Dr. Roland Hernandez was named Corpus Christi Independent School District’s Superintendent in 2014.

Dr. Hernandez came to Corpus Christi from the Waco Independent School District, where he served as Superintendent from 2006-2010.  He served as Deputy Superintendent of the Tyler Independent School District from 2003-2006 and the Belton Independent School District from 2001-2002. Other campus and district-level experiences include teaching, coaching and campus-level administrative positions in the Spring Branch and Angleton Independent School Districts.

In addition to being a school administrator, Dr. Hernandez served as Administrative Assistant to the Associate Commissioner in the Division of Accountability at the Texas Education Agency, Program Coordinator for the University of Texas at Austin’s prestigious Charles A. Dana Center, and State Director of the National Assessment of Educational Progress for the Texas Education Agency and US Department of Education.

Dr. Hernandez earned his Ph.D. in Educational Administration from the University of Texas at Austin as a Cooperative Superintendency Program (CSP) Fellow with an emphasis in Public Affairs and Social Work, a master’s degree from the University of Houston at Clear Lake, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas State University.

Dr. Hernandez is the current Chair of the Texas Urban Council, Chair-Elect of the University Interscholastic League (UIL) Legislative Council.  He is the Past Chair and member of the Texas School Alliance, serves on the Texas Academic Decathlon Board, a Board member for the Texas Association of Latin American Superintendents (TALAS), a Board member for Citizens for Educational Excellence, a Board member for the American Heart Association, a member of the TASA Executive Committee, and serves on the Texas High School Athletic Directors Superintendent Advisory Council and Board of Directors.

Recent honors and recognitions include being named the Region 2 Superintendent of the Year and one of five state finalists for 2020 Texas Superintendent of the Year.  He was named a Community Leader of the Year by CC LULAC and selected as one of Nueces County's Most Influential Hispanics by the American GI Forum.

Dr. Hernandez and his wife, Dr. Cynthia Hernandez, have two children, Lauren and Leyton, both current educators.

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