Todd Schneider

Bullard Independent School District Superintendent Todd Schneider will retire after the 2019-20 school year. He announced his plans for retirement at the May Board of Trustees meeting, according to a news release from the district.

“I am so proud of the team the school board has allowed us to build and more so, the united team you have become,” Schneider said in a statement. “You are strong leaders that make courageous decisions, love students, passionate about professional growth and committed to school improvement. I praise you for your desire to lead without public recognition while managing public criticisms and seemingly daily questioning of how you do your job.

Schneider said he decided to announce his intent to retire now in order to give the board ample time to search for his successor. 

“All of you possess competitiveness and the high expectations for yourselves, your respective staffs and, most of all, your students. I thank you for helping create and buying into the vision we have built, and entrusted to build, by past and current board members,” Schneider continued. “Your humility and desire to work together to improve this district in all areas assures me daily that Bullard ISD is in good hands. You rarely seek or receive credit publicly for the difficult work you do and do well day in and day out. In my 4 years as Superintendent, as a team of 8 and with the support of an unparalleled staff, we have made great strides in improving district and campus leadership, organizational structure for future growth, the implementation of effective and efficient systems across the district and, most of all, the curricular structure and instructional strategies that improve student learning and performance. The resume of Bullard ISD over the last five years resonates educational transformation and progress like no other district in East Texas. The future is bright for our students!” 

Schneider said he has enjoyed more than 30 years in Texas Public Education, 16 as an administrator and 12 as a Superintendent and is thankful for all the students, secretaries, teachers, administrators, colleagues, parents, board members andothers that he had the chance to work with on a daily basis.  

“Over the next year, I will continue to work hard to achieve the goals we have set and will collaborate with and assist the board to provide Bullard ISD with the best transition plan moving forward so that our success lives on. We are excited to start the next chapter of our lives and are confident you will improve upon Bullard ISD’s educational transformation and progress.”