LAKE WORTH, Texas — One person alone cannot turn around a struggling school district. It takes a team dedicated to change, and former Dallas ISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa is on Lake Worth’s team now.

Hinojosa retired from the state’s second-largest school district in 2022 and launched a consulting firm. He had two stints leading Dallas ISD. Cumulatively, he served for 13 years and i s credited with helping Dallas make gains in academically and with accountability.

Perhaps that’s why Hinojosa was one of Mark Ramirez’s first calls after he took the job as Lake Worth ISD superintendent.

Ramirez had previously worked under him as a principal and administrator in Dallas.

“I had coached him through the process on securing a superintendent position,” Hinojosa said. “So immediately, he

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