A New Braunfels ISD senior hopes to win a seat on the school board in the May election to help support her teachers and peers.
Falon Cochran, 18, comes from a family of educators. She wants to be a teacher, but for now, the New Braunfels senior is the youngest person to file for a school board seat in her community in recent history.“Younger people are getting more understood and showing that they actually have ideas and they know how to make changes,” Cochran said.Texas Association of School Boards,“We actively are trying to get them to advocate for themselves,” Douglas explains.
Edgewood ISD elected senior Michael Valdez to serve on the board. A Claude ISD student near Amarillo beat out others as a write-in candidate to serve on the board.“They should be prepared to listen to the community because they really are the voice of the community,” she said. “They should be prepared to deal with issues where they may not be able to tell people the whole story because there are laws that say that certain things are confidential.
To run for school board, a candidate must be 18 years old when they take office, a US Citizen, and have lived in the district they want to represent for six months and in Texas for 12 months. Cochran will be facing off against Kimberly Goodwin, an audit manager and former educator Bill Lewis.“I celebrate the fact that several from our community are willing to devote their time and talents to affirm and celebrate public education through civic engagement.”“As a trustee at large, my heart, soul and mind will serve all parents, children and teachers in NBISD. I will strive to help provide a secure environment and empower the students and teachers to reach their full capabilities.
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