More than 500 positions will be cut from Houston ISD’s central office staff, the first round of staff downsizing that will further clear the way for new Superintendent Mike Miles’ plan to overhaul campuses across the district.
Miles has been vocal about trimming a central office he described as “bloated” and “amorphous” upon his appointment last month to run HISD by Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath. But Friday’s announcement offered the first glimpse into which departments will be impacted by his plans.
Miles said about 500 to 600 positions will be cut from academics-related departments, along with 40 from human resources. More departments will be affected in the coming weeks, he said.
Miles estimated the cuts from academic departments total 30 percent of current positions, about 3 percent of which were already vacant.