Mansfield, TX – At the July 23, 2013 school board meeting, trustees unanimously voted in favor of hiring Dr. Jim Vaszauskas for the district's Superintendent position.

Dr. Vaszauskas was named the lone finalist in June. After the required 21-day waiting period, the School Board voted 7-0 at the end of the called meeting to make the hiring official and allow Dr. Vaszauskas to begin his tenure as Superintendent of Schools.

Trustees appointed Dr. Vaszauskas as the district’s Interim Superintendent of Mansfield ISD on February 5 following the departure of previous Superintendent, Dr. Bob Morrison to the Garland school district.

Dr. Jim Vaszauskas is in his 32nd year of service to Texas public schools and prior to being named Interim Superintendent, served as the Associate Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Accountability. The curriculum division is responsible for the instructional needs and assessment for 41 campuses and over 33,000 students.

Dr. V (as he prefers to be called) served as a classroom teacher for 20 years and also held positions as a coach, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent. Dr. Vaszauskas earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from Baylor University, his Master's of Arts from Texas Wesleyan University, and his Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Stephen F. Austin State University.

Dr. Vaszauskas’ areas of expertise include administrator development and evaluation, curriculum development and alignment, leadership training, and policy development and analysis. He has published several articles on these topics and is a frequent speaker at local and statewide professional development conferences. He has received advanced training in the Baldrige Continuous Improvement Framework and is trained as a curriculum auditor.

Other School Board Action

The Mansfield ISD School Board also to action on the following items:

• Approved issuance and sale of Mansfield Independent School District Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2013 (from the approved 2011 bond) in order to possibly obtain more favorable rates than may be available later. After this issuance, there should be $98,500,000 remaining in authorized, unissued bonds;
• Approved the first reading of TASB Policies Update & DEC (Local); and 
• Approved growth positions for 2013-14 school year
• See the full online agenda.