Dr. Lupita Hinojosa

Named Superintendent of Schools in January 2022, becoming the first Hispanic woman to hold the top leadership position in Spring ISD, which serves more than 33,000 students in a diverse community approximately 20 miles north of downtown Houston.

An experienced educational leader with more than 30 years in public education, Dr. Hinojosa joined Spring ISD in 2014 as the Chief Schools Officer and later served as the district's Chief of Innovation and Equity. 

As chief academic officer, she helped oversee the implementation of the district’s Five-Year Strategic Plan focused on student-centered transformation. As chief of Innovation and Equity, she worked to create opportunities for all students from various backgrounds to ensure excellent and equitable outcomes – securing more than $40 million in grants for school and district transformation efforts.

Dr. Hinojosa began her career in 1988 as an elementary bilingual teacher with the Houston Independent School District, going on to serve as an elementary principal, middle school principal, executive principal, school services officer, and as an assistant superintendent – a role in which she oversaw 114 magnet programs serving approximately 45,000 students. 

During her time at Houston ISD, she gained valuable experience as a campus and district administrator, improved school ratings, developed principals to achieve school goals, and provided leadership in planning, developing, implementing and supervising quality research-based instructional programs.

Starting in 2012, she served as School Services Support Officer for Houston ISD, overseeing federal and state compliance, school improvement efforts, and parent and community assistance. In addition, she coached and supported department heads, school support officers and principals.

Hinojosa holds a Bachelor of Science in fashion merchandising from the University of Texas at Austin, an Elementary and Bilingual Education Certification from the University of Houston, a Master of Education in educational leadership and management from the University of Houston at Clear Lake and a Doctor of Education in educational leadership from the University of Houston.