A vacancy for an unexpired term on the Marfa ISD School Board will be filled at a special/regular meeting on March 23, 2026, at 6 p.m.
Interested in serving on the board? Please review the qualifications and submit a letter in writing to Mr. Boyd, board president, expressing your interest in serving on the board. This letter must be hand delivered to the superintendent’s office no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, March 20.
You may wish to attend the meeting on March 23, 2026, in case the board decides to interview you.
Qualifications to be a board member: To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, the office of board member, a person must:
1. Be a United States citizen.
2. Be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled in at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable.
3. Have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: Totally mental incapacitated and the person’s mental capacity has not subsequently been completely restored by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction; or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote and person’s guardianship has not been modified to include the right to vote or the person’s mental capacity has not been completely restored by a subsequent final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction.
4. Have not been finally convicted of a felony for which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities. Atty. Gen. Op. LO 96-114 (1996).
5. Be a resident of Texas and the district for the period of time described at CANDIDATE’S RESIDENCY TERM (This is a resident of the state of Texas for the past 12 months, a resident of the Marfa ISD six months).
6. A qualified voter
Hand deliver letter to:
Marfa ISD Superintendent Office
c/o Mr. Boyd
Marfa ISD Board of Trustees
400 W Lincoln St.
Marfa, TX 79843