3/2/2026 6:45 pm

Lunch & Learn – Who Does What in SBISD

The Council of PTAs will host a Lunch & Learn (date TBD) with district leaders to discuss who does what in SBISD. Now is your chance to get answers to how our district operates and who does what! The CPTA and district will base the lunch and learn on the solicited questions, so this is your opportunity to frame the topics discussed. Send your questions to advocacy@sbisdcpta.org.

Primary Elections

Primaries are Tuesday, March 3rd. Whoever wins the primaries will appear on the ballot in November. There are many positions that directly impact Texas public education, such as:

  • Governor - appoints the Commissioner of Education (who implements laws on funding, testing and accountability, oversees teacher certifications, and exercises sole approval over charter school expansion and new charter schools); has the power to veto bills; has line-item veto over the state budget; sets emergency items during regular session; and has authority to call special legislative sessions 
  • Lt. Governor - presides over the Senate and determines which bills are heard; appoints Senate committee chairs including the chair of the Senate Education Committee
  • State Board of Education (SBOE) Members - The SBOE writes and approves the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), which is the curriculum standard for all public school students; reviews and adopts instructional materials; oversees the Texas Permanent School Fund, and MUCH more

To review voting centers, sample ballots, and election results, click HERE. For more on who does what in public education, click HERE. You can also review a sample ballot and learn about candidates HERE.

It's Time to Measure More than Just Test Scores!

  • The Legislature recently passed House Bill 8 to make changes and add extra tests to Texas's school accountability system, but schools are still graded on just one high-stakes spring test on a single day.
  • Our accountability should reflect a child's full picture, and not be reduced to a single standardized test like STAAR (or any other high-stakes test).
  • To urge candidates that schools should be held accountable based on a system that reflects a student's full success CLICK HERE.

Questions? Contact Jamie Mathews