Madisonville CISD Board of Trustees
School Board Members are guardians of the public trust and, through the policies they make, are ultimately responsible for the success or failure of local public education. The Board serves as the advocate for educational excellence for the community's youth and puts those interests first. The policies school boards make dictate the standards and philosophy by which schools are run and the criteria used to judge whether they are being run well.
This responsibility often entails difficult choices, self-sacrifice, and exposure to public criticism. However, it also brings a great deal of personal satisfaction in sharing with parents, staff, and students their academic successes. This critical responsibility and the closeness of trustees to the voters make the local school board the purest example of democracy our society presents.
Roles and Key Responsibilities
This responsibility often entails difficult choices, self-sacrifice, and exposure to public criticism. However, it also brings a great deal of personal satisfaction in sharing with parents, staff, and students their academic successes. This critical responsibility and the closeness of trustees to the voters make the local school board the purest example of democracy our society presents.
Roles and Key Responsibilities
- Ensure creation of a vision and goals for the district and evaluate district success.
- Adopt policies that guide district actions
- Hire a Superintendent to serve as administrator of the district and evaluate the Superintendent's success.
- Approve an annual budget consistent with the district vision.
- Communicate the district's vision and success to the community.
Madisonville CISD Board of Trustees meets in regular session on the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the Madisonville CISD Administration Building, 718 Bacon. The Board may call special meetings or change the regular meeting site or time if conditions warrant. Agendas for regular or called meetings are posted 72 hours in advance at the MCISD Administration Building. All meetings are open to the public in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Law. Official action is taken in open session. The Board may convene into Executive Session to discuss pending litigation, property acquisition or sale, or personnel matters, as authorized by Texas Government Code 551. No votes are taken in executive session. For more information on board policy, members or meetings, choose from the drop down menu under the heading School Board.