The Prosper ISD Board of Trustees voted 5-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 21, to hire Dr. Greg Bradley as the district's new superintendent.
Bradley, a former Prosper ISD deputy superintendent who left to lead Ennis ISD in May 2025, becomes the 20th superintendent in the district's 124-year history. He will oversee nearly 35,000 students across 32 campuses in Collin and Denton counties.
The district announced the vote on X, calling Bradley "a former Prosper ISD Deputy Superintendent who helped build the district." Bradley will officially assume his duties in November, WFAA reported.
The hire closes a search that began after former Superintendent Holly Ferguson announced her retirement in March, according to Community Impact Newspaper. Acting Superintendent Bill McLaughlin stepped in during the transition and will return to the deputy superintendent role once Bradley starts.
Bradley didn't apply
Board President Kelly Cavender said at the Sept. 30 board meeting that Bradley did not originally submit an application for the position, Community Impact reported. Board members reached out and invited him to share his vision for the district instead.
Board Vice President Garrett Linker said in the district's Sept. 30 press release that Bradley's deep roots in Prosper and his executive leadership at Ennis ISD prompted the board to ask him to return.
The board's search, conducted with the firm Impact Education Specialists, included in-person listening sessions attended by about 150 community members and more than 2,000 online survey responses from parents, students, staff and taxpayers, according to the district.
A decade in Prosper
Bradley's history with the district dates to 2012, when he joined as principal of Reynolds Middle School. Over five years, the campus earned consecutive Met Standard ratings and a 100% pass rate on the eighth-grade Algebra I exam, according to the district.
He became assistant superintendent for business and operations in 2017, helping secure what the district called the largest high school stadium naming-rights agreement in Texas with Children's Health. He also helped facilitate voter approval of a $1.337 billion bond in 2019.
As deputy superintendent from 2020 to 2025, Bradley managed the rollout strategy for the $2.7 billion bond package voters approved in November 2023. He left for Ennis ISD in May 2025.
Speaking to Community Impact around the Sept. 30 lone finalist announcement, Bradley said, "I had such a great experience [in Ennis ISD], but this has been home for a long time."
McLaughlin oversaw the opening of two new facilities and the start of the school year during the transition. The district said community welcome events for the Bradley family are planned after his start.
