Education
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON & BROOKE SJOBERG
P ugerville ISD hires Quintin Shepherd as new superintendent The P ugerville ISD board of trustees approved a contract April 29 to hire Quintin Shepherd as the district’s superintendent. Shepherd has served as superintendent of Vic- toria ISD since 2018. He’s set to o cially take over the PfISD superintendent role May 28, per district
HISD to implement changes to special ed Hutto ISD is working to revamp its special education program for the upcoming 2024- 25 school year, following the results of an audit of the program. About the program To better serve students who qualify for these services and support teachers, the dis- trict will implement the following changes to its special education program for the upcoming 2024-25 school year, including: • Analyzing distribution of students in special programming for e ciencies • Creating program-speci c monitoring guidelines for campus administrators • Creating new professional learning plans for special education teachers and para- professionals for the 2024-25 school year
New P ugerville ISD Superintendent Quintin Shepherd previously served as superintendent of Victoria ISD.
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The plan One of Shepherd’s rst initiatives will be a 100-day listening-an- learning tour, in which he said he will hear directly from students, parents, educators, sta and community members. “In line with the values of P ugerville ISD, my plan prioritizes communication, students success and a culture of trust and collaboration,” Shepherd said. “By embracing these diverse perspectives within our community, we’ll craft policies and pro- grams that truly resonate with everyone involved.”
representatives. How we got here
The search for a new superintendent began last year after the trustees unanimously accepted the resignation of former superintendent Douglas Killian during a Dec. 14 board meeting. Killian served as superintendent for six years. Former PfISD Assistant Superintendent Steve Flores was then named interim superintendent.
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