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Superintendent of Schools
RUNGE ISD Central Office - Runge, Texas Open in Google Maps
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Job Details
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Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Sep 15, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately
Job Description
Leading a small, rural Texas school district with fewer than 200 students requires a unique blend of strategic transformation and hands‑on operational leadership. In this setting, the superintendent often acts as the human resources director, compliance officer, and instructional leader all at once.
Because the district faces a critical state intervention following four consecutive years of an F rating, the superintendent must operate under the direct oversight of a Texas Education Agency (TEA) Appointed Conservator. The absolute mandate is to rapidly raise student outcomes, avert a complete state takeover (the appointment of a Board of Managers), and maintain the viability of this rural school system.
Details
Position Title: Superintendent of Schools
Location: Runge, Texas (Region 3 Education Service Center)
Reports To: Elected Board of Trustees, with final review and directive authority held by the TEA Appointed Conservator.
Job Goal: To foster a culture of urgency, execute hyper-focused academic interventions, manage resources, and successfully exit TEA conservatorship through verified, multi-year state accountability improvements.
Key Responsibilities
Academic Turnaround & TEKS Alignment
Direct Instructional Coaching: Personally oversee instruction across the campus(es), providing micro-level coaching to the leadership and teaching staff due to limited administrative layers.
Curriculum Overhaul: Enforce immediate adoption of Bluebonnet, a high-quality, evidence-based instructional material aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
Performance Management: Establish weekly and monthly progress monitoring utilizing curriculum-aligned assessments to track every individual student's growth.
Targeted Interventions: Design and mandate daily, individualized tutoring and interventions for struggling students, maximizing the low teacher-to-student ratio.
State Intervention & Governance Collaboration
Conservator Relations: Collaborate intensely with the TEA Conservator, submitting all required operational, fiscal, and academic decisions for review and approval as mandated under Texas Education Code § 39A.003.
Board Alignment: Partner with the Board of Trustees and the Conservator to implement Lone Star Governance practices, focusing 50% or more of board meeting agendas strictly on student outcomes.
Compliance Reporting: Author transparent, high-frequency progress reports for the TEA to document compliance with the state's turnaround plan and avert escalation to a Board of Managers.
Rural Talent Management & Culture
Creative Recruitment: Drive teacher recruitment and retention using creative strategies to combat the challenges of geographic isolation and lower comparative salaries.
Under-Performance Accountability: Deal decisively with staff under-performance, utilizing data-informed evaluations and clear documentation.
Culture of High Expectations: Overturn a climate of historic under-performance, establishing a localized culture of intense academic urgency among staff, students, and Parents.
Fiscal & Multi-Role Operations
Budget Management: Maximize every dollar of a lean rural budget, aggressively reallocating resources out of non-essential operations and directly into the classroom.
Grant Leveraging: Fully capture and ethically manage state and federal small-school grants, Title funds, and turnaround subsidies.
Wear Multiple Hats: Oversee or directly manage auxiliary logistics—such as transportation, food services, facilities, and PEIMS data reporting—due to a highly streamlined central office staff.
Community Preservation & Public Relations
Community Engagement: Serve as the visible, accessible face of the district, restoring trust among rural families, alumni, and local business owners.
Stakeholder Transparency: Demystify the TEA intervention process for the community, turning the academic turnaround effort into a collective, town-wide mission.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education & Certification
Master’s degree in Educational Leadership or a related field.
Valid Texas Superintendent Certificate issued by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) (or eligibility for an expedited TEA certification waiver under specific state conditions).
Experience & Competencies
Minimum of 5 years of successful school leadership experience; background as a turnaround principal or central office leader in a rural or small-district setting is highly preferred.
Proven track record of moving a campus or district out of an "Improvement Required" or F-rated state accountability status.
Deep operational knowledge of the Texas state accountability system, rural school finance, and Texas Education Code.
Exceptional resilience, high emotional intelligence, and the professional agility required to lead under intense regulatory scrutiny.
Position Type: Full-Time
Job Requirements
Master degree preferred.
Contact Information
Dr. Dino Coronado , Interim Superintendent
Central Office
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Worksite address
runge, TX, 78151, US
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