Superintendent Doug Loomis is retiring from Amarillo ISD at end of 2024-25 school year after nearly 40 years with the district. According to the agenda for Monday's AISDBoard of Trustees meeting, Loomis submitted a "letter of retirement/resignation" to be effective June 30, 2025. view article

Del Valle ISD named Matthew Gutierrez as the district’s Superintendent of Schools during a meeting Saturday. Gutierrez was named as the lone finalist for the position by the district on September 21. “Dr. Gutierrez’s priority is guiding the district toward an ambitious path toward overall improvement,” DVISD said. “He is working to effectively build a community engagement framework designed to help meet the district’s needs of almost 12,000 students.” view article

Fort Worth ISD will have to pay more than $500,000 to buy out outgoing Superintendent Dr. Angelica Ramsey. The board voted 8-1 to accept Ramsey's resignation on Sept. 24, and her resignation went into effect Tuesday. As a part of the resignation agreement between Ramsey and the district, Fort Worth ISD will pay her two installments of $247,961.58, the first of which will be paid out this week. view article

The board refused to reveal what the allegations were, frustrating community members. One trustee promised the results of an investigation into Dr. Jorge Arrendondo would be made public, but it's unclear when. view article

The Fort Worth Independent School District will pay more than $500,000 in salary, benefits and retirement funds to buy out the contract of outgoing Superintendent Angélica Ramsey, whose resignation as leader of the district was effective as of Tuesday this week. The resignation agreement was released to the Star-Telegram by the district on Wednesday in response to an open records request. It shows that Ramsey will receive two installments of about $247,962 — with the first to be paid this week and the second within the first two weeks of 2025 — as a severance payment. The total of the severance payment is equivalent to one year of salary and benefits. Ramsey also is receiving about $48,540 in unused vacation, sick and personal time. In addition to the severance, Ramsey began serving as the district’s “ambassador for public relations” as of Tuesday and “shall be placed on school related leave with pay and benefits” during this period, which will continue through Aug. 30, according to the agreement. The agreement states she will continue to receive her full pay and benefits in accordance with the terms outlined in her contract during this employment. Her salary in the contract is $335,000 per year. Ramsey will be allowed to work outside the district during this time span. If Ramsey decided to resign her employment before Aug. 30, the board would accept her early resignation without penalty and future salary payments would stop but she would not lose the severance payments, the agreement states. view article

Fort Worth ISD will pay former Superintendent Angélica Ramsey $544,463 to buy out her contract, according to her exit agreement with the school board. The 12-page agreement, obtained by the Fort Worth Report through an open records request, outlines that the district will pay Ramsey two major lump sum payments and set aside retirement funds for her. It also details the educator’s new role as the district’s public relations ambassador, and she was immediately placed on leave with full salary and benefits. view article

There are new developments in the investigation into the Grand Prairie Independent School District’s superintendent. Dr. Jorge Arrendondo was placed on administrative leave last month after only being on the job for a few months. view article

As the Fort Worth Independent School District’s school board soon determines how it will conduct its search for a new superintendent, North Texas school attorneys say the opening could be well sought-after even in the midst of the school year. Superintendent Angélica Ramsey’s last day with Fort Worth ISD was Monday after she resigned from her post amid scrutiny of the district’s academic performance. Her resignation agreement states that she’ll receive more than $500,000 in severance and will remain employed by the district until next August as its “ambassador for public relations. view article

Former Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Angelica Ramsey will receive nearly $550,000 and will be paid her full salary and benefits through August 2025 as part of her resignation agreement with the district, according to paperwork obtained by NBC 5. view article

Grand Prairie ISD's board is voting to move forward with a "separation" from its recently hired superintendent, Dr. Jorge Arrendondo. After an hours long closed-door session, a 4-2 vote by the board alleged Arrendondo violated a policy that prohibits discrimination and harassment. view article

onte Alto ISD announced in a news release the appointment of an interim superintendent Tuesday, following its superintendent’s resignation to pursue new opportunities. In addition to Filomena Leo’s appointment during a school board meeting Monday, the district has also officially opened the superintendent position to applicants. Applications for the position will be accepted until noon on Nov. 7. view article

The Fort Worth ISD is now officially operating without a leader. Superintendent Angelica Ramsey officially resigned at the end of September, and the school board has yet to name someone to temporarily take over. Ramsey officially cleaned out her office at Fort Worth ISD headquarters on Monday, leaving the chair empty per her resignation deal with the school board, which was approved last week. view article

Fort Worth Independent School District teachers and parents are eager to look forward and push the district in a positive direction after a month of extensive scrutiny on the state of the local schools ended with the superintendent’s resignation. Angélica Ramsey is leaving her post as Fort Worth ISD’s leader shortly after Mayor Mattie Parker and other community leaders publicly called out the district last month on its stagnant academic performance and demanded a turnaround through local collaborative efforts. On Tuesday, the school board accepted Ramsey’s resignation and must now appoint both an interim and permanent leader. As district teachers and parents have watched the chain of events unfold, they’re hopeful the next superintendent can hit the ground running on a fresh start and utilize their knowledge of Fort Worth to uplift the area’s largest school district. Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article293077279.html#storylink=cpy view article

After two years with the Fort Worth Independent School District, Superintendent Angélica Ramsey will no longer lead the district. On Tuesday night, the Fort Worth ISD board voted 8-1 to accept Dr. Ramsey's voluntary resignation. Dr. Camille Rodriguez cast the lone "no" vote. view article

Interim superintendent Dr. Thomas O’Neal was officially hired as the new Sherman ISD superintendent Monday after emerging as the lone finalist in August. view article

The Fort Worth Independent School District is once again discussing the superintendent's job. Dr. Angelica Ramsey's performance is under review as members of the community call for change. view article

The Waco Independent School District (Waco ISD) is poised to formally offer a contract to Dr. Tiffany Spicer, its lone finalist for the superintendent position, during the board meeting scheduled for October 4. Dr. Spicer currently serves as the superintendent of Buna ISD, located near Beaumont, and has nearly two decades of administrative experience in education. 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