The Sharyland Independent School District Board of Trustees has named its finalist for superintendent. Elaine Howard, current Deputy Superintendent of Boerne Independent School District, was named a finalist for superintendent during their regular board meeting on Monday, according to a release. view article

After serving in Magnolia ISD for more than 20 years, Superintendent Todd Stephens has announced he will be stepping down from his position at the end of the 2023-24 school year. Stephens, who joined the district in 1999, announced that he would be retiring after spending 43 years in education, according to a release by the district. view article

She was there, and then she was gone.  About halfway through the Burton Independent School District’s March board meeting Tuesday night, trustees approved the voluntary retirement agreement with Superintendent Edna Kennedy.  After a round of thanks, Kennedy got up from her seat at the dias and left the room.  Accepting her retirement was a scheduled item on the agenda, as was hiring a search firm and naming an interim superintendent.  Both also happened Tuesday as the board turned to retired Jefferson ISD Superintendent Rob Barnwell as interim boss. He is expected to start next week.   “We picked one of the gentlemen we interviewed,” Burton ISD board President Jeff Harmel told The Banner-Press on Wednesday morning. “We hope he can start next Monday (March 25). We’re hopefully going to visit with him again today (to finalize details of his contract), and we want him to start right away.” view article

The Brownsville Independent School District announced the appointment of its new superintendent. Jesus H. Chavez will be the new Superintendent of Schools for the district, following a Board of Trustees meeting that was held Wednesday. view article

Normangee ISD named its lone finalist for Superintendent Friday. More than 50 candidates submitted an application, but Justin Vercher came out on top. He has over 23 years of experience in education and currently serves as the high school principal at Hillsboro High School. He has also worked in Northwest ISD, Birdville ISD, Forney ISD, Katy ISD and Little River ISD. view article

The Lufkin ISD Board of Trustees contemplated a presentation Tuesday focusing on staffing levels during a widespread period of declining enrollment. Amanda Brownson, deputy executive director at the Texas Association of School Business Officials, delivered the presentation during the board’s regular workshop. The report was part of a larger study coordinated by Curtis Culwell, of Culwell Consulting LLC, that the school district commissioned last year. Deputy Superintendent Kurt Stephens said after Tuesday’s workshop that the study extends to “school funding, revenue, staffing, enrollment and looking at all of that as a whole.” view article

The lone finalist has been named for Bonham ISD’s next superintendent. According to a social media post, at its meeting on Wednesday, the school board named Dr. Joy Wilson to fill the position. After a state-required 21-day waiting period, Dr. Wilson will become the new leader following the retirement of current BISD Superintendent, Kelly Trompler. view article

The Bonham ISD Board of Trustees has named DR. Joy Wilson the lone finalist to be the new Superintendent. Dr. Wilson will officially take over from current superintendent Kelly Trompler on July 1. view article

The Brownsville Independent School District made it official on Tuesday, signing a one-year contract with Jesus H. Chavez to become superintendent of schools following well received stint as interim. Chavez, a Brownsville native and former superintendent of the Harlingen, Corpus Christi and Round Rock school districts, signed a contract with a base salary of $375,000 after the board of trustees voted 5-2 to extend the offer. view article

Serving since 2009, Magnolia ISD’s superintendent Todd Stephens has announced his retirement, according to a March 19 news release. Zooming in During his time as superintendent, Stephens led the district through the 2020 pandemic; brought the International Baccalaureate Diploma program to MISD; oversaw the passage of the 2015 and 2022 bond packages, which included new intermediate campuses; and helped support the community after the 2011 wildfires. According to the release, Stephens first joined MISD as assistant superintendent in 1999, and has been in education for 43 years. view article

Burton ISD is set to embark on a search for a new superintendent, as current Superintendent Dr. Edna Kennedy is retiring. Dr. Edna Kennedy, pictured speaking at Tuesday's State of the Community Forum, is retiring as Burton ISD Superintendent. The Burton School Board on Tuesday approved a voluntary retirement agreement with Dr. Kennedy and decided to move forward with Powell Law Group to conduct the superintendent search. Dr. Kennedy has served as Burton ISD’s superintendent since 2015 and has 39 years of experience in public education. A press release provided by the district said she looks forward to the next chapter of her life with future opportunities to spend more time with family. According to the release, Dr. Kennedy’s last day was Tuesday, March 19th, but she will remain an employee of the school district until June 30th, which is when her contract expires. view article

Fewer than 20 people attended a town hall meeting Tuesday to discuss the search for a new superintendent for Longview ISD. Most of the people there were either school board trustees or district employees. view article

The Archer City ISD school board named Hico Superintendent Jon Hartgraves the lone finalist for its superintendent position during a special meeting on Tuesday, March 5. Hartgraves has served as superintendent of Hico ISD since 2012 and served as superintendent of Gordon ISD before that. “The school board was looking for a candidate that would put the kids first, was a decisive leader and… view article

