Interim Superintendent Hancock passes MISD reins to Cody Mize

By Amanda Duncan
news@wood.cm
Posted 1/15/20

Interim Superintendent Randy Hancock passed the torch to Superintendent Cody Mize at the Monday night Mineola ISD school board meeting.

Hancock said this is the moment he has been looking forward to for about four months.

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Interim Superintendent Randy Hancock passed the torch to Superintendent Cody Mize at the Monday night Mineola ISD school board meeting.

Hancock said this is the moment he has been looking forward to for about four months. 

“When you start the process of looking for a superintendent, as a search consultant, there are some things that you simply ask the board to do. It’s a challenge when you get 45 applicants and 80-85% of those people can do the job. The hard part is not finding someone who is qualified or that can do the duties of a superintendent. The issue is fit and finding what works best for Mineola ISD.”

On the night the board made the ultimate lone finalist choice, Hancock asked them to look at the heart of the candidates, saying, “When you see the heart of someone, you know how they’re going to treat kids. You know how they’re going to treat staff. I truly believe they got it right.”

Amid applause, Mize took his place at the MISD board table. 

“I’m excited to be here and very thankful. I appreciate the board very much and the community very much. I’m looking forward to a great 2020,” he announced.

Hancock stepped in as interim superintendent after Kim Tunnell’s resignation in August. 

Mize has been serving as Winona ISD superintendent for the past three years and expects to start in Mineola on Jan. 24. His contract, which carries through to June 2024, can be viewed on the MISD website.