Following months of community complaints and calls for transparency, Grand Prairie Independent School District trustees have approved a voluntary separation agreement with their former superintendent, Jorge Arredondo. view article

Two months after the Grand Prairie ISD Board of Trustees removed Jorge Arredondo from his position as superintendent, the board approved a voluntary separation agreement and release during a special called meeting Monday evening. The separation agreement was approved in a 4-3 vote. The board also unanimously approved posting a job for a new superintendent. view article

Superintendent Marc Smith received an almost $30,000 pay raise and a contract extension last week, according to an amendment approved unanimously by the Fort Bend ISD school board. The move marks Smith's first raise since taking the post amid the clouded resignation of the district's former leader, Christie Whitbeck, in December 2023. view article

The Keller ISD Board of Trustees named an interim superintendent amid the controversy surrounding a proposal to split the district in two. At the end of its Thursday night board meeting, which ended early Friday morning, the board voted to pick Cory Wilson, the assistant superintendent of educational services, to lead the district through a proposed split. However, the board decided to put off a vote to accept Superintendent Tracy Johnson's resignation. view article

The Mercedes Independent School District officially named Benjamin Clinton its Superintendent. On Saturday, the Board of Trustees held a special meeting where they officially named Clinton the superintendent of schools. The district announced on social media. “We look forward to Dr. Clinton being part of our Mercedes ISD Tiger Community!,” the district stated. view article

Tracy Johnson did not want to be part of any plan that would split Keller ISD in two. Now, she won’t have to be. Johnson exited her role as Keller ISD superintendent after spending just more than a year in the job. She was not present at the Jan. 30 meeting. Her name plate was not in its usual spot on the dais. view article

The Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a one-year extension to the contract of Superintendent Dr. Xavier De La Torre. In addition to the contract extension, Dr. De La Torre proposed a reduction in his own benefits as part of his commitment to aligning his compensation with the district's financial priorities, according to a release from YISD. view article

The controversy over Keller’s school leadership — and a proposal to split the district in two — will drag on. view article

The Anna Independent School District Board of Trustees, at its January 29, 2025 meeting, named Toby Tucker of New Home ISD, as the finalist for superintendent. By law, the Board must now wait 21 days before voting to hire Tucker to be the new superintendent for Anna ISD. Tucker is slated to replace Interim Superintendent Rod Townsend. The Board conducted an extensive search to determine the best candidate for the role. In October, the Board hired Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Executive Search Services to direct the search. As part of the search, TASB consultants met with staff and community members on November 21, 2024, to identify the leadership qualities most important for the district’s next superintendent. The profile developed from these discussions served as the guiding framework for evaluating the applicants for the position. The Board is scheduled to vote to offer a contract to Tucker on February 20, 2025. Tucker has served as Superintendent of New Home ISD since 2024. view article

Keller Superintendent Tracy Johnson will likely resign from her position at the school board’s regularly scheduled meeting on Jan. 30, according to the meeting’s agenda posted Monday afternoon. “Consider and Take Possible Action on Superintendent Voluntary Separation Agreement,” the agenda item reads. The following item says the board will name an interim superintendent. The announcement comes as the board has dealt with vocal opposition to a proposal to split Keller ISD into two new districts. 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