AUSTIN – The Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced today that an online application is now available on the agency website for any community member seeking to serve on the Beaumont Independent School District board of managers. The online application is also available on the Beaumont Independent School District website. The application period will run through Feb. 20.

A majority of the board of managers must consist of members of the Beaumont ISD community who are committed to service on behalf of the students of the district. The appointed board of managers will replace the currently appointed members of the Beaumont ISD board of managers who are stepping down at the close of the 2016-17 school year. The board of managers is responsible for overseeing the management of the school district.

Additionally, TEA will host a pre-selection board of managers training session from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, at the Region 5 Education Service Center, 350 Pine Street, in Beaumont. 

TEA staff will be on hand to explain the significant impact and importance that the appointed board of managers’ decisions will ultimately have on student outcomes in the district. Community members are strongly encouraged to attend and participate in the session. 

In 2014, Commissioner of Education Michael Williams named and installed a board of managers in the district. The Commissioner’s decision to appoint a board followed two TEA investigations into various BISD special education, finance and governance issues.

Commissioner of Education Mike Morath will review and make the final selections for the new board of managers. Current Beaumont ISD superintendent Dr. John Frossard will continue in his role.

For more information regarding the board of managers selection process for the Beaumont ISD (including the online application), visit the TEA website at http://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Schools/School_Boards/School_Governance.