Rio Grande City Educator Named
2008 Superintendent of the Year for Texas

Roel A. Gonzalez, Rio Grande City CISD Superintendent, was selected as the 2008
Superintendent of the Year for Texas by AASA. Gonzalez received a phone call on November 14, 2007 from an AASA representative delivering the good news of this great ccomplishment. He now will represent Texas in the AASA’s 2008 National Superintendent of the Year
Program.

“I am truly honored by this recognition, but most of all this is a great opportunity for Rio Grande City. I thank my principals, and central office staff for their support,” said Gonzalez. “But now, we must continue to maintain our focus and our focus is our students.”

Gonzalez has been at the helm of the Rio Grande City CISD since  June 2003 and within that time has managed to assess and address the needs of the district. His vision for student success is to have more schools with a lower enrollment in order to individualize instruction.

Under his unique leadership and his strong collaboration with the Board of Trustees has allowed for strategic planning of state of the art educational facilities that provide an adequate learning environment for all students.He has also been instrumental in moving the district  from an academically acceptable standing to a Texas Education Agency “Recognized District” status.

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