Board Of Trustees Name Dr. Michael Hinojosa As Dallas ISD Interim Superintendent

In May 2014, Dr. Michael Hinojosa retired as a school superintendent. Dr. Hinojosa served 20 years as a superintendent/CEO of six public education systems, including two of the 25 largest school systems in America, Dallas ISD in Texas and the CobbCountySchool District, in suburban Atlanta, Georgia. His career in public education, from teacher and coach to superintendent/CEO, spans more than three decades.

With a firm belief that education and not environment is the key to a

student’s success, he has led several school districts to improved student achievement. Dr. Hinojosa’s recognitions include being named 2002 Superintendent of the Year by the Texas Association of School Boards and 2005 Superintendent of the Year by the University of Texas at Austin. He was honored as Distinguished Alumnus by the College of Education at TexasTechUniversity and the Outstanding Latino Educator by the American Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents in 2014 and is past president of the Texas Association of School Administrators. Since retirement he has served as an educational consultant for various firms that support public education, including being a master teacher and coach for the American Association of School Administrators and the American Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents.

Dr. Hinojosa holds a doctorate in education from the University of Texas at Austin. He and wife Kitty have two sons, graduates of Princeton University and Harvard University. He has a son from a previous marriage who graduated from Texas Tech University. All three attended Dallas ISD for a significant portion of their K-12 careers.