Dallas Superintendent Hinojosa will exit district early - The Dallas Morning News

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Dallas schools superintendent Michael Hinojosa will resign from the district earlier than initially planned. But, he said, that’s not necessarily a signal that he’s launching a mayoral bid.

The district’s trustees originally approved a voluntary resignation agreement that laid out conditions for Hinojosa to remain employed with the district through Dec. 31.

Once the new schools chief began, the agreement stipulated, Hinojosa would switch over to a “superintendent emeritus” role, in which he would help with the leadership transition and serve as an adviser to the new district leader and to the board.

Now – under a revised agreement approved late Thursday night – Hinojosa’s final day will be July 5.

“It removes the cloud that the previous superintendent is hanging around,” Hinojosa said after the vote.

Hinojosa’s successor will be Stephanie Elizalde, who worked closely under him in Dallas before she took the top schools job in Austin ISD two years ago. Her first day will be July 1. 

“Stephanie worked for me for five years — she knows all my sayings,” Hinojosa said. “I’ve been talking to her every two or three days, trying to make the transition smooth.”

Under his original separation agreement, trustees included an unusual clause: If Hinojosa took any steps to run for political office, he would have to exit ahead of schedule.

His decision to step down — after more than a decade running Dallas schools — sparked speculation that he plans to challenge Mayor Eric Johnson, who will be up for reelection in 2023.

A recent Suffolk University/Dallas Morning News poll showed Johnson with a nine point lead over Hinojosa in a hypothetical mayoral race. Hinojosa, who has never run for public office, had 24% support. About a third of respondents were undecided.

The poll of 500 Dallas residents was conducted June 6-9 and has a margin of error of plus-minus 4.4 percentage points.

Hinojosa said Thursday he was pleasantly surprised by the poll numbers.

“I’m still going to do a lot of due diligence over the next several months,” he said. “I’ve got to make a decision probably by January, whether to do it or not. In the meantime, I need to see what the future holds.”

Beyond a potential dip into local politics, he plans to do education consulting work. Also on Thursday’s DISD board agenda was a consideration of approving “personal consulting services” for Hinojosa to do speaking engagements, workshops or training.

The item was pulled by the administration before a discussion or vote.

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