2023
COMPILED BY HANNAH BROL, WESLEY GARDNER & EMILY LINCKE
Incumbent
Humble ISD board of trustees, Position 7
NATALIE CARTER
MICHAEL GRABOWSKI
NANCY S. MORRISON
Occupation: real estate Experience: board member of Kingwood Area Republican Wom- en; precinct chair of Harris County Precinct No. 563 www.leighfortrustee.com LEIGH S. MARCUS
Occupation: homemaker
Occupation: commer- cial airline pilot
Occupation: retired educator; HISD trustee Experience: over 40 years in education; Leadership Texas
Experience: mother of three HISD students; Parent Teacher Organi- zation president; HISD Zoning Committee www.carterforhumbleisd.com
Experience: father of HISD student; husband of HISD teacher; Air Force Academy graduate www.grabowski4trustee.com
Association of School Boards master trustee www.nancysmorrison.wordpress.com
What do you think are the biggest issues Humble ISD is currently facing?
Providing high-quality education to each student while dealing with limited resources, rapid growth, and the ongoing mental health issues caused by pandemic-related stressors. The district must focus on teacher and sta recruitment and retention, creating safe and secure schools, and community engagement.
Two major issues facing Humble ISD: First, is the 10-year record of declining test scores. We were 9% above state average in reading and math; we are now 1% above state in reading and 4% below state in math. Second, is the disturbing trend of sexual indoctrina- tion materials in the school libraries.
Retention of our teaching sta and move upward with compensation. Continue advo- cating [for] and providing resources needed for safe and secure schools. Post-COVID mental health issues. Advocating for state funding [based] on enrollment vs. average daily attendance.
Encourage more after-school programs and parental involvement. Make more school counselors and psychologists available on campuses to make strides in achieving mental health support. To improve campus safety, I think there needs to be an armed presence on every campus by [HISD] Police.
Humble ISD board of trustees, Position 6
Humble City Council, Place 1
Occupation: technology consultant Experience: HISD trustee; Education Foundation trustee www.keepholmes.com MARQUES HOLMES
Occupation: self employed Experience: vice president of James Deaver Services Inc. www.audra4kids.com AUDRA DEAVER
HOLLY HAM
Candidate did not respond as of press time. ERIC D. LACY
CHARLES “ANDY” CURRY
Occupation: chief custom- er/growth o cer Experience: 25 years of business and leadership experience www.hollyforhumbleisd.com
Occupation: retired
Experience: 20 years on Humble City Council; 28 years in Humble ISD’s nancial department
What do you think are the biggest issues Humble ISD is currently facing?
What do you think are the biggest issues the city of Humble is currently facing?
The safety and security of our students, teachers and administra- tion. I will continue to ... support the hardening of our campuses, a zero tolerance for bullies and ad- ditional funding to send oenders outside of the district.
The biggest issues facing Humble ISD have everything to do with classroom de ciencies. I’ve seen declines from 201723. We demand academic excellence at Humble ISD. Anything outside of that purview aside from safety is second.
Curriculum degradation that is not preparing our students for post-secondary education or [a] competitive workforce. Teacher retention—provide merit increases for performance and provide half- time resource to assist.
Candidate did not respond as of press time.
Commercial and residential growth. We need to continue improving our infrastructure and ensure our police and re departments are equipped to meet the demands.
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