THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Board of Trustees consists of
seven Board members elected to serve, without compensation, for overlapping
terms of three years each. Elections are conducted annually in May. While
candidates run for specific places, they do not represent specific
geographical areas; rather, each represents MISD at large. Following the
annual election, the Board elects a president, vice-president and secretary
to serve for one-year terms.
DUTIES OF THE BOARD
Operating within the legal parameters
of the state and federal constitutions, statutes, courts, and administrative
agencies, the Board is charged with the responsibility of providing the
finest educational program possible for the students in the district. School
trustees make all final decisions regarding school district priorities,
policies, personnel, textbooks, expenditures, and growth management.
Trustees adopt a budget which is necessary to maintain and operate the
schools, levy taxes to support the budget, and submit bond issues to the
citizens of the district to finance construction projects.
THE SUPERINTENDENT
The Superintendent of Schools is
appointed by the School Board as the chief administrator and executive
officer. With the assistance of his staff, the Superintendent directs,
guides and coordinates the total educational and administrative program in
accordance with Board policies and the rules and regulations of the Texas
Education Agency. He attends all Board meetings and brings recommendations
to the Board for action in carrying out the business of the school
district.
BOARD
MEETINGS
Regular board meetings are held the fourth
Monday of each
month, closed meeting 6:30 p.m. and open meeting 7:30 p.m., in the MISD Board Room,
310 East Market St., Mabank.
The agenda and location are posted five days prior to the meeting and the
agenda is available at the location at the time of the meeting. Items for
regular board agenda are required to be placed on the agenda by noon at
least five working days prior to the date of the meeting.
All regular board meetings are public meetings; however, a public meeting is
not an open forum. Public participation is limited to the section called
public comment so the Board may deliberate important decisions without
distraction or interference.
For more information regarding meetings of the Board of Trustees, call the MISD Administration Building 903-880-1300.
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