UPDATED: Southwest ISD will pay new Superintendent Jeanette Ball, who resigned abruptly from Judson ISD late last year, $250,000 a year.
Bria Woods / San Antonio ReportPrincipals from across Southwest Independent School District crowded into the small board room of the growing district Wednesday night to witness the board approve a contract for the district’s new superintendent, Jeanette Ball.
Ball’s salary will make her among the top 10 highest-paid district leaders in Bexar County, according to recent Texas Education Agency data. Brian Woods, who recently announced his retirement from Northside Independent School District, has the highest superintendent’s salary in the region of $350,000, according to a recent contract.
Ball, who will begin her new job Feb. 13, thanked God Wednesday evening for the opportunity and her family for support before describing her own experience educational experiences. She recalled an elementary teacher trying to hold her back and a counselor who told her college wasn’t for her.Success! You're on the list.
“What I did have was a very supportive family,” she said. “My mom and dad that instilled in us that faith through education can change your world, and it can change your life.”
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