The McDade ISD board policy manual is organized by topic with relevant policy codes in each section. The policies fall into two categories:

• Legal Framework: Provides relevant legal context for local decisions.

• Local Policy: Board-adopted local policies intended to meet legal requirements and reflect local practices, priorities, and values.

When a legal framework and local policy appear at the same code, they should be read together. Additional resources, like regulations or exhibits, may be available or linked at certain codes.

Questions or concerns regarding board policy should be directed to the district's administration.

Regular meetings of the McDade ISD Board of Trustees shall normally be held on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. When determined necessary, the date, time, or location of a regular meeting may change with proper notice.

A written notice of the date, time, location, and subjects of each meeting shall be provided at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled time of the meeting and at least one hour prior to the time of an emergency meeting.

The order of business for regular Board meetings shall be as set out in the agenda accompanying the notice of the meeting. At the meeting, the order in which posted agenda items are taken may be changed by consensus of board member.

MCDADE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEE ELECTION INFORMATION

NEXT GENERAL SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION:         

November 5, 2024 (7 AM – 7 PM)

FILING PERIOD FOR CANDIDACY: July 20, 2024   

August 19, 2024 5:00 pm (Place on Ballot)

 August 23, 2024 5:00 pm (Write-in Candidacy)

Application For a Place on the Ballot For a General Election For a City, School District or Other Political Subdivision

Three positions which the term of office expires in November 2024

Place 2, currently held by Christine Walla

Place 3, currently held by Mark Dube

Place 5, currently held by Joey Miller

Four positions which the term of office expires in November 2026

Place 1, currently held by Jared Maness

Place 4, currently held by Michael Nuby

Place 6, currently held by Janet Brade

Place 7, currently held by Willard Rother

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Form, Content, and Procedure: An application for a place on the ballot must be in writing; signed, sworn to by the candidate before a person authorized to administer an oath, and dated; timely filed with the district’s filing authority (the superintendent’s secretary); and contain specified information about the candidate:

• the candidate’s name, date of birth, and occupation;

• the candidate’s residence address or the address at which the candidate receives mail with a description of the location of the candidate’s residence;

• the candidate’s length of continuous residence in Texas and in the district (and single member district, if applicable) as of the date the candidate swears to the application;

• if available, a public mailing address and email address at which the candidate receives correspondence relating to the candidate’s campaign;

• the office sought, including any place or other distinguishing number and an indication of whether the office sought is for a full or unexpired term;

• statements that the candidate is a U.S. citizen; has not been determined by a court to be mentally incapacitated; has not been convicted of a felony; is aware of the nepotism law; and swears an oath to support and defend the U.S. and Texas Constitutions and laws.

Eligibility: An individual is eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a Texas school board if the individual:

• is a United States citizen;

• is 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable;

• has not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;

• has not been finally convicted of a felony;

• has resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date:

            - for an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate’s application for a place on the ballot;

            - for a write-in candidate, the date of the election at which the candidate’s name is written in; or for an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made;

• is registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described above; and

• satisfies any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.

Tex. Elec. Code § 141.001; Tex. Educ. Code § 11.066.

The Texas Education Code imposes additional requirements:

To be elected to a school board, an individual must be a qualified voter: 18 years of age or older, a U.S citizen, a Texas resident, a registered voter, not determined to be totally or partially mentally incapacitated by an appropriate court, and not finally convicted of a felony. Tex. Educ. Code § 11.061; Tex. Elec. Code § 11.002.

A person is ineligible to serve on a school board if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense under Texas Penal Code section 43.02(b) regarding prostitution. Tex. Educ. Code § 11.066.

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