The Klein ISD board of trustees held a special meeting the morning of June 28 to officially appoint the district's new superintendent, Jenny McGown.
McGown, who is the first female superintendent in the district's history, was unanimously named superintendent by the board during a June 6 meeting.
In Texas, the local elected school board of trustees is responsible for hiring superintendents, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Klein ISD appoints new superintendent Jenny McGown June 28
Jenny McGown voiced her gratitude for being named KISD's new superintendent at the June 6 board meeting. She took position June 28.
By Eva Vigh
Eva Vigh joined Community Impact Newspaper in 2018 as a reporter for Spring and Klein. Prior to this position, she covered upstream oil and gas news for a drilling contractors' association.