Candidates prioritize safety, mental health and academics in their runs to fill school board seats in the city's third largest district.
The decision by Patti Radle, a former board president and City Council member, not to run for reelection in District 5 means there will be one new trustee on the San Antonio Independent School District Board of Trustees after the May election.The San Antonio Independent School District is bracing for a multitude of challenges in the coming years, with the end of federal COVID-19 funding, learning shortfalls and drops in attendance following the pandemic.
Candidates interviewed by the San Antonio Report agreed that work needed to be done to achieve higher educational attainment in the third largest district in the city and that school safety and prioritizing public education were key to the future success of the district. But how to realize that success varied from candidate to candidate.Both candidates running for the District 5 trustee seat agreed that they have big shoes to fill after Radle’s tenure.
A Fox Tech graduate, Landin hopes to bring a fresh perspective on what is happening at the campus level. Landin was also previously on the library board, something he hopes to leverage into possible partnerships between city libraries and school libraries to more efficiently use resources. That insight could become key, with declining enrollment and underutilized campuses leading to likely conversations of more consolidation or closures in the future. While Rodriguez Elementary was closed due to failing accountability scores and not low enrollment, she said she would not support such moves.
However, Martinez said there are still challenges ahead, including declining enrollment and the potential for a voucher-like bill that would allow public dollars to be spent on private schools. Avila has not attended recent board meetings, or budget workshops, but did attend a rally calling on the board to provide raises to teachers.
School safety, which is a priority for all candidates running for the board, is something the district should focus on in a multi-faceted way, Sebastian said.
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