DR. KAREN COULD BE HEADED TO LUBBOCK!

SHE'S UP FOR THE BIG JOB BUT HISD COULD BE LOSING A VALUABLE PLAYER!

After leading HISD to more than three years of record academic progress, Dr. HISD Chief Academic Officer Karen Garza was today named the lone finalist to become the new Superintendent of Schools Lubbock ISD. Dr Garza will remain at HISD through the end of this school year and is expected to begin work in Lubbock on July 1.

“This is a huge loss for HISD and a huge gain for the Lubbock ISD,” said Superintendent of Schools Abelardo Saavedra. “Karen has been a force for improving the academic standing of HISD and its schools. Her leadership, in working with the Board of Education, the regional superintendents, principals, and teachers, has helped HISD to make very strong academic progress during her tenure. We’ve been blessed to have someone of Dr. Garza’s skills and abilities. She will be missed, but we wish her well in her new post and know that great things are in store for the Lubbock ISD. I will be appointing an Interim Chief Academic Officer soon, to help guide the district through the transition while the Board of Education searches for a new Superintendent of Schools.”

HISD Board President Lawrence Marshall said, “Karen is a very resourceful and imaginative individual with exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills. She should make an outstanding contribution to Lubbock ISD based on her considerable experience in urban and suburban education.”