Terry B. Grier, Ed.D., became the Houston Independent School District’s superintendent of schools after a unanimous vote of approval by the district’s Board of Education in September 2009. Since that time, the Board of Education has extended his contract through June 2016.

Before coming to Houston, Dr. Grier served as the superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District for 18 months and superintendent of the Guilford County Schools in Greensboro, North Carolina for almost eight years.

Under his watch, HISD’s dropout rate has decreased to its all-time low (11.8 percent) and its graduation rate has increased to its all-time high (78.5 percent). Scholarship dollars offered to HISD seniors have increased from $51 million to $180 million. And, the number of students scoring three or higher on Advanced Placement exams increased by 45 percent—from 4,915 to 7,106. Read more...

Terry B. Grier, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Houston ISD
4400 West 18th Street
Houston, Texas 77092-8501

Telephone: (713) 556-6300
Fax: (713) 556-6323
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