Clarendon ISD Superintendent Monty Hysinger was named the lone finalist to be the next superintendent at Dumas by the Dumas ISD Board Wednesday night, October 29.
Hysinger, who is in his 16th year at Clarendon, told the Enterprise that the move is a good opportunity for him but that moving will be bittersweet.
“It won’t be easy leaving Clarendon,” Hysinger said. “The staff here are like family. I feel like the district is in good shape, and we’ll just need to find a good person to take it and lead it.”
Dumas must wait 21 days to before formally hiring Hysinger. That’s expected to happen on November 19.
Clarendon school trustees will hold their next regular meeting November 13 and will meet with Region 16 officials to discuss search options.
Hysinger said he will start in Dumas sometime in January, but the exact date will be coordinated with Clarendon ISD so that interim superintendent is in place here.
“We want to make sure we transition in a good way,” Hysinger said.
Hysinger has spent 27 years in education and has been in Clarendon since 1999.
The move to Dumas will take him from a school system here with 480 students to a district with about 4,500 students. But Hysinger said he plans to stay in touch with the people of Clarendon and the community that will always be his kids’ hometown.
“It’s been a great ride and an exciting time.”
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