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MONDAY Volume 55, Number 018
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Seguin ISD Superintendent accepts position in Wisconsin
By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera (Seguin) -- Seguin ISD Superintendent Dr. Matthew Gutierrez is sharing more about his decision to accept the superintendent position with the Madison Metropolitan School District in Madison, WI. The Seguin ISD late Friday afternoon announced Dr. Gutierrez's decision to accept the position -- a position in which he announced last month that he was in the running for. Dr. Gutierrez, who has served as Seguin ISD Superintendent since July 2017, says although
the decision was not easy, he does appreciate all the support that has been shown to him along the way.
and sending thoughts and prayers and that to me is huge and then certainly says a lot about the people in Seguin," said Gutierrez.
"I want folks to know that this is an amazing community that loves their public schools specifically the Seguin ISD and it certainly made this a very difficult decision and the last few weeks certainly an emotional roller coaster ride but what I'm so thankful for is that throughout this process, I have just had an overwhelming amount of support from the people in this community. I've had numerous messages and letters, cards, emails, texts just wishing me well
Now although he has accepted the position, Dr. Gutierrez says it was important for him to remain in the Seguin ISD through June 1. "I feel very strongly about the work that we are doing and then very confident that we are going to yield positive results at the end of the year. We are seeing significant progress at all of our campuses and I want to make sure that I see that work through. I also do not want to leave
Seguin in a place where we have an interim superintendent. I'd like to be here throughout that process when the school district begins searching for a new superintendent and I just want to ensure that we have a smooth completion of the school year. We are just in our second year in our strategic plan and I just want to make sure that we continue to move forward," said Gutierrez. Dr. Gutierrez says this marks a bittersweet twist in his personal career in education.
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