Two big city school districts have just promoted their interim leaders to superintendent. Chicago Public Schools chose , as its new CEO after she had served as interim since June 2025.
King, a graduate of the district, began her career in Chicago Public Schools as a teacher, later became a principal and, from 2022 to 2025, served as senior director of education policy (P-16) in the Chicago mayor’s office. She aligned resources and policies across the school district, City Colleges, and early childhood programs.
My priority as permanent CEO is clear: to keep students at the center of decisions and build on the academic gains of the past few years, advocate fiercely for the funding our students deserve, and move the district forward so that more students graduate ready to succeed in college, careers, and civic life,” King said in a statement.
St. Louis Public Schools promoted interim leader to superintendent. Like King, she started as a special education teacher and later became an instructional coach, principal and a human resources administrator.
A pair of Texas superintendents have found new homes. is taking the helm of Medina Valley Independent School District after having led Calallen ISD since 2022. South Texas ISD has chosen , who is the superintendent of Edcouch-Elsa ISD.
Middletown Public Schools inConnecticut picked Vernon Public Schools Superintendent as its next leader. Macary was the state’s 2024 Superintendent of the Year.
In Minnesota, Superintendent is moving from Houston Public Schools ISD 294 to Aitkin Public Schools. Osakis Public Schools ISD #213 selected Brandon-Evansville ISD Superintendent Louisa Glenetske as its next leader.
Bill W. Hopkins Jr., a former superintendent of Fayetteville City Schools in Tennessee and Morgan County Schools, was picked to lead Florence City Schools in Alabama.
More hires
- , Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District (New York)
- Kellen Adams, Piper USD 203 (Kansas)
- , Carbondale Elementary School District 95 (Illinois)
- , Lexington School District Two (South Carolina)
- , Hardin-Jefferson ISD (Texas)
- , Covington Independent Public Schools (Kentucky)
Cortnei Flucas - , New Bloomfield R-III School District (Missouri)
- , Pawling Central School District (New York)
- , Southern Cayuga Central School District (New York)
- Keith Mecham, Box Elder School District (Utah)
- , Osage Community School District/Riceville Community School District (Iowa)
- , Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District (Iowa)
- , Campbellsville Independent School District (Kentucky)
- , Lyon County Schools (Kentucky)
- , East Valley School District Board (Washington)
- Albert Sackey, Bethel Public Schools (Connecticut)
- , Scituate School Department (Rhode Island)
- Jeff Straka, Oregon City School District (Ohio)
- , Florence School District 3 (South Carolina)
- , New Philadelphia City Schools (Ohio)
- Marsielena Williams, Ozark City Schools (Alabama)
- , Lancaster County School District (South Carolina)
