January-February 2024 Committee on School Initiatives Item 6
Recommendation for Two Reappointments to the Fort Sam Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees
February 2, 2024
COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL INITIATIVES: ACTION
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: CONSENT
SUMMARY: This item provides an opportunity for the board to consider two reappointments to the board of trustees of Fort Sam Houston Independent School District (ISD). The reappointments are necessary due to the expirations of the terms of office of two board members.
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 on one of the boards, 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 that the terms of office of two trustees of Fort Sam Houston ISD are due to expire. Brigadier General Driggers recommends the reappointments of Mr. Willie E. White and Ms. Andrea D. Nicholas 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 reappointments of Mr. Willie E. White and Ms. Andrea D. Nicholas to serve terms of office from February 2, 2024, to February 1, 2026, 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 documentation for the nominees