By Edmond Ortiz
The Edgewood Independent School District board will have a special meeting at 5 p.m. Nov. 11 to act on a retirement agreement with Superintendent Eduardo Hernandez.
Hernandez has been Edgewood ISD’s top appointed leader since 2018. In September 2025, he signed an agreement that would keep him on as superintendent through the end of June 2030.
This past September, Hernandez signed a pact that would have him stay superintendent through June 2031. Neither he nor other district officials have offered comment or additional information about the pending retirement.
Prior to leading Edgewood ISD, Hernandez was a teacher, and had worked at several north Texas school districts.
Hernandez’s predecessor at EISD, Emilio Castro, resigned during an investigation into claims that he had touched a female district employee in an inappropriate way.
Hernandez’s decision to retire comes one week after three political upstarts ousted incumbent board members in an election where many community members voiced frustration with district leaders over a perceived lack of transparency and engagement over issues such as bullying and teacher pay.
