{"id":263,"date":"2026-05-08T08:11:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dallasrelocationhubs.com\/?p=263"},"modified":"2026-05-10T15:34:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:34:02","slug":"irving-isd-board-names-top-administrator-as-lone-finalist-for-superintendent-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dallasrelocationhubs.com\/?p=263","title":{"rendered":"Irving ISD board names top administrator as lone finalist for superintendent"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Irving ISD\u2019s Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to name the district\u2019s current chief of staff as the lone finalist for\u00a0superintendent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/dallasrelocationhubs.com\/?p=262\">How the deadly shootings in Carrollton\u2019s Koreatown unfolded<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" width=\"1\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Dorian Galindo will replace outgoing Superintendent Magda Hernandez, who\u00a0<\/span><span><span>announced her retirement in March<\/span><\/span><span>. Hernandez\u00a0has served as the district\u2019s superintendent since December 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Related:<\/strong> North Texas schools see a rash of superintendent departures. What&#8217;s driving it?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Before naming Galindo to the post, the board conducted a search that included internal candidates, district officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>In a statement, board President A.D. Jenkins said the board thinks the district is headed in the\u00a0right\u00a0direction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/dallasrelocationhubs.com\/?p=261\">Paxton demands proof these Texas school districts are displaying Ten Commandments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cOur Board wants a leader who can continue our path toward becoming the premier district for educational excellence, fostering the full potential of students and empowering educators,\u201d he said. \u201cWe believe we have a team of administrators who can achieve excellence. The best person at this time to lead our extraordinary team of administrators, teachers, and support staff to empower our students today to excel tomorrow is Dr. Galindo.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>The DMN Education Lab deepens the coverage and conversation about urgent education issues critical to the future of North Texas.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>The DMN Education Lab is a community-funded journalism initiative, with support from Bobby and Lottye Lyle, Communities Foundation of Texas, The Dallas Foundation, Dallas Regional Chamber, Deedie Rose, Garrett and Cecilia Boone, Judy and Jim Gibbs, The Meadows Foundation, The Murrell Foundation, Ron and Phyllis Steinhart, Solutions Journalism Network, Southern Methodist University, Sydney Smith Hicks, and the University of Texas at Dallas. 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