Hutto ISD names lone superintendent finalist

Hutto ISD trustees have selected current Huffman ISD superintendent Doug Killian, below right with Board President  Doug Gaul, as the lone  finalist for the district’s superintendent’s position from a pool of five final interviewees, according a Hutto ISD press release.

Trustees plan to visit Huffman ISD in early August to “see and hear firsthand how he has successfully lead that district” and then vote on Killian’s contract, according to the district press release.

The school district’s search firm received more than 90 applications for the position. Former Superintendent David Borrer resigned in April.

Huffman has served as superintendent of Huffman ISD (a 3,044-student district near Lake Houston) since 2006. He previously served as superintendent of Poteet ISD (a 1,716-student district near San Antonio). In 2008-09 Hutto ISD had about 4,800 students.

Huffman ISD’s most recent state performance data shows that 91 percent of all students in the class of 2008 and 77 percent of economically disadvantaged students graduated within four years.

Forty-four percent of all Huffman ISD class of 2008 graduates were college/career-ready, up from 23 percent the previous year. Nineteen percent of economically disadvantaged graduates were college/career ready, up from four percent the previous year.

Huffman ISD’s traditional high school met actual state standards for an acceptable rating without using any systemic loopholes and its middle school met actual state standards for a recognized rating, again without using any loopholes.

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