HISD hires new administrators

Hedley ISD will be under a new administration next month after the Board of Trustees named a new superintendent and principal for the school at its most recent meeting.

Garrett Bains was named as Hedley’s new superintendent, and Eric Alston, a Hedley alumnus, will succeed Bains as the school’s principal.

Superintendent Terry Stevens was very pleased with the selections following the April 15 board meeting.

“I think these are two really good hires that will be here for the long term,” Stevens said.

Bains spent seven years as a coach and history teacher at Hedley before becoming the school’s principal two years ago. He’s a Clarendon native, and Stevens said he was a good fit for becoming superintendent.

“I think he’ll be a great superintendent,” Stevens said. “The main thing Hedley wants is a local person who wants to be here. He will be a good long term hire.”

Stevens said HISD posted the superintendent’s job but only Bains applied. The board then named him as the lone finalist for the position in March before formally selecting him for the job April 15.

After naming Bains the lone finalist, the school posted the principal’s position. Stevens said Alston was among four candidates the board interviewed before he was offered the position last month.

Stevens told the Enterprise the school has also hired Kim Harper to coach girls’ basketball. She is from Lelia Lake and has been coaching in Claude, he said. The school is now looking at candidates to succeed Alston as the boys’ coach, the superintendent said.

Bains and Alston are expected to begin their duties June 1, Stevens said.