Board of Trustees
2013 Board Photo
Top row, left to right: Ed Garza, President, District 7; Olga M. Hernandez, Secretary, District 6; Debra Guerrero, Trustee, District 3; James Howard, Trustee, District 2;
Bottom row, left to right: Steve Lecholop, Trustee, District 1 (photo currently not available); Patti Radle, Trustee, District 5; Arthur V. Valdez, Trustee, District 4 (photo currently not available); Dr.Sylvester Perez, Interim Superintendent of Schools
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What is a School Board?
The SAISD Board of Trustees, composed of seven District residents, is the school system's policy-making body. Each trustee represents one of seven single-member districts and is elected by voters of that district. Single-member districts were implemented in 1986. Trustees serve four-year terms
The Board's major duties include:
- Adopting goals and objectives for the District
- Reviewing and acting on policies
- Adopting an annual budget and setting the tax rate
- Electing school personnel as recommended by the superintendent
- Reporting to the public on the District's progress