Austin ISD school board selects Anthony Mays for interim superintendent.
Anthony Mays, then-chief officer of schools for Austin ISD, speaks to students gathered to send off the LBJ Jaguars football team to the state championship in December.The Austin ISD board of trustees has chosen Anthony Mays — the district’s chief of schools since October 2020 — to be interim superintendent. He makes history as the first Black man to serve as AISD superintendent.
More recently, Mays was the senior director of schools for the Harris County Department of Education before joining Austin ISD. He is a graduate of Huston-Tillotson University, Texas State University, and received his doctorate in education from Tarleton State University.Austin ISD interim Superintendent Anthony Mays is coming up on two years of working for the district., Mays thanked the board for having faith in him and said hard work is ahead.
After hours of deliberation, the school board voted 7-0 early Tuesday to select Mays for the interim position. While trustees Lynne Boswell and Arati Singh both abstained from the vote, they expressed hope and optimism that Mays will work collaboratively to address challenges in the district, including low morale.after the vote noting it reviewed all applications for interim superintendent but interviewed only one candidate. The total number of applicants has not be released.
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