Commission on No Child Left Behind

Dr. Eduardo Cancino

Superintendent Hidalgo Independent School District

Dr. Eduardo Cancino has been an educator for 21 years and currently serves as Superintendent of Schools for the Hidalgo Independent School District since July 2007.  Prior to being Superintendent he served as Associate Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, and Executive Director for Teaching and Learning in Hidalgo ISD.   Dr. Cancino has provided leadership for improvement initiatives to support high quality education for all students including Hidalgo Early College High School, Full day Pre-K 3 and 4, Dual Language Program, Parent Literacy Academies, Summer Educator Business Internship Program, and Dual Language Programs.   Hidalgo ISD’s focus on providing the highest quality educational programs to students has led to Hidalgo ISD being rated the #1 school district in Texas through the 2007 Excellence in Education Award; Hidalgo Early College High School rated among the 100 Best High Schools in the Nation in 2008 and 2009 through the US News and World Report earning #11 of over 18,000 high schools in the nation and #1 high school in Texas in terms of college readiness; HISD Board of Trustees earning the 2009 American School Board Journal Magna Award; and Hidalgo ECHS being named as one of only three high schools in the nation to earn the 2009 College Board Inspiration Award. 

Dr. Cancino has been invited to share in successful practices for Hispanic students at local, state and national conferences by organizations such as U.S. Department of Education, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, U.S. Dept. of Ed. Office of English Language Acquisition, Education Trust, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, National Association of Latino Elected Officials, Communities Foundation of Texas, and several other organizations.  At the professional level he currently serves on the Board of the South Texas Association of Schools, Texas Association of Mid-Size Schools, and Texas Workforce Commission.  He also has served on advisory councils for the Education Commission of the States, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities - Hispanic Serving School Districts, and Junior Achievement Hispanic Initiative.  Dr. Eduardo Cancino received a BA in Mathematics, MS in Mathematics Education, M.Ed. in Educational Leadership, and Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Texas - Pan American.