The Socorro Independent School District (SISD) will not begin its search for a new superintendent until June, despite having been under the leadership of Interim Superintendent James Vasquez for over a year. During a board workshop, the school board provided an update on the superintendent search process. view article

A leadership change is coming to the Gunter Independent School District. The school board on Monday named Josh Barton as interim superintendent, stepping in to guide the district following the resignation of current Superintendent Scott Martindale. Barton, who has served as Gunter High School principal for the past three years, will assume the role of acting superintendent next month. view article

An update to a story we’ve been following involving a school superintendent out of Zavala County. Back in February, La Pryor Independent School District’s board placed its superintendent, Dr. William Arevalo, on paid leave pending an ongoing investigation. No specifics were given on what the investigation was regarding. view article

The Schulenburg ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously at their May 1, 2025 special meeting to name Lee Hafley as the district’s new Superintendent of Schools, following the required 21-day waiting period after he was named Lone Finalist earlier this month.Hafley will begin his full-time duties on Monday, May 5. view article

Nacogdoches ISD is continuing its search for its next superintendent. Officials are considering the community’s input before interviews begin. Over 300 responses were collected and discussed by board members at Tuesday’s meeting. The search firm, Arrow Educational Services Inc., conducted a survey for both faculty and district residents. The firm’s operating officer Jim Dunlap said surveys were divided into major themes. “The basis to identify a candidate to bring to you, say these are the people that we think that fit this profile,” said Dunlap. view article

The Edgewood Independent School District Board of Trustees has announced their choice for lone finalist for superintendent. Scott Tyner has been named lone finalist for the position of superintendent of schools, following a board meeting held on April 21, according to the district. Tyner currently serves as superintendent of Martins Mill ISD, a role he has held since April 2021. Prior to that, he served for nine years as superintendent of Tenaha ISD, where he also worked as a coach and principal beginning in 2005, according to a statement from Edgewood ISD. 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

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