Longview ISD is asking for community feedback in search of a new superintendent after laying out a timeline that extends into May. The firm hired by Longview ISD will lead the search for a new superintendent invites the community to provide input through an town hall meeting and online survey. JG Consulting will host a community town hall meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19 at the Broughton Recreation Center in Longview to receive feedback from parents, staff and students on sought after qualities for Longview ISD's next superintendent. view article

The Laredo ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to extend the contract of Superintendent Dr. Sylvia G. Rios to 2029 after a brief closed executive session during a special called meeting conducted last Thursday in the LISD Board Room. view article

The Prairiland ISD Board of Trustees named longtime Prairiland High School Principal Jason Hostetler as the lone finalist in its search for the district’s next superintendent when trustees met Tuesday for their monthly meeting. Submitted Photo / Prairiland ISD view article

A conversation with new Seguin ISD Superintendent Veronica Vijil comes to listeners of this week’s Saturday Topic program on radio station KWED. Dr. Vijil joins KWED/Seguin Daily News General Manager Darren Dunn for a candid discussion about her background in education and her plans for the Seguin ISD. view article

A familiar face in Calvert ISD may be taking on a higher position. Latisha Crockett-Tennell has been named the district’s lone superintendent finalist. She’s been in the district for nearly three years serving as the K-12 principal and the interim superintendent since November 2023. She said being named the lone superintendent finalist was the best fit. view article

CROCKETT – Crockett Independent School District (CISD) Assistant Superintendent Brian Aiken has been accepted by Corrigan-Camden Independent School District as their lone finalist to head the school district as superintendent. In a press release, Corrigan’s school board released the following statement: “At a specially called meeting on Monday night, the Corrigan-Camden ISD Board of Trustees unanimously selected Mr. Brian Aiken, currently the Assistant Superintendent in Crockett ISD, as the lone finalist for Superintendent. view article

CANYON, Texas (KFDA) - Canyon ISD director of athletics Toby Tucker has been named the lone finalist for the superintendent job at New Home ISD. Tucker has been in his position with Canyon ISD for the past six years, helping oversee numerous state championship winning teams across the CISD schools he’s overseen. Tucker also helped the school district set the foundation for the West Plains athletic programs ahead of the school opening in 2022. Tucker previously spent time in leadership roles at Claude ISD, Childress ISD, and Wheeler ISD before coming to Canyon. view article

PRESIDIO — At last week’s meeting, the Presidio ISD School Board announced that Carmen Rubner had been selected to serve as district superintendent for the 2024-2025 school year and beyond. Last June, she was hired as an interim superintendent to fill in for Ray Vasquez, who announced his resignation at the end of the 2023-2024 school year. Rubner is a familiar face to many Presidio ISD families. She worked for the district previously from 1991 to 2019, serving a variety of roles from teacher and coach to assistant principal and technology director. In addition to her superintendent role, she is also the high school principal; the district has not yet decided whether they will hire a new campus leader. District leaders decided to make Rubner’s position permanent with help from Doug Karr, a consultant with Arrow Educational Services, Inc. Before the search began in earnest at the beginning of January, Karr issued a questionnaire to board members asking them to rank the qualities they felt were most important in district leadership — the trustees expressed that they were looking for someone who was a “collaborator” and a “visionary.” view article

The New Home ISD Board of Trustees has named Toby Tucker as the Lone Finalist for the position of Superintendent. Tucker, 49, has served as Director of Athletics for Canyon ISD over the last six years. Prior to his time in Canyon, Tucker worked as the Director of Field Services at Region 16 in Amarillo, a position he held for six years handling leadership development training for superintendents and school boards. This is Tucker's second stint as a superintendent as he held the position in Claude ISD from 2009 to 2012. Tucker brings 25 years of education experience to New Home. read more

The board of trustees of the Elkhart ISD has contracted with Arrow Educational  Services, Inc. to assist them in their search for a new superintendent. Arrow Lead Consultant/COO Jim Dunlap and President/CEO Dr. Russell Marshall will conduct the Search. The timeline will be available on March 5th at www.arrowsearchinc.com and the TASA website. read more

RANKIN, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Shaye Murphy has been selected as the Lone Finalist for Superintendent by the Rankin ISD Board of Trustees. Previously serving at Gunter ISD as the Chief Administrative Officer, or Assistant Superintendent, Murphy brings 22 years of experience in education with 17 of those being in leadership positions. RISD said in a statement that Murphy brings a wealth of experience in financial management and instructional leadership, as well as a focus on community and building relationships. view article

The district announced that the Board unanimously approved naming Dr. Malinda Golden to the role at their regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 19.  The Belton ISD Board of Trustees has named a lone finalist for the district's new superintendent of schools.  The district announced that the Board unanimously approved naming Dr. Malinda Golden to the role at their regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 19. Golden has already been serving as acting superintendent since Jan. 10, 2024, said the district, following the resignation of Dr. Matt Smith. view article

