San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) Superintendent Jaime Aquino will retire early next year after 40 years in public education, he announced Friday.
Read full article: Footage, new records show what led to ICE shooting a San Antonio man in South Padre Island last year San Antonio City Council looks to zoning to manage data center growthSAPD officer honored for rushing wounded officer to hospital during Stone Oak shooting– San Antonio Independent School District Superintendent Jaime Aquino will retire early next year after 40 years in public education, he announced Friday.
“This was not an easy decision,” Aquino said in the release. “I look forward to spending more time with my family, whom I have, for many years, unintentionally placed second to the demands of this work.”According to Aquino’s online SAISD bio, he developed a six-year sustainability plan that the district anticipates will eliminate the multimillion-dollar budget deficit accumulated over decades. “This is not goodbye,” Aquino said in the release. “Between now and January, I will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that we keep building schools where our students can dream boldly and pursue those dreams without limits.”“While I never had children of my own, I will be eternally thankful to the Board of Trustees for giving me the extraordinary gift of fatherhood — allowing me to be a father and grandfather to more than 40,000 students," Aquino said.A January 2024 KSAT investigation revealed, under Aquino’s watch, the district spent more than $9 million from its 2020 bondTens of thousands were also spent on attorneys The SAISD’s Board of Trustees will announce the next steps in the search for its next superintendent in the coming weeks, according to a district news release.Spencer Heath is a Digital Journalist at KSAT. Spencer graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied Radio-Television-Film. He’s worked as a journalist in San Antonio since June of 2022. Outside the newsroom, he enjoys watching movies and spending time with family.Emmy-award winning reporter Dillon Collier joined KSAT Investigates in September 2016. Dillon's investigative stories air weeknights on the Nightbeat and on the Six O'Clock News. Dillon is a two-time Houston Press Club Journalist of the Year and a Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Reporter of the Year.When will construction on South Alamo Street close?Baptist Health System’s hybrid operating room credited with saving 82-year-old patient’s lifeElection Update on US Rep. Dist. 21New $185 million luxury Hemisfair hotel opens its doorsSan Antonio blood donations needed after Austin mass shooting impacts inventoryWar in Middle East leaves San Antonio family trapped in Israel
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San Antonio ISD superintendent Jaime Aquino to retire in January 2027SAN ANTONIO - After 40 years in public education, Superintendent Jaime Aquino announced Friday that he will retire in January 2027, concluding a distinguished career dedicated to students, families, and public education.
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