INSIDE INFORMATION
2022 EDUCATION EDITION
HOW A LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD
GETTING INVOLVED
II. ADOPT POLICIES AND REVIEW FOR EFFECTIVENESS
STATE BOARD DUTIES The Texas Open Meetings Act requires government entities to conduct public business responsibly, transparently and in compliance with the law. ATTEND A PUBLIC MEETING Residents can attend school board meetings except when policy permits trustees to meet in closed session. SPEAK BEFORE THE BOARD Most school boards dedicate time in their public meeting agendas to hear input from community members. REQUEST PUBLIC RECORDS SOURCES: TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS, TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER Citizens have access to information about government activity through the Texas Public Information Act. The State Board of Education includes 15 individuals elected to four-year terms. This board sets policies and standards for public schools statewide. THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: • establishes curriculum standards; • reviews and adopts instructional materials; • determines graduation requirements; • oversees the Texas Permanent School Fund; and • reviews and potentially vetoes the commissioner’s proposed award of new charter schools.
Trustees adopt local policies that guide district operations, such as citizen participation at public meetings and the board’s evaluation of the superintendent. State and federal law also regulate policies, such as campaign ethics and when closed meetings can take place.
FUNCTIONS
DESIGNED BY TAYLOR WHITE
III. HIRE AND EVALUATE THE SUPERINTENDENT
COMPILED BY DANICA LLOYD & ANNA LOTZ
Public school board members in Texas are unpaid volunteers elected to their positions by voters living in the communities they serve. School boards provide local governance of their school districts and can only take action by a majority vote at public meetings. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES School boards oversee management, policymaking, planning and evaluation while the superintendent implements these matters and manages the district’s day-to-day operations, according to the Texas Association of School Boards.
School boards are responsible for hiring and evaluating the superintendent, who manages the district’s day-to-day operations and advises the board on governance decisions. The superintendent also ensures the board’s policies are implemented appropriately.
IV. ADOPT A BUDGET AND SET A TAX RATE
The board adopts the district’s budget and tax rate each year. Trustees ensure the administration’s budget proposal aligns with their goals and priorities, amend the budget throughout the year as needed and approve an annual nancial report by an independent auditor.
SOURCE: TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
I. ADOPT GOALS AND MONITOR SUCCESS
V. COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMMUNITY
One of the functions of a local school board is to develop goals and priorities for the district. Administration regularly presents reports on district
According to the TASB, school boards serve as the link between the district and the community. Trustees inform residents, students, sta , parents and the media about district plans, actions and accomplishments.
operations and progress toward those goals. State data can also help trustees compare performance to other districts.
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
MEET THE BOARD Each of the seven school board members in Conroe and Willis ISDs is elected to a four-year term; trustees in Montgomery ISD are elected to a three-year term. Texas law does not dictate term limits for local school board members. Information about each board’s meetings can be found online. SOURCES: CONROE ISD, MONTGOMERY ISD, The board meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 3205 W. Davis St., Conroe. Meetings are also streamed at www.conroeisd.net. CONROE ISD The board meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 20774 Eva St., Montgomery. Meeting videos are also available at www.misd.org. MONTGOMERY ISD WILLIS ISD, TEXAS ELECTION CODE COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
CONROE ISD
MONTGOMERY ISD WILLIS ISD
Mike Hopkins Position 1 Elected in 2020 mikejhopkins05@ gmail.com Shawn Denison Position 2 Elected in 2020 denison4misd@ gmail.com
Dale Inman Position 1 Elected in 2018 dinman@conroeisd.net Ray Sanders Secretary, Position 2 Elected in 2010
Christen Arnold Position 1 Elected in 2018 carnold@willisisd.org Paulett Traylor Secretary, Position 2 Elected in 2020 ptraylor@willisisd.org Robin Sproba Position 3 Elected in 2018 rsproba@willisisd.org
raysanders@ conroeisd.net
Skeeter Hubert President, Position 3 Elected in 2014 shubert@ conroeisd.net
Laurie Turner Vice president, Position 3 Elected in 2020 laurieturnerformisd position3@gmail.com
Datren Williams Position 4 Elected in 2012 datwilliams@ conroeisd.net
Trey Kirby Position 4 Elected in 2021 trey.kirby@misd.org
Cli Williams President, Position 5 Elected in 2018 cli williams@willisisd.org Kyle Hoegemeyer Vice president, Position 4 Elected in 2018 khoegemeyer@willisisd.org
Theresa Wagaman Second vice president, Position 5 Elected in 2020 twagaman@conroeisd.net Stacey Chase Assistant secretary, Position 6 Elected in 2020 schase@conroeisd.net Scott Moore Vice president, Position 7 Elected in 2016 scomoore@conroeisd.net
Linda Porten Secretary, Position 5 Elected in 2021 lindalporten@gmail.com Matt Fuller President, Position 6 Elected in 2022 matt.fuller@misd.org
Charles Perry Sr. Position 6 Elected in 2020 cperry@willisisd.org
The board meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. Meetings are held at 612 N. Campbell St., Willis. WILLIS ISD
Chad Jones Position 7 Appointed to ful ll term ending in 2024 cjones@willisisd.org
Nate Robb Position 7 Elected in 2022 nate.robb@misd.org
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