DSISD Board Selection Progress

DSISD APPOINTMENT

The Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees continues in its process to fill a vacant Board seat that was created when former trustee Shelly Reeves resigned her position in June.

The position is being filled through an application process, which the DSISD states is “a common practice used by school boards throughout the state when a vacancy on the board occurs near the end of a term.”

Between June 27 and July 16, 20 applications were submitted for consideration. On July 23, the DSISD Board of Trustees reviewed applications and, following discussion, selected six candidates for interviews. Interviews will be conducted on August 20 and August 23 in posted special meetings during closed session. Following conclusion of interviews on August 23, trustees will vote on the replacement trustee in open session. On August 27, the selected individual will be sworn in and be seated at the DSISD Board of Trustees regular meeting.

Applicants selected to participate in interviews are: Kim Cousins, Joanna Day, Brent Gibbs, Marisa Grijalva, Andrew Hutton, and Kara Mayfield. The individual who is appointed will serve on the Board for the remainder of the current term, which expires in May of 2019.

The 20 applicants were: Sharon Armke, Lori Broughton, Jennifer Buass, Kim Cousins, Joanna Day, Peter Englehart, Jenny Evans, Brent Gibbs, John Gomez, Lindsay Fredenburg, Marisa Grijalva, Andrew Hutton, Josie Kelly, Kara Mayfield, Jerod Patterson, Teresa Carbajal Ravet, Rob Satterfield, David Shanley, Dan Sparks, and Travis Weitzel.

In a press release, DSISD said, “The DSISD Board would like to thank all applicants who expressed interest in serving the Dripping Springs community in this role.”