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Lamar CISD Superintendent Roosevelt Nivens has been named the 2025 Region 4 Superintendent of the Year and will be the Houston area nominee in a statewide competition. (Courtesy Region 4 Education Service Center).

Lamar CISD's Roosevelt Nivens named Region 4 superintendent of the year

By Valeria Escobar

Lamar CISD Superintendent Roosevelt Nivens has been named the 2025 Region 4 Superintendent of the Year and will be the Houston area nominee in a statewide competition.

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