The Killeen Independent School District board of trustees will review Superintendent John Craftâs contract this week after voting to postpone the evaluation at the Jan. 19 board meeting.
For the past six years, as superintendent, Craft has been in charge of some 40,000 plus Killeen ISD students and 6,000 employees. Prior to his most recent title, he held the position of KISD deputy superintendent from 2012-14. Before that he was the superintendent of Hamilton School District, which currently boasts 817 students. He began his career in 1999 in Carroll ISD where he held the titles of biology teacher, football and baseball coach, assistant principal and principal.
The leaders of Bell County’s three largest school districts all earn salaries significantly higher than the average superintendent salary in the state, according to a survey conducted by a pair
The search for United ISD s next superintendent starts in January
Dec. 23, 2020
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United ISD Superintendent Roberto J. Santos, administrators and staff participated in a special called meeting at the UISD Boardroom, Tuesday, August 4, 2020.Cuate Santos / Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less
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United ISD Superintendent Roberto Santos speaks about possible precautions regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus during a meeting, Friday, Mar. 13, 2020, at the City of Laredo Fire Department Administration Center.Danny Zaragoza, Staff Photographer / Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less
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During a special call meeting on Monday night, UISD board members discussed the decision of who will be the next superintendent at the district, but not without input by members of the community and staff.
PATTONVILLE â Plans for a $6 million bond election in May 2021 are in the works for Prairiland ISD with an anticipation that revenue from five approved solar farms will fund additional long-term construction.
Next steps for a bond election proposal include January selections of both a bond firm and architect, according to information presented by Superintendent Jeff Ballard at a Thursday night meeting.
âWe have an opportunity right now to make our facilities much nicer for our kids, and we will never have this opportunity again,â Ballard said, explaining approved solar farm values will be hitting the books in the next year or two, and will remain high for four or five years and then depreciate rapidly.