he became the superintendent of south san antonio isd in 2014. he announced that he was leaving the position at the end of his contract on march 19, 2019. he ultimately resigned before the end of his contract, with his last day being friday october 12, 2018. saavedra's decision to resign, as well as the district's agreement on saavedra leaving, was approved by the ssaisd board on a 6-1 basis that day. the then-palacios independent school district (pisd) superintendent, alexandro flores, replaced him.