Vikki Curry was unanimously named as the district’s top candidate, following an executive session at a special board meeting on Monday. Curry has 30 years of experience in education and is currently serving as the assistant superintendent for teaching and learning at Galveston ISD, a post she has held since July 2021. In that role, she has overseen the development and delivery of curriculum and instruction, monitored and evaluated instructional programs, and actively helped develop campus improvement plans. Prior to Curry’s existing position, she served in Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD as assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction and as a principal. She was also an assistant principal in Spring ISD and a teacher in Galveston ISD. A total of 38 candidates were considered for the position. Burton School Board President Jeff Harmel said Curry “stood out as both an exceptional administrator, and as the best fit for Burton ISD in regard to experience and skill.” view article

On Tuesday, Longview ISD named the lone finalist for its superintendent position. During a special board meeting, trustees approved Dr. Marla Sheppard as the top candidate for the role. Sheppard was most recently the Deputy Chief of Academic Achievement for KIPP Texas. view article

The Longview ISD Board of Trustees has announced Dr. Marla Sheppard as the lone finalist for the position of Superintendent, during a special meeting on Tuesday, May 21. Dr. Marla Sheppard brings extensive knowledge of public education and 29 years of experience. Dr. Sheppard is currently serving as Deputy Chief of Academic Achievement for KIPP Texas Public Schools where she has worked since 2021. view article

School board members voted to place Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen on paid administrative leave without discussion Tuesday night after a Title IX investigation found her husband, a school employee, guilty of sexual harassment. The Humble ISD school board unceremoniously ousted its superintendent, Elizabeth Fagen, in a 4-2 vote Tuesday night after a Title IX report released last month found her husband, a longtime athletic director in the district, created a hostile and sexually inappropriate work environment. view article

HISD's appointed Superintendent Mike Miles and leaders of his former charter network, Third Future Schools, are vehemently denying reports that the network illegally used money from its Texas campuses to subsidize its schools in Colorado. Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath also said Friday that he had referred the issue to the Texas Education Agency's complaint team, but that initial reports did not show evidence of wrongdoing. view article

Humble ISD trustees placed Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen on paid administrative leave Tuesday in a split vote, just a month after details surfaced of a costly Title IX investigation involving her husband, who recently resigned as the district's athletic director. The board voted 4-2 to approve putting Fagen on leave, with trustee Marques Holmes abstaining. Once she left the room, the board voted 6-0 to name Deputy Superintendent Roger Brown as interim superintendent. The board did not discuss the motion to place Fagen on leave or the decision to tap Brown as the interim, but, after the meeting, the board president said Fagen was placed on leave due to "a personnel matter." Trustee Robert Sitton, who voted against the motion, expressed frustration. view article

Humble ISD trustees placed Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen on paid administrative leave Tuesday, the latest development in an increasingly rocky relationship between the district’s top leaders. Four of the district’s seven board members voted to place Fagen on leave during a tense meeting, with none of the trustees offering a reason for the leave or how long it will last. Board President Robert Scarfo declined to comment following the meeting, calling the vote a “personnel matter.” view article

Once the regular meeting begins, the board will canvass the results of the May 4th election, and new trustees Ande "Arch" Bostain and Mike Clyde will receive the oath of office. The board will then name its new officers. Following that, board members will consider amending local policy regarding locally provided leave and adding a policy pertaining to the offering of professional non-certified contracts to positions of importance who do not qualify for regular Chapter 21 contracts. Trustees will then go into executive session to consult with an attorney and to discuss personnel, safety and security, and real property. The board will meet again on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Burton ISD Central Office, where it will hold interviews in executive session for candidates who have applied to the district's superintendent position. Former superintendent Dr. Edna Kennedy retired in March. The board is working with Powell Law Group to conduct the search for a new superintendent. According to the timeline provided by the district for the superintendent hiring process, May 13-17 is designated for the second round of interviews, with May 17th slated as the day to name a lone finalist. The preferred start date for the selected candidate is listed as June 10th. view article

Following in the footsteps of librarians, educational specialists, teachers, and principals, custodians are the latest workforce group staring down district-wide layoffs courtesy of superintendent Mike Miles. view article

Inside the Mission Event Center, students from across the three high school campuses donned their school colors, ready to perform for guests inside the lobby corridor. Sharyland ISD school board member Dr. Noe Oliveira served as the opening speaker. “It’s an incredibly, what we call, a sad, happy day,” he said while addressing staff, students, and parents in attendance. Oliveira recounted when Vidaurri first joined Sharyland ISD after she’d been selected out of six finalists. “We have to narrow it down from all the applicants to six…and an alternate” Oliveira said. “Her first interview, she came out…and told us everything about the district…We learned a lot from her in that meeting. It was fantastic.” He continued, stating Vidaurri made it as a lone finalist, becoming superintendent after 21 days of selection. “We picked the best one that day,” Oliveira said. view article

The leaders of Houston’s largest teachers union approved a resolution of no confidence in Houston ISD’s Superintendent Mike Miles on Tuesday, in a strong but ultimately symbolic rebuke of the state-appointed superintendent’s leadership. The union’s resolution calls for Miles’ removal as superintendent and lays out numerous grievances that have surfaced repeatedly over the course of his 11-month tenure. It now heads to the Houston Federation of Teachers’ 6,000-plus members for ratification, with results of the vote expected next week. “The takeover of Houston ISD, the largest school district in Texas and the eighth largest district in the country, is a politically motivated, irresponsible experiment that is worsening inequities and disenfranchising Houston voters,” the resolution begins. “Houston ISD teachers and support staff have come together now to call for a vote of no confidence in state-installed superintendent Mike Miles.” view article

