(Seguin) – The only set of candidates campaigning for a seat on the Seguin ISD Board of Trustees is looking to help you decide who to choose.
Today, the Seguin Daily News takes a look at the three candidates seeking the District 7 seat on the Seguin ISD school board.
The following comments were shared by the trio during a recent program of the Seguin Radio KWED Saturday Topic.
At the end of the program, each were given a chance to share why they thought they were the best person for the job.
Leading the program was Incumbent Glenda Moreno who is seeking her second term. Moreno, who has spent 40 years of her life in public education, says her focus while serving the community, is to address all issues and not just those that come to the table.
“Twenty-one of those have been teaching at Saegert Middle School and Seguin High School. Fifteen of those years have been as a principal at A.J. Briesemeister Middle School and then the last four years have been spent as a school board member. It has been a lifelong goal of mine to always serve my community and I’ve done it for 40 years. I would love to do it four more years. I’m interested in the success of all our students and not just focused on one or two issues. I’m interested in the overall success. I feel that I exhibit sound judgement along with the willingness to collaborate with our community. I have a sincere interest in my heart in public education. Our community is a crucial part of the school district. As a present school board member, I can connect with the community because of my deep understanding of this community and its demographics, it’s culture and its interests and I represent all students’ best interest. I have built relationships with students, parents, principals, administrators and business owners and civic leaders,” said Moreno.
Also throwing his name in the hat is Josh Bright. Bright says he believes there is a standard for education and believes that every standard must have an acceptable or unacceptable level. He says the Seguin ISD “has not been at an acceptable level for many years even pre-COVID,” and says, “that needs to change.”
“My biggest thing is I’m a fresh face – fresh ears, fresh eyes maybe some new ideas. My biggest thing is I have direct interaction with the schools on a daily basis. I am going to have direct interaction with the schools. Like I said, my youngest is at Ball right now so I’ve got another 13 years, hopefully, in the school district and want to make sure that these kids have the best opportunity. I’m very service minded and that’s why I decided to jump in this race and be part of it because I want to be a part of this community. I want to be a part of making this community better. I’m not just one of those guys that is going to sit on the sidelines or sit in the back and say ‘it’s broken. It’s broken. Nothing is ever changing.’ The only way to change something is to get in there and get your hands dirty and make it better. I think that I’m ready to do that,” said Bright.
Steve Turner is also looking to help make changes in the Seguin ISD. Turner says Seguin is an incredible community and believes the school board is “the driving force behind creating a better future for the children who live here.” With that said, he hopes to create positive changes by addressing what he believes are the biggest challenges facing the Seguin ISD.
“I believe in traditional values and that traditional approach to education. I believe that teachers should teach their subject matter and that only. I have lived here since 1976. Other than time served away from the military and at college, I have called Seguin my home. I love this town. I want this district to succeed. All school districts are the face of our community, and we need to improve our rating and we can start with discipline, and we can start with taking care of our teachers and improving morale. Once we do that, we will see improvements in our TEA rating and I ask for your support and if you feel the way that I do, I would ask that you call – even if you are not in my district – to call your trustees and tell them to get on with this. We’ve been marching down this same path for too many years and we’ve had low ratings and as a builder and developer in this area as well as a business owner and all of you guys out there that are business owners — a school district is your number one salesman and it’s time to make some progress and it’s time to start implementing strict discipline on these campuses and helping these teachers stay here and improve morale and our TEA scores will follow in an upward direction,” said Turner.
Tuesday marks the Nov. 8 statewide General election which includes city, county and school board races. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. To learn more about these candidates search the KWED Candidates Corner at SeguinToday.com.