Superintendent

The Magnolia School District is committed to educating the “whole child” with a focus on rigorous academics as well as the arts, music, and technology for all of our students. We view our parents as partners in education and we offer many opportunities for them to be involved in the education of their children. We are committed to providing a quality education to all students and ensuring that our staff members have the training and resources they need to be successful.

Superintendent's Message

As we just completed the 2025-26 school year, I want to thank all of our students, staff, parents and community partners for their hard work and dedication. We continue our vision of an unwavering focus on innovative and engaging learning experiences that prepare students for college, career pathways and life success. Once again, we have successfully implemented our vision thanks to the collaborative efforts of everyone. Needless-to-say, we have accomplished a lot over the past year.

All of our schools continue to provide our students with exemplary educational programs that address the needs of the Whole Child including rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, music and the Arts, nutritious meals, and safe and secure campuses with truly caring staff members. Two of our schools, Salk and Schweitzer, were recognized as America's Best Schools. Only 17 schools from across the Nation received this prestigious honor. Our Expanded Learning Program continues to enroll over 2,700 students. Even though the school year has concluded, our comprehensive summer programs have begun and will run through August 14th.

We have 77 construction projects that have either been started, completed or are nearing completion. More information on our construction projects can be found on our website at Investing in Our Schools. Our incredible Maintenance, Custodial and other staff members are busy getting our schools ready for the 2026-27 school year. Within the next few years our Maintenance Department will move into a new building that will be built at Dr. Jonas E. Salk School, and our students at Juliette Low School of the Arts will be performing in a new Performing Arts Center.

Our success as a top-rated school district is due to the talent, commitment, cooperation and collaboration of all of our talented employees working together as a dedicated team with the goal of enriching the lives of our students.

Mother Teresa once said, "I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things."

Thank you to everyone for doing everything we can to Inspire ALL Students to Extraordinary Achievement Every Day!

Sincerely,
Frank Donavan, Ed. D.