Mike Jackson was named the interim superintendent of Clarendon CISD Monday night during a called meeting of the board of trustees.
Board Vice President Weldon Sears said Jackson will begin work this week, and the district will begin advertising for a new superintendent next week.
Jackson has also served as interim superintendent in Vega, Claude, Happy, Texoma, and River Road.
Jackson said he’s familiar with Clarendon schools through friendships with Elementary Principal Mike Word and CHS Principal Larry Jeffers, and he also has family ties to Clarendon with both of his parents having attended school here in the 40s.
“Clarendon is a great school district,” Jackson said. “I toured the campus Monday with [board president] Wayne Hardin, and I was impressed with the facilities and how well maintained they are.”
He also said Clarendon has a reputation, dating back to the 1990s, as an innovative school in terms of implementing technology.
Jackson said the search for a superintendent will run six weeks with a first round of interviews planned for late November and a second round in early December.
“I hope to have a new superintendent to start the new semester in January,” Jackson said.
Getting a new superintendent in the middle of the school year is not unusual, according to Jackson. But he also said if the initial search does not produce a candidate the board likes, he’s willing to stay on and do another search.
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