Longtime Superintendent James Wilcox announced in the fall that he would retire no later than the end of 2025. Wilcox became superintendent in 2007. He retired in 2011 and was rehired as a part-time superintendent in 2012 and began receiving Texas Teacher Retirement benefits.  Trustees earlier this month interviewed two consulting firms to help guide the process of searching for potential candidates to replace Wilcox, with the board hiring Georgetown-based JG Consulting. view article

KATY, Texas (KTRK) -- Katy ISD declined a policy that would allow the district to hire chaplains as school counselors during a board meeting Monday night. Board members struck down the controversial plan in a 5 to 2 vote. "Now, therefore, be it resolved that Katy ISD Board of Trustees declines to adopt a policy authorizing the District to employ or accept as a volunteer a chaplain under Chapter 23, Education Code. The Katy ISD Board of Trustees further acknowledges that it retains the right, in the future, to re-evaluate whether to employ or accept as a volunteer chaplain pursuant to the provisions of the Texas Education Code," according to board document. view article

CORRIGAN, Texas (KTRE) - Corrigan-Camden Independent School District has announced lone finalist for superintendent of the district. The board had a specially-called meeting on Monday night, and unanimously selected Brian Aiken. Aiken is currently the Assistant Superintendent at Crockett ISD. Aiken would replace Dr. Keith Brooks, who resigned in Oct. 2023 after serving only seven months as superintendent. Dr. Darrell Myers has been serving as interim superintendent since then. The district said they chose Aiken because he has wide experience in all facets of education, starting off as a special education instructional aide while attending college, teaching at the elementary level, serving as assistant principal and principal at the secondary level, an now, serving as an assistant superintendent at Crockett ISD view article

The Board of Trustees is excited and happy to announce the new Superintendent for Jayton-Girard ISD, Mr. Scott Bicknell.  Mr. Bicknell was hired on February 23, 2024. He has 19 years of experience in Texas public  schools and is currently the Superintendent at Muenster ISD, having served in that role since 2022. Prior to that, he served as the Superintendent for Glasscock County ISD.  He and his wife, Brooke, have 2 children, Josselyn, age 10 and Everly, age 9.  Brooke is currently an Optavia Health Coach and Secondary Math Teacher for TTU K-12.  The Bicknell’s are looking forward  to making Jayton/Girard their new home. read more

Corrigan-Camden Independent School District has announced lone finalist for superintendent of the district. The board had a specially-called meeting on Monday night, and unanimously selected Brian Aiken. Aiken is currently the Assistant Superintendent at Crockett ISD. Aiken would replace Dr. Keith Brooks, who resigned in Oct. 2023 after serving only seven months as superintendent. Dr. Darrell Myers has been serving as interim superintendent since then. view article

Early ISD Superintendent Dr. Dewayne Wilkins is leaving the school district to join the Lubbock ISD as its Chief Financial Officer. Chance Barr, president of the Early ISD Board of Trustees, shared the following information in an email: “Dr. Wilkins has announced that he has accepted a job at Lubbock ISD, and his last day will be March 17, 2024. We wish him well in his new position. The Board will meet tonight (Tuesday, Feb. 27) in closed session to discuss the timeline for selecting an interim superintendent and starting the search for our new superintendent.” view article

Longview ISD could have a new superintendent by July. Longtime Superintendent James Wilcox announced in the fall that he would retire no later than the end of 2025. Wilcox became superintendent in 2007. He retired in 2011 and was rehired as a part-time superintendent in 2012 and began receiving Texas Teacher Retirement benefits.Longview ISD could have a new superintendent by July. Longtime Superintendent James Wilcox announced in the fall that he would retire no later than the end of 2025. Wilcox became superintendent in 2007. He retired in 2011 and was rehired as a part-time superintendent in 2012 and began receiving Texas Teacher Retirement benefits. view article

The Brownsville ISD Board of Trustees named Dr. Jesus H. Chavez as the lone finalist for the superintendent position. Chavez is a Brownsville native who was serving as the district's interim superintendent, a Tuesday news release from the district states. The release noted Chavez’s “extensive involvement” with the district, which included frequent visits to campuses. Per state law, the Brownsville school board must wait a minimum of 21 days before officially appointing Dr. Chavez as the superintendent of schools. During this time, the board will negotiate the terms of the employment contract with Chavez, the release added. view article

On Feb. 19, the Corsicana 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 searches page as things progress. view article

Del Valle school district Superintendent Annette Tielle announced Friday that she will retire in December after seven years with the district. Tielle will leave as the district rolls out its $300 million bond to build a second high school and new career and technical programs. Tielle, who has worked in education for 32 years, plans to retire to spend more time with her family, she said in a statement Friday. "When I look back on the legacy that I've built, I look forward to this now affording the students the opportunities that they so deserve," Tielle told the American-Statesman on Friday. view article