August-September 2023 Committee on School Initiatives Item 4

Recommendation for One Appointment to the Fort Sam Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees

September 1, 2023

COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL INITIATIVES: ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: CONSENT

SUMMARY: This item provides an opportunity for the board to consider one appointment to the board of trustees of Fort Sam Houston Independent School District (ISD). The appointment is necessary due to the retirement of one board member.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Texas Education Code (TEC), §11.352.

TEC, §11.352 authorizes the State Board of Education (SBOE) to appoint school board members in special purpose school districts.

The full text of statutory citations can be found in the statutory authority section of this agenda.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION: The SBOE is statutorily authorized to appoint board members for military reservation ISDs. Trustees so appointed shall hold office for two years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Enlisted military personnel may be appointed to the board; however, a majority must be civilians, and all may be civilians. When a vacancy occurs, the base commander notifies the commissioner of education of such vacancy in compliance with TEC, §11.352.

Brigadier General, United States Air Force, Russell D. Driggers has notified the commissioner of education of a vacancy on the board of trustees of the Fort Sam Houston ISD due to the retirement of one board member. Brigadier General Driggers recommends the appointment of Colonel Aaron J. Braxton to the Fort Sam Houston ISD Board of Trustees.

MOTION TO BE CONSIDERED: The State Board of Education:

Based on Brigadier General Driggers’s recommendation, approve the appointment of Colonel Aaron J. Braxton to serve a term of office from September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2025, on the Fort Sam Houston ISD Board of Trustees.

Staff Members Responsible:
Steve Lecholop, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Governance
Christopher Lucas, Director, Policy, Planning, and Operations, Office of Governance

Attachment:
Correspondence from Brigadier General Driggers that includes biographical information and supporting materials for the nominee