No Short-Term Solution to Public Ed Covid Crisis--Dr. Brian Woods

Published: Nov. 15, 2020, 9 p.m.

Anette visits with long-time educator and friend, Dr. Brian Woods, superintendent of Northside ISD in San Antonio. His perspective of running a large, diverse, urban district, now during the Covid crisis, demonstrates the many challenges faces by districts across the nation. As Brian says, multi-year remediation will be required for many students going forward.\n\nDr. Brian T. Woods, a longtime Northside ISD educator, became Superintendent in July 2012. He began his career in Northside in 1992 as a social studies teacher and has also worked as an Assistant Principal, Vice Principal, Principal, Assistant Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent. Dr. Woods has a bachelor\u2019s degree in political science from the University of Texas at Austin and a master\u2019s degree and doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Texas at San Antonio.\n\nDr. Woods is President of the Texas Association of School Administrators and is a member of the Go Public Steering Committee, the Board of P16Plus Council of Greater Bexar County, and the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. He also serves as an officer in Texas School Alliance.\n\nDr. Woods and his wife Meredith have a son who attends a Northside ISD high school.