Palacios ISD Board of Trustees voted to hire Missy Glenn, Deputy Superintendent of Kennedale ISD, as the district’s new superintendent for Palacios ISD Superintendent of Schools. Details and updates will continue to appear on our search page. read more

Cleveland ISD Board of Trustees voted to hire TASB Executive Search Services (ESS) to conduct a search for a new superintendent. Details and updates will appear on our search page as things progress. read more

Houston ISD Board of Trustees voted to hire Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates to conduct a search for a new superintendent. Details and updates will appear on our search page as things progress. read more

Cleveland Independent School District superintendent Darrell Myers announced that he will retire at the end of the school year.  Myers last day with Cleveland ISD will be on June 30. Myers is retiring after 33 years of service in public schools. He was named Cleveland ISD superintendent on March 19, 2014. view article

North East ISD Superintendent Dr. Brian Gottardy announces retirement

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SAN ANTONIO — During a board meeting Monday night, North East ISD Superintendent Dr. Brian G. Gottardy announced his plans to retire, effective June 30, 2019.  Gottardy has been the district's superintendent since 2011.  view article

Public meeting notice. The Houston Independent School District Board of Education is conducting a nationwide search for a permanent superintendent, and trustees are seeking input from the community about the qualities and traits they would like to see in their next district leader. HISD Board of Education trustees have scheduled several meetings to gather feedback from the community that will be used to develop a superintendent candidate profile. The dates and times for the meetings are listed below. view article

On Thursday’s Houston Matters: We preview tonight’s HISD board meeting with News 88.7’s Laura Isensee. Plus, the board is seeking input from the community for the district’s superintendent search. We turn to a panel of community members to learn what they want in their next superintendent. view article

BISD appoints interim super: Education consultant to replace Zendejas

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Sylvia Ann Reyna Hatton was hired late Tuesday by a unanimous vote of the BISD Board of Trustees. She earned her doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998, owns her own education consultancy and is the former executive director of the Region One Education Service Center in Edinburg. view article

 Buna ISD Board of Trustees voted to hire Region 5 ESC to conduct a search for a new superintendent. Details and updates will appear on our search page as things progress. read more

Abilene Board of Education members wasted no time scheduling interviews to select the next superintendent of schools. The board selected three applicants Monday night to interview after meeting with Brian Jordan, Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) executive director/leadership services. KASB is conducting the superintendent search for the school district.  view article

Gladewater ISD trustees extended Superintendent Sedric Clark’s contract by one year during their regular meeting Monday. Clark is under contract with the district through 2022, board and superintendent secretary Tina Bigler said Wednesday. view article

The Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees late Tuesday night unanimously voted to name Sylvia Ann Reyna Hatton as interim superintendent. According to a BISD Facebook post, Hatton's recent employment experience includes serving as an education consultant for the Region 13 Education Service Center. Hatton replaces Superintendent Esperanza Zendejas, who was placed on administrative leave with pay pending review. view article

The Jasper ISD Board of Trustees has voted to increase the superintendent's pay for the third time in two weeks. Dr. Gerald Hudson on Monday was granted a $500 per month vehicle allowance one week after receiving a three-percent cost-of-living raise and having his monthly technical stipend increased from $150 to $300. view article

Residents gathered Wednesday to get an update on the state of the Aransas Pass Independent School District. Aransas Pass received millions of dollars worth of damage when Hurricane Harvey made landfall in 2017. According to APISD Superintendent Cara Cooke, the district will be adding a new elementary school campus to the area and are working on a new sports complex. view article

Midway Independent School District administrator April Harris has been selected as the Texas Assistant Principal of the Year. Harris, the Assistant Principal of Midway Middle School, has served as an assistant principal within Midway ISD for four years. view article

Residents in Cleveland ISD have an opportunity to offer suggestions on the characteristics needed in the next superintendent. The survey, which asks participants to list the strengths and challenges of the district, is one step of a multi-step process that will ultimately determine a lone finalist for superintendent. The vacancy is expected to begin in early summer with the departure of outgoing superintendent, Dr. Darrell Myers, who is retiring after 33 years in education. The district’s board of trustees has contracted with the Texas Association of School Boards to conduct the search and established a calendar that begins with community involvement sessions on Tuesday, Feb. 5, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. The application deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 27.  view article

New Braunfels Independent School District’s superintendent officially will be around for an additional year with a goal of helping the district run smoothly. That’s because district trustees on Monday unanimously approved a contract extension tacking another year onto the end of Superintendent Randy Moczygemba’s employment contract. The extension ensure his leadership through the 2024 school year, school board President Sherry Harrison said. view article

In a 7-0 vote, the Katy ISD board of trustees approved the contract to hire acting Superintendent Ken Gregorski as the new permanent superintendent of the district at the Jan. 14 work-study meeting. Gregorski’s annual base salary will be $300,000, according to the three-year contract signed Jan. 14 and made publicly available Jan. 15. This salary can increase beginning July 1, 2020, to either a percentage agreed upon by the board or the maximum percentage raise given to the district’s teachers. He will also receive benefits along with a $1,000 per month in automobile allowance and $100 in a mobile telephone allowance. view article

