EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – El Paso Independent School District has named Adalberto Garcia Jr. as its new assistant superintendent of elementary schools. Garcia’s “extensive experience and dedication to education align with the district’s strategic blueprint goal of attracting, growing and retaining top talent equipped and empowered to meet the needs of all students,” according […]
El Pasoans will choose who will help shape the future of two school districts Saturday in EPISD and SISD school board elections.
Ballots cast in El Paso s polling stations will carry extra weight in this election, where two school board elections will decide more than half the makeup of trustees on each board. There are 17 candidates competing for four seats in the EPISD race and 11 candidates vie for four seats in the SISD race.
Because EPISD uses a majority election system instead of plurality, the race could end in a runoff. In a majority vote, a candidate must win more than 50% of the total vote to win or the election goes to a runoff with the top two candidates. SISD uses a plurality vote.