Jarod Bellar was named Wednesday night, December 4, as the lone finalist in the search for a new superintendent for Clarendon CISD.
School trustees made that unanimous decision in a called meeting following the third and final interview in a second round of meetings with top applicants this week, according to Interim Superintendent Mike Jackson.
Bellar is currently the superintendent of Baird ISD east of Abilene, Jackson said. He began his career as a teacher and coach in Clarendon in 1994. He later became a principal at Springlake-Earth before taking a principal’s position at Baird. He’s been the superintendent there since 2011.
“I think his prior experience here was a factor in his selection,” Jackson said. “When you have someone who knows the community, it says a lot.”
Jackson said Baird will start work here in January and will spend some time with him before that to learn more about the school.
Clarendon ISD must wait 21 days before formally hiring Bellar.
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