The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has appointed a new superintendent to lead Houston Independent School District (ISD) following the agency’s takeover of the state’s largest district.
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced on June 1 that Mike Miles would take the helm of the district, serving nearly 190,000 students across 274 schools. Miles replaces Superintendent Millard House II, who was hired in 2021 to improve student performance across the district.
Less than a week into his new role, Miles has already begun overhauling the district as the 2022–2023 school year comes to a close.
“HISD’s failure to serve your students, to provide basic services, and set meaningful goals for your students is a complete systemic failure from top to bottom,” Miles wrote in a message to parents on his first day on the job. “It ends today. We will be asking for your help and partnership, but we will overhaul HISD’s provision of special education services by the end [of] 2023.”…