College Station ISD superintendent Clark Ealy has been named sole finalist for the superintendent’s job in a suburban San Antonio district.
The Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD school board announced Thursday it has scheduled a vote to offer Dr. Ealy a contract on January 7.
Ealy is in his 20th year at CSISD. He started in 2000 as the director of program assessment and became superintendent in June 2014.
He and his wife Connie have four children. According to the CSISD website, two have graduated from Texas A&M and two are seniors at A&M Consolidated high school.
The CSISD school board met in executive session Thursday for one hour and 40 minutes.
Afterwards, board president Michael Schaefer issued a statement that board will wait until after Dr. Ealy is hired in his new position to finalize the process of selecting his successor.
Schaefer’s statement did not indicate interim leadership during the transition. The next opportunity for the CSISD board to discuss and take action is next Tuesday during their regularly scheduled meeting.
From Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD:
The Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District (ISD) Board of Trustees, at its called December 12, 2019 meeting, named Dr. Clark C. Ealy, Superintendent of Schools at the College Station Independent School District, as finalist for the position of Superintendent of Schools. By law, the Board must now wait 21 days before voting to hire Dr. Ealy to be the new superintendent for Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD. Dr. Ealy is slated to replace outgoing Superintendent, Dr. Greg Gibson.
The Board has followed a lengthy process in determining the finalist. In September, Trustees hired Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Executive Search Services to direct the search. TASB consultants met with staff and community groups in October to discuss leadership qualities of the new superintendent. The profile developed from these meetings and additional information sought through on online community survey, was the yardstick used by the Board and consultants in evaluating the applicants for the position.
The Board selected seven applicants for initial interviews, with three applicants invited back for a second interview. With the second round of interviews completed, a committee of the Board visited College Station ISD and reported back to the Board. The Board is scheduled to vote to offer a contract to insert Dr. Ealy on January 7, 2020. Dr. Ealy has served as Superintendent of Schools at College Station ISD since 2014.
From College Station ISD board president MIchael Schaefer:
“As a collective board, we are extremely grateful for the leadership provided by Dr. Ealy in his 20 years at College Station ISD. In his six years as the Superintendent, he has expertly led this district in its transition from a smaller district to a larger district with 19 campuses and almost 14,000 students. Even with all the change, the focus from Dr. Ealy and his staff has remained on ensuring our students continue to perform at the highest levels in the classroom and in extra-curricular activities. College Station ISD is in a great place – both academically and financially – and we are very excited about the direction in which the district is headed.”
“The board has begun preliminary discussions as to our next steps. A 21-day waiting period is mandatory between being named lone finalist and officially becoming superintendent. After Dr. Ealy is officially hired by Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD we will finalize the process of finding the best candidate to lead our district.”
