SISD Trustees Vote Against Teachers

Four trustees at the Socorro Independent School District voted against teachers in a recent meeting of the SISD Board of Trustees.

The four trustees voted against a measure that would provide teachers with a small 3% raise and a $1,500 bonus. The trustees that voted against teachers are Board President Cynthia Ann Najera (District 2), Hector Gonzalez (District 1), Angelica Rodriguez (District 3) and Tony Ayub (At-Large).

It is beyond believe that with charter schools opening within the boundaries of their district that they would not do anything they could to make sure that they continue to provide their students with the best possible teachers.

A couple of these trustees are actually Republicans. And I don't mean just regular run-of-the-mill Republicans, I mean Fox-News-Dismantle-Public-Education-Republicans.

But since they are Republicans, lets explain it in a way that they can understand. This is a matter of being competitive in a market. Charter schools opening means that SISD will now have to compete for students, since public education is funded by how many bodies you have in your school.

So they are going to lose students. The way they keep students is by having better facilities and better teachers.

Like it or not trustees, the voters have spoken and they want better facilities for SISD. That is why they passed the bond.

They invested in the district.

Several of you are up for re-election, the community will have a chance to hold you accountable for your choices.