The Fort Sam Houston Independent School District, located on the near East Side, is accepting applications to serve on the 5-person school board that governs the district.
Applicants will be reviewed by a panel of installation representatives, who will make a recommendation to the installation commander. Nominees will then be sent to the State Board of Education for final approval.
The process is unique to military school districts, of which are there are only three in Texas — all located in San Antonio.
With the terms of two members coming to a close, the district announced recently that it is seeking nominees.
According to a flier distributed by the district, the positions must be filled by either a military member or Department of Defense civilian living on or employed by Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Under state law, the majority of the board is required to be civilian, however.
Interested applicants must submit a resume no later than 5 p.m. on March 21 to the School Liaison Program Manager by email at andrea.black@us.af.mil. Qualified candidates will receive a notification for an interview after applying.
Nominees must also be qualified to vote and, if elected, would serve without compensation. Trustees serve for two-year terms.
According to the FSHISD website, a panel of installation representatives selected by the Child and Youth Services Flight Chief and vetted/approved by the 502d Force Support Squadron Director will interview applicants and make a recommendation to the installation commander.
Applicants will be evaluated on several categories including their availability to serve as a trustee, community involvement, objectivity, fiscal competency experience with budgetary matters, experience with public school education and likelihood of serving entire two-year term.
After nominee recommendations are approved by the installation commander, nominee packages are sent to TEA to include in the State Board of Education quarterly meetings for final approval and appointment, according to the district.
