one of the larger teacher salary increases in the New Orleans area at the time. [8]
Louisiana Superintendent of Education
Appointment and reappointment
On May 20,2020,the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) voted 8–3 to appoint Brumley as state superintendent of education,succeeding acting superintendent Beth Scioneaux after the resignation of John White. [14] [15] The Louisiana Senate unanimously confirmed his appointment on June 1,2020,and he assumed office on June 8,2020. [1] [16]
On January 17,2024,BESE unanimously voted to reappoint Brumley as superintendent,citing improvements in state and national academic indicators during his first term. [17] [18]
Ten Commandments law and litigation
In 2024 the Louisiana Legislature enacted House Bill 71,a law requiring public K–12 and postsecondary classrooms in the state to display a poster-sized font-specifc copy of the Protestant v ersion of the Ten Commandments. [19] Brumley,in his official capacity as state superintendent,was named as a defendant in the federal lawsuit Roake v. Brumley filed by parents and civil-liberties organizations challenging the law under the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution. [20]
On November 12,2024,U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the law,describing it as unconstitutional and ordering state education officials,including the state board and superintendent,not to implement it and to notify local school boards of the ruling. [19] A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit later affirmed the district court's decision. [21] [22] It was vacated In November 2025 after the full panel of the Fifth Circuit's 17 judges said it would review the constitutionality of the law. The court heard ninety minutes of arguments on January 20,2026. [23]
Positions on diversity,equity and inclusion
In February 2025,following guidance from the U.S. Department of Education under President Donald Trump’s administration concerning the use of race-conscious practices in education,Brumley sent a letter to Louisiana K–12 system leaders urging compliance with the federal directive and with a state executive order limiting diversity,equity and inclusion initiatives in public schools. [24] In the letter he wrote that discrimination on the basis of race,color or national origin is “illegal and morally reprehensible”and advised districts to review programs and awards for compliance with the new federal and state guidance. [24]
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