Canutillo Independent School District Board of Trustees named Dr. Pam Padilla the only finalist for the superintendent job that will be vacated by Charles Hart when his retirement goes into effect January 1, 2006. The Board unanimously approved the selection during a special board meeting held Tuesday (December 6). 

“We feel Dr. Padilla is very qualified to lead our district. She has served as an advisor for other superintendent’s throughout the state, and she has been a superintendent before. Dr. Padilla is also highly regarded throughout the region as an expert in curriculum and instruction matters. We are proud to have such an individual within the school district, and we have the utmost confidence in her,” said Sergio Coronado, CISD School Board president. 

Naming Dr. Padilla as the finalist gives district residents 21 days to give their input to the board before the selection becomes final.  

Dr. Padilla has been CISD Assistant Superintendent for Student Performance for nearly four years after serving as Director of Special Programs when she first joined the district in September 2001. She brings 26 years of educational experience to the top job.

Dr. Padilla served as a senior field service agent and coordinator of field services for Region 20 Education Service Center in San Antonio, Texas for a year before coming to CISD. She provided mentoring and technical assistance to superintendents of public school districts and charter school directors in all areas of school operations.  

Dr. Padilla served as Superintendent for Anthony ISD from 1997-2000. Prior to her service for Anthony ISD, she served three years as Director of Curriculum and Instruction and Deputy Director for the Region 19 Education Service Center, where she assisted with the implementation of the Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS) at the state and regional levels. 

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