Farias said that relationship is no accident. The Los Fresnos board makes a point of “discussing not debating,” he said, and works on building trust and teamwork. Farias also said the board doesn’t micromanage and gives its superintendent, Gonzalo Salazar, the latitude to do his job. “We listen to our administrators.They’re the ones that are on the front lines, so they know the needs of the schools,” Farias said. “At the same time, they’re very good with providing us with what we need, which is information to make the right decisions.” Los Fresnos was competing against four other Honor Boards: Burkburnett ISD; Humble ISD; Pampa ISD; and Pflugerville ISD. “The five boards we interviewed represent the best in Texas,” Cron said. “Each of them showed integrity and focus and a real understanding of the role of school boards in Texas to set policy and provide oversight for our districts.” n
TASA Honor Boards at the 2010 TASA/TASB Convention in Houston. Pampa ISD, Humble ISD, Burkburnett ISD, Los Fresnos CISD, and Pflugerville ISD
Jenny LaCoste-Caputo is director of Communications and Media Relations at TASA.
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