Frisco ISD seeks public input in superintendent search process

Frisco ISD announced on Jan. 9 that it has launched a community and staff engagement phase in the search for a new superintendent following Dr. Waldrip’s announced retirement. The district has retained Impact Education Specialists to facilitate meetings and collect stakeholder input to build a candidate profile that will guide the hiring process.

The engagement work will include multiple sessions scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 15, with meetings across the morning and afternoon targeted to PTA members, booster clubs, civic leaders, district administration, directors and support staff. Those sessions are designed to surface the priorities and concerns of the full district community so the search firm and trustees can translate local feedback into selection criteria.

For Frisco families and staff, the superintendent search is not an abstract personnel matter. The superintendent sets operational and academic priorities, steers budget and staffing decisions, and represents the district in conversations about growth, facilities and community expectations. The input gathered during these sessions will shape the characteristics and policy emphases that the school board seeks in its next leader.

Impact Education Specialists will lead the discussions to ensure the candidate profile reflects a range of views. The targeted sessions on Jan. 15 are intended to allow groups with different roles and perspectives to speak candidly about priorities such as instructional quality, staff recruitment and retention, resource allocation, campus safety, and community engagement. By structuring meetings across stakeholder groups, the district aims to capture both frontline staff concerns and broader community expectations.

Participation opportunities like these matter in Collin County, where decisions made at the district level affect classroom staffing, capital projects and how the district responds to enrollment and community changes. Input from parent groups, volunteer organizations and district employees can influence a search that will determine how Frisco ISD balances competing priorities over the next several years.

If you want your voice heard, plan to attend the session that corresponds to your role in the district or reach out to Frisco ISD for details on how to participate. The school board will use the compiled profile as one of the guiding documents when vetting candidates.

The takeaway? Our two cents? Show up and make your priorities known — the next superintendent will be making decisions that touch classrooms, budgets and neighborhood schools for years to come.