Ken Gregorski has been named the new superintendent of Katy ISD schools. The Katy ISD Board of Trustees on Monday voted 7-0 to name Gregorski as the next superintendent. view article

Veteran North East ISD Superintendent Brian Gottardy announced his retirement at last night's Board of Education meeting, effective that the end of the current school year, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports. Gottardy, who has led the county's second largest school district since 2011, is credited with cutting the district's property tax rate, despite dealing with explosive student growth and the addition of several new schools. Gottardy also led an extensive strategic planning process in the district to find out 'what parents and community members value most' about public schools. view article

The Katy Independent School District released the following statement on Monday night: At the Katy ISD Work Study meeting this evening, Board of Trustees voted 7-0 to name Ken Gregorski as the new superintendent of schools. view article

At a special Yorktown ISD Board of Education meeting on Monday, Jan. 7, the public had the opportunity to express what characteristics and qualities they would most like to see in YISD’s next superintendent.  view article

A familiar face will lead Alvin ISD — at least on a temporary basis — as the district searches for a new superintendent. The Alvin ISD Board of Regents voted Tuesday to name Assistant Superintendent Daniel Combs as the interim superintendent beginning Wednesday. Gilcrease served as superintendent for five years, leading the district during a time of rapid growth. He announced last November that he was retiring this spring and was taking a job with a consulting firm in Austin. Tuesday was his last full day as superintendent of Alvin ISD.  view article

Brownsville Independent School District trustees will consider the appointment of an interim superintendent of schools during a rescheduled regular Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday. The matter of an interim superintendent became necessary after the board placed Superintendent Esperanza Zendejas "on administrative leave with pay pending further review' at the conclusion view article

Katy ISD officially names Ken Gregorski as new superintendent of schools

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KATY, Texas (KTRK) -- The Katy ISD board of trustees voted 7-0 on Monday night to appoint acting superintendent Ken Gregorski as the district's permanent leader.   Gregorski assumed the interim position on Dec. 1, as the district worked to identify a candidate to replace outgoing Superintendent Lance Hindt.  Gregorski is a 26-year public school veteran, first teaching in the classroom before serving as an assistant principal, principal, and then assistant and deputy superintendent. view article

The Central ISD Board of Trustees voted not to extend Superintendent Allen Garner’s contract following a closed session of its monthly meeting Thursday evening.  Garner has been superintendent since 2007, when he followed former superintendent Vernis Rogers. He did not respond to attempts for comment.  The board voted this in a 5-2 decision. Board president Tim Sprinkle said he would not comment on matters of personnel — what prompted the board to make this decision and how members voted.  Garner still has two years left on his previous contract, so Sprinkle said there are no plans yet in regard to searching for a new superintendent. However, he said the board plans on continuing to work toward improvement for the district. view article

Carrizo Springs ISD Board of Trustees voted to hire Alberto Gonzales, Interim Superintendent of Carrizo Springs CISD, as the district’s new superintendent for Carrizo Springs ISD Superintendent of Schools. Details and updates will continue to appear on our search page. read more

Coahoma ISD announces new superintendent

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COAHOMA -- Coahoma ISD has a new superintendent.  In a meeting on Tuesday night, the Coahoma ISD Board of Trustees named Brad Cox to the role.  Cox had served the district as assistant superintendent since 2014 and has 17 years of experience in education.  He's taking the role after Dr. Amy Jacobs announced that she was leaving the position in October to work with nonprofits. view article

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston ISD wants to hear from you as the school district looks for a permanent superintendent. A meeting will take place Monday night.  It will be the first of many meetings coming up over the next couple of weeks. Trustees want input from the community about the ideal candidate to lead the district.

The Houston Independent School District is hosting a series of meetings to seek input from the public about the district's search for a new superintendent. HISD said the input would include "qualities and traits they would like to see in their next district leader." view article

The Greenville Independent School District Board of Trustees on Thursday voted 6-0 to offer Superintendent Demetrus Liggins a new contract that would be effective until 2024. Board members conducted their routine evaluation of the superintendent and discussed potential changes to his contract at a called district meeting on Thursday. view article

Alvin ISD Assistant Superintendent Daniel Combs was named interim superintendent at the Jan. 8 school board meeting. Combs will fill the position as the school board continues the search for a superintendent. view article

The Quinlan Independent School District Board of Trustees will be conducting its routine annual superintendent evaluation at its scheduled meeting on Monday. The meeting will begin 7 p.m. at the Joe Martin Administration Building, located 401 E. Richmond Ave. in Quinlan. The performance and contract evaluation of the district’s superintendent, Jeff Irvin, who began his tenure in July 30, 2018, will take place in closed executive session. view article

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS (AP) — The superintendent of a South Texas school district has been put on administrative leave with pay amid an investigation into what she said involves facility projects.  Trustees of the Brownsville Independent School District voted unanimously Friday night to place Superintendent Esperanza Zendejas on immediate leave during the review. School officials, who met in executive session prior to the 7-0 vote, did not provide a reason. view article

By a unanimous vote Friday night, the Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees placed Superintendent Esperanza Zendejas on administrative leave with pay effective immediately pending further review.  The action came at the end of a three-hour special-called board meeting, almost all of which took place in closed executive session. The vote was 7-0. view article