{"id":249261,"date":"2026-04-14T14:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/249261\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:08:07","slug":"san-antonio-isd-aims-to-have-new-superintendent-named-by-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/249261\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio ISD aims to have new superintendent named by July"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Antonio Independent School District trustees will start working with a search firm this week to identify their next superintendent on an accelerated timeline.<\/p>\n

At a Monday meeting, trustees announced\u00a0WorkTogether<\/a> Talent Consulting, an Austin-based company, will lead the search. The district will pay about $52,500 to the search firm.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trustees chose WorkTogether as their search firm because of its willingness to begin the work quickly and its pledge to conduct a \u201cvery broad search,\u201d Board Vice President Christina Martinez said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking at maybe not current sitting superintendents, but also maybe chiefs of academics somewhere, or deputy superintendents,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cLooking at all levels to find the next leader.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, trustees met and discussed what they would like to see in a new leader<\/a>. The board said it hopes to find someone who would reflect the values of district community members, introduce rigorous curriculum to classrooms and boost academic performance. On Monday, longtime board member Ed\u00a0Garza said he would also like the district to consult with the Texas Education Agency as it selects its next leader.<\/p>\n

The two-and-a-half-month search timeline is more compressed than the most recent\u00a0SAISD search that ended with Aquino\u2019s hiring.<\/p>\n

While trustees lauded WorkTogether\u2019s commitment to conduct a broad search, a pair of district principals asked Monday that the next superintendent come from within SAISD.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn internal candidate offers a distinct advantage: they know our campuses by name and need,\u201d\u00a0Brackenridge High School Principal Mandie Holtsford-Suarez said. \u201cAs a principal on the front lines, I see firsthand what is working. I respectfully urge the board to prioritize an internal candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fellow school leader Jennifer Zavala, principal of Longfellow Elementary, echoed Holtsford-Suarez\u2019s request.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ability to listen, advocate and build trust across diverse groups is essential to sustain this progress,\u201d Zavala said. \u201cHiring internally will strengthen that connection, ensuring our families feel seen, heard and included in the life of the district.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trustees plan to gather feedback on what SAISD families and community members hope to see in the school system\u2019s next leader.\u00a0Martinez said the district will host listening sessions, community events and online forums to engage with the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Antonio Independent School District trustees will start working with a search firm this week to identify their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-249261","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-san-antonio","9":"tag-san-antonio-headlines","10":"tag-san-antonio-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}