Tenaha Independent School District announced the selectionof Jerrod Campbell as its next superintendent. A customary 21-day waiting period will be undertaken, after which Campbell will begin work on June 3, 2025, the district said. view article

The Sherman Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to approve a voluntary separation agreement with suspended Superintendent Dr. Tyson Bennett in a special meeting Wednesday morning. Terms of the agreement have not been made public. The board voted to suspend Bennett for controversial decisions he made for the Sherman High School theater program when he enforced a new rule that roles cast in the musical Oklahoma! must match the student’s sex at birth, causing many students, including a transgender male, to lose their parts in the play. view article

The Pflugerville ISD board of trustees approved a contract to hire Quintin Shepherd as superintendent during a special board meeting April 29. Shepherd will officially start in the role May 28, per district representatives. How we got here Steve Flores has served as interim superintendent since December, following the resignation of former six-year superintendent Douglas Killian. Killian announced his resignation after being named the lone finalist to serve as superintendent of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. view article

Southlake Carroll will begin searching for a new superintendent by the end of the year. On Friday evening, Carroll ISD superintendent Dr. Lane Ledbetter announced that he was planning to retire from his position by the end of the year. A class of 1989 graduate and the son of Carroll coach and athletic director Bob Ledbetter, Dr. Ledbetter previously served as head superintendent for Graham ISD and Midlothian ISD prior to joining Carroll in Jan. 2021. "This decision was not made lightly, but after considerable thought, my wife and I firmly believe that now is the right time for me to transition into retirement while seeking new opportunities to continue contributing to the field of education," Dr. Ledbetter says via email. "I want to express my deepest gratitude to each member of the board, our faculty and staff, as well as the entire Dragon community. Serving Carroll ISD, a district that holds a special place in my heart as my alma mater, has been an honor, and I will forever cherish the opportunity to give back to the community that has done so much for me and my family." view article

HUTTO, Texas — After just seven months on the job, Hutto ISD's superintendent has resigned. Dr. Raúl Peña was named the lone finalist for the role in August 2023 before taking over in September. Peña replaced former superintendent Dr. Celina Estrada Thomas, who retired in May 2023. During the April 25 board meeting, the district accepted Peña's resignation. He explained his decision to step down, stating a family medical emergency as the reason. view article

Carroll ISD Superintendent Lane Ledbetter is retiring in December after four years in the role. The school board reviewed his voluntary retirement agreement at its meeting Monday. The school board reviewed his voluntary retirement agreement at its meeting Monday. view article

The Lufkin ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint James Hockenberry as superintendent during a special meeting Monday. The vote followed the state’s 21-day mandatory waiting period after the board named him publicly as the lone candidate April 8. Hockenberry will officially begin work Wednesday, about one month earlier than originally projected. “He’s getting a head start by coming to us on May 1,” said board chair Kristi Gay. “It’s valuable to us because he’s going to see our campuses with the kids there, with all the teachers there, with our janitor and maintenance staff … He will get a much better feel for the district by having the chance to see us in operation.” view article

Dr. Raul Peña recently wrote a letter to the Hutto Board of Trustees explaining his reason for stepping down after just seven months on the job. view article

The Mesquite ISD Board of Trustees announced its unanimous selection of Dr. Ángel Rivera as the lone finalist for the role of Superintendent of Schools on Monday, Feb. 14. Dr. Rivera currently holds the position of deputy superintendent for the district, which serves nearly 40,000 students. view article

The board of trustees of the Kemp Independent School District has contracted with Arrow Educational Services, Inc. to assist them in their search for a new superintendent. Arrow president/ CEO Dr. Russell Marshall and lead consultant/COO Jim Dunlap will conduct the search. The timeline is posted on arrowsearchinc.com and the TASA career center. Updates will be available on arrowsearchinc.com and TexasISD.com as the search progresses. view article

The Board of Trustees has named Jay Ratcliff (current Superintendent of Big Sandy ISD) as Lone Finalist for the superintendent's position. Jay is a very experienced superintendent and is well known in the area. He will be a GREAT fit for Harleton ISD. Jay will be in-district one day this week and I will try to introduce him to as many folks as possible. He will begin duties sometime after March 15th.

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The Latexo Independent School District Board of Trustees made it official on Thursday, March 7 as they announced Latexo High School Principal Michael Woodard was the lone finalist for the Latexo ISD superintendent’s position. Latexo ISD Board President Kelly Nicol opened the meeting and informed those in attendance, “In our last meeting on Tuesday (March 5) – at about 10 pm – we named Mr. Michael Woodard as our lone finalist for the Latexo ISD superintendent’s position.” view article

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The Leander ISD Board of Trustees named Dan Troxell, Ph.D., as the lone finalist to be the district’s new superintendent. Troxell has been superintendent of Kerrville ISD for 14 years, and was named Superintendent of the Year by the Texas Association of School Boards in 2008. Troxell also previously worked for Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Allen ISD and Round Rock ISD. view article

The Southside Independent School District’s months-long search for a superintendent came to an end Saturday with the naming of a lone finalist from a field of 58 applicants. Mark E. Eads, the current superintendent of the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, was selected as the finalist during a special meeting after the applicants were narrowed down to three candidates. view article

The Georgetown Board of Trustees has hired Fred Brent as the district's newest superintendent. view article