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A veteran superintendent’s advice to new leaders: Build your success triangle
By Michael Hinojosa
Categories: Career pathways, Leadership, System leadershipApril 2025
Michael Hinojosa has held the position of superintendent/CEO of six public education systems, including two of the 25 largest school systems in the United States. He served two stints in the Dallas Independent School District, from 2005-2011 and from 2015-2022. He has received numerous awards and honors, including the Texas Association of School Boards’ Superintendent of the Year in 2002 and the Council of the Great City Schools’ Green-Garner Award in 2020. He currently serves as superintendent in residence for the Council of the Great City Schools and the Texas Urban Council. His recent book, Superintendent-Wise: Critical Lessons for Leading Your District (Hinojosa, 2024), covers seven key areas district leaders need to master to make schools and students successful. You’ve written a guidebook for superintendents,
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Dr. Michael Hinojosa served more than 27 years as a superintendent/CEO of six public education systems, including two of the 25largest school systems in America, Dallas ISD in Texas and the Cobb County School District in suburban Atlanta, Georgia. In 2019, D Magazine named Dr. Hinojosa the “Best Public Official” in Dallas. The Council of the Great City Schools awarded him the Green-Garner Award, the highest honor in urban education, as the 2020 Urban Educator of the Year. In 2024, the Carnegie Corporation named him as one of a selected number of Great Americans, Great Immigrants as featured in the New York Times on July 4. Most recently Corwin published Dr. Hinojosa first book entitled Superintendent-Wise, Lessons for Leading Your District. In early 2025, the Public Broadcasting System PBS released Dallas a five episode series in which one features him prominently. Dr. Hinojosa now serves as the Superintendent-in-Residence for the Council of the Great City Schools and the Texas Urban Coincil.
Categories: Career pathways, Leadership, System leadership
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