Board Legacy

Freer ISD is grateful for our current and past board members. Board members serve as volunteers and do not receive any kind of compensation. They have the students of Freer best interest in mind as they make crucial decisions about budgets, staffing, student outcomes, etc. Many times their hard work and dedication goes unnoticed and school board members rarely take credit for a school district operating as it should. Often times they have to deal with criticisms when schools or items do not do well in the school district. Despite all the circumstances, school members continue to serve and strive to make our school district the best it can be. I want to personally thank all the past and current school board members for your service and each of you have made Freer ISD into a great school district!!! We hope you enjoy exploring the history of our great school board members at Freer ISD.

Conrad Cantu
Superintendent, Freer ISD

The Board of trustees drew straws to determine the expiration term of each board member presently serving and selected Aug 11, 1979 as the date to hold the first school board election. Lydia Rangel, Joe Carrales and Dan Adami, III volunteered to have theit terms ecpire Aug 11, 1979. John McAnear and Elisa Jasso drew short straws to have their terms expire Aug. 1980. Jack SHires and Jean Lee Dollins drew the longest straws to have their terms expire August, 1981.  

Candidates of the First School board Election are as follows:

Gary Hagel
Norman Newman
Daniel Adami, III
Rufel Serna
Pete Hunter
Larry Stuart
Philip C. Lackey
Morris Walker
Nina Elizabeth Willis
Joseph Keresz

The board voted to change the school board elections from at-large to at-large by place. This change to take effect with the August 1995 election. Board members drew numbers for place assignments. Results are as follows:

Place 1 – Thelma Huey
Place 2 – Edna Cantu
Place 3 – Amador Garcia
Place 4 – Gilberto Uribe, Jr
Place 5 – Ida Perez
Place 6 – Arturo Ruiz
Place 7 – Celia Rangel

The School Board voted to change terms of office from 3 years to 4 years to hold joint elections with the county on even numbered years. Terms of office were changed as follows:

Place 4 – Roy Salazar – Term Extended one year. (Nov 2008)
Place 5 – Chris Lichtenberger – Term Extended one year. (Nov 2008)
Place 6 – Calvin Evans – Run Current Cycle. (Nov. 2008)
Place 7 – Mary Lou Garza – Run Current Cycle. (Nov. 2008)
Place 1 – Larry Robertson – Term Extended one year. (Nov 2010)
Place 2 – Edna Cantu – Term Extended one year. (Nov 2010)
Place 3 – Saul Hinojosa – Term Extended one year. (Nov 2010)