Currently, five trustees are elected in single-member districts, and two are elected as at-large members. Any changes would take place after the May 7 election.
Two single-member districts are up for election in May: districts 4 and 5. District 4 is held by retiring trustee Kathy Hansen, and District 5 is held by board President Clementine Cantu. According to the school district, only Cantu has filed for re-election in District 5, and no one has filed to run in District 4.
The filing deadline for the May 7 election is Feb. 18.
Possible building donation to nonprofit
The board will also consider whether to hold a public hearing on possibly donating the old Bonham campus to the nonprofit organization Centro Cultural de Hispano.
San Marcos CISD owns the building at 501 S. LBJ Drive that the nonprofit has used for 10 years to provide classes and activities in Hispanic culture, heritage and art open to the San Marcos community, according to its webpage.
Centro rents the building—formerly called the Mexican School during segregation—from SMCISD for $6,650 a year.
In September, the board tabled its consideration of having the building appraised to potentially be sold after instructors, teachers and other educators from both the school district, Texas State University and elsewhere also spoke to the community center’s significance, as previously reported by Community Impact Newspaper.
The board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 14 in the Criminal Justice Classroom at San Marcos High School, 2601 Rattler Road.
