SOMERVILLE ISD SELECTS LONE FINALIST FOR SUPERINTENDENT
(New Caney ISD)
Somerville ISD has named a lone finalist to become its next superintendent.
At the Somerville School Board’s meeting Tuesday, trustees voted unanimously to select Eric Holton. The board will meet on Monday, November 28th to officially hire Holton after a mandatory 21-day waiting period.
Holton has over ten years of experience as a campus administrator and spent four years as a teacher and coach. He comes to Somerville from New Caney, where he is currently the principal at New Caney High School and formerly served as principal at New Caney Middle School and Woodville Middle School.
A Beaumont native, Holton received an undergraduate degree from Lamar University and a master’s degree from Stephen F. Austin State University. He is currently completing his doctoral degree from SFA.
Holton fills the position left vacant after the resignation of former superintendent Karla Sparks in August. Somerville ISD’s Director of Curriculum, Dr. Kristi Thaemiltz, has been serving as the interim superintendent since.