Mr. Rustin is going into his 15th year in education, and 5th year as Principal at Lake Highlands Middle School.  He previously worked for 4 years as an Assistant Principal at Apollo Junior High.  Before making the transition to administrator, he worked for 6 years as an English teacher at Richardson High School.  His educational journey began as a student teacher at the former Lake Highlands Freshman Center.  Mr. Rustin earned his Bachelor’s degree in Literary Studies from The University of Texas at Dallas and earned his Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Concordia University Texas.