How do Dallas ISD elections work?

By Michaela Rush, America Corps Member National elections, state elections, local elections, school board, run-offs: Between all of these dates, it’s hard to keep track of when elections are happening, much less remembering what seats and propositions are being voted on for each date. What is the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees? What do they do? Dallas ISD’s nine-member& Board of Trustees& have four main roles,& according to Leadership ISD: Create a vision for and assess the district Establish policies to guide the district Hire a superintendent and evaluate their success Approve an annual budget This includes student-facing operations, such as cell phone and testing policies, staff operations, such as human resources and teacher evaluations, but also overarching subjects such& as the annual district budget and purchases, sales or development of Dallas ISD-owned property.The board meets twice a month, once for briefings on potential policy changes, and once to vote on policy changes and hear from the public. Both meetings are open to the public at& Turney W. Leonard Governance and Training Center, or virtually. Dates are available on the& Dallas ISD online calendar.Dallas ISD trustees are not involved in day-to-day school or district operations; those are overseen by the...