KB: Leadership: The board must lead the district. Leadership entails approaching decisions using good governance with the same end goals in mind. Accountability: We are accountable to parents, students, teachers, the community, taxpayers, and our fellow trustees. Student Success: We must ensure that all students succeed, not only academically, but holistically with critical thinking and problem solving skills. Together, board leadership and accountability combine to ensure student success.

KB: I am uniquely qualified to serve as a trustee thanks to my life experience as a parent of 3 children who have attended Round Rock schools, as a retired educator of 33 years in the Round Rock ISD, and as someone who grew up in these schools and has seen our community grow and evolve.

KB: Our board has suffered some recent dysfunction and that has undermined the reputation of the district, but RRISD is still a destination district. The greatest challenge is division---of the board, of our students, and our administrators. We all have a common goal to ensure our children succeed and are happy and healthy---we must work together to ensure that goal, and not let partisan fights distract from that goal.

JX: My first priority is teacher support and retention. We need to identify and develop talent, invest in teacher training and development, create a supportive management environment, study incentive programs, and provide leadership opportunities. My second priority is student future-readiness. We need to fix school education deficiency and reduce achievement gaps, integrate core academic curriculum with technical skills for further education or careers, and expand and raise awareness for Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs.

JX: As a first-generation immigrant, I know firsthand the experience of learning about and ultimately contributing to an unfamiliar school system. RRISD is incredibly diverse, and we are made richer by the experiences of every single family, whether they have arrived here recently or have lived here for generations. I will bring new ideas and fresh perspectives and build two-way communication channels to engage more families to share their feedback and participate in decision making.

JX: The biggest challenge facing the school district that I can foresee is state budget cuts, student enrollment reductions, and tax revenue shrinks because of the pandemic. We need to create revenue streams that are not subject to state recapture, cut non-educational expenses, reduce non-classroom headcount, and eliminate resources from programs that are expensive and ineffective. I would encourage more partnerships with the city, PTA, and other community organizations to support educational offerings for all students.