Overview
- The San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees voted 5–2 Monday to hire Adrian Bustillos as superintendent after naming him lone finalist in June, and he said he will work to improve student outcomes to avoid a state takeover.
- Trustees moved to request a waiver of the state superintendent certification so Bustillos can start while he finishes the credential, but an exact start date and contract terms were not released.
- District leaders project roughly one-third of SAISD campuses could receive a D or F in 2026 and identified nine schools at risk of a fourth consecutive unacceptable rating when the Texas Education Agency issues A–F grades in mid‑August.
- Two trustees, Jacob Ramos and Stephanie Torres, voted against Bustillos because of his 2017 TEA reprimand tied to the El Paso ISD cheating probe, while supporters cited his transformation work in Aldine and experience closing and reorganizing schools.
- SAISD serves about 42,000 students across roughly 80 campuses and has closed multiple schools and expanded in‑district charter arrangements as it trims toward an 'ideal' footprint near 50 campuses; the coming TEA ratings and Bustillos’s early actions will determine whether closures or state intervention follow.