Kuenstler resigns

By Hans Lammeman

Contributing Writer

Yorktown Superintendent Katherine Kuenstler announced her resignation the week before the onset of the 2022-2023 school year after more than three years at the helm of Yorktown Independent School District (YISD).

Kuenstler explained in an Aug. 14 email to the News-View that she accepted a position with another school district. The resignation announcement came during a closed session dedicated to the superintendent’s contract listed on the Aug. 8 regular meeting agenda.

Though her remaining timeline as superintendent is dependent on action from the YISD School Board, Kuenstler offered to stay in her position until Aug. 29 to assist with the start of the school year and help finalize the district’s budget.

A closed session dedicated to interviewing interim superintendent candidates was featured at the Aug. 15 YISD special meeting agenda. The resignation follows a school year in which students demonstrated improved passing rates on 17 of 20 STAAR and EOC tests.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed the time I have spent at YISD, and  I am very proud of the gains we have made,” wrote Kuenstler.

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