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Board wants Hinojosa's attention on Dallas ISD now | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News

Board wants Hinojosa's attention on Dallas ISD now | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News

Board wants Hinojosa's attention on Dallas ISD now

07:13 AM CDT on Friday, October 1, 2010

By TAWNELL D. HOBBS / The Dallas Morning News
thobbs@dallasnews.com

Now that Dallas Superintendent Michael Hinojosa has been passed over by the Las Vegas-area school district, attention has turned to whether he can fix relationships on the school board here and move the district forward.

The Clark County school board in Nevada voted overwhelmingly Wednesday night to choose Hinojosa's competitor, Colorado Education Commissioner Dwight D. Jones.

Last week, in an attempt to keep Hinojosa, the Dallas school board approved extending his contract from June 2012 to June 2015. The vote was split, with four of nine board members voting no.

Hinojosa held out on signing the contract extension – at least until