SCHOOL BOARD

Every public school district is governed by a board of trustees, commonly known as the school board. These boards of trustees are representative of their community, putting the interest of students’ futures first. 

The Anna ISD Board of Trustees consists of seven board members who are elected by the general public. Board members serve overlapping three-year terms and elections for board seats are conducted annually each May. The candidates run for specific places and represent Anna as a whole, not geographical areas. Once elections are finalized the Board elects a president, vice-president, and secretary for one-year terms.

BOARD GOALS

1. Safety:  Anna ISD will provide a positive and safe environment for ALL students and staff.

2. Accountability:  Anna ISD will uphold or improve accountability ratings at each campus and for the district overall.

3. Coyote Culture:  Anna ISD will preserve traditions while enhancing the overall culture of the district. 

4. Community:  Anna ISD will champion a supportive relationship with the community, dedicated to the achievement of our district goals and the utilization of effective communication.

The board usually meets 6:15 pm at Special Programs Building.  Special meetings may be called when necessary. A written notice of regular and special meetings will be posted on the district website and at the entrance of the Central Administration Building at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting time. The written notice will show the date, time, place, and subjects of each meeting. In emergencies, a meeting may be held with a two-hour notice.

All meetings are open to the public. In certain circumstances, Texas law permits the board to go into a closed session from which the public and others are excluded. Closed session may occur for such things as discussing prospective gifts or donations, real-property acquisition, certain personnel matters including employee complaints, security matters, student discipline, or consulting with attorneys regarding pending litigation.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

An application for a place on the ballot must be in writing; signed, sworn to by the candidate before a person authorized to administer an oath, and dated; timely filed with the district’s filing authority, Heather J. Mackey or another designated district employee; and contain specified information about the candidate:

• The candidate’s residence address or the address at which the candidate receives mail with a description of the location of the candidate’s residence;

• The candidate’s length of continuous residence in Texas and in the district (and single-member district, if applicable) as of the date the candidate swears to the application;

• If available, a public mailing address and email address at which the candidate receives correspondence relating to the candidate’s campaign;

• The office sought, including any place or other distinguishing number and an indication of whether the office sought is for a full or unexpired term;

• Statements that the candidate is a U.S. citizen; has not been determined by court to be mentally incapacitated; has not been convicted of a felony; is aware of the nepotism law; and swears an oath to support and defend the U.S. and Texas Constitutions and laws.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

An individual is eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a Texas school board if the individual:

• is a United States citizen;

• is 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable;

• has not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;

• has not been finally convicted of a felony;

• has resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date:

  • for an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate’s application for a place on the ballot;

  • for a write-in candidate, the date of the election at which the candidate’s name is written in; or

  • for an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made;

• is registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described above; and

• satisfies any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.

Tex. Elec. Code § 141.001; Tex. Educ. Code § 11.066. The Texas Education Code imposes additional requirements:

To be elected to a school board, an individual must be a qualified voter: 18 years of age or older, a U.S citizen, a Texas resident, a registered voter, not determined to be totally or partially mentally incapacitated by an appropriate court, and not finally convicted of a felony. Tex. Educ. Code § 11.061; Tex. Elec. Code § 11.002.

Reference:

Texas Election Code Title 9 Sec. 141.001 

Texas Education Code Sec. 11.061