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NEWS | Jan. 28, 2016

FSHISD Board of Trustees recognized as superheroes

Associate Superintendent Fort Sam Houston Independent School District

January 2016 is School Board Recognition Month and the Fort Sam Houston Independent School District joins other districts across Texas as they honor the countless contributions of these local advocates for public education.

“Our Fort Sam Houston ISD school board members truly care about our students’ education,” said FSHISD superintendent Dr. Gail Siller. “They are advocates for both our students and staff and have a huge impact on virtually every aspect of our schools.

“Not only do they establish policies that provide the framework for our schools, but they impact what our students learn, who teaches them, and what kind of facilities house their classrooms,” Siller added.

Each year the Texas

Association of School Boards encourages communities to show appreciation to school board members for their unfailing commitment to the success of all students.

This year, we celebrate our “Super Heroes for Schools.” While our board of trustees may not wear capes or have superhuman powers, their decisions have an important impact on the lives of children as they govern the district.

Our superheroes work as a team and include President Dr. Eustace Lewis, Vice President Willie White, Secretary Jeanne Warren, and Trustees Andrea Nicholas and Rebekah Sanchez.

As citizen leaders, they function as a team working toward a common goal of helping FSHISD military students achieve. The board’s role is to establish a vision for the education program, design a structure to achieve that vision, ensure the schools are accountable to the community and strongly advocate continuous improvement in student learning.

Lewis is an instructional systems specialist with the Medical Education and Training Campus on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Lewis joined the FSHISD school board in May 2000 and has served in the roles of president, vice president and secretary. In September 2003, he was one of only 36 board members from Texas to graduate from the Leadership Texas Association of School Boards program, earning him the prestigious “Master Trustee” designation.  Lewis is a member of the Bexar County School Boards Coalition, the National Caucus of Black School Board Members, the National Alliance of Black Educators and the National Association of Health Services Executives.

White is a management analyst for the U.S. Army Installation Management Command at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. Appointed to the board of trustees in September 2015, White serves on the San Antonio

Chapter of President Barack Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, the San Antonio Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and is a member of the Texas Caucus of Black School Board Members.

Warren has been a board member since May 2001. Warren is the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Youth Services director. Her commitment and dedication to the children of JBSA Fort Sam Houston military personnel has remained strong and enduring. She has been with the Youth Services Program since 1989 and has served on many advisory groups to include the Robert G. Cole Campus Improvement committee, providing her insight into the dynamics of an educational environment.  Warren has a deep understanding of the ever-changing needs of the military child.

Nicholas, a former graduate of Robert G. Cole High School, is a training and curriculum specialist for JBSA Child and Youth Programs. She joined the team 26 years ago and has been committed to age and developmentally appropriate growth of children and youth in our community. She was appointed to the Fort Sam Houston ISD Board of Trustees in September 2015.

Rebekah Sanchez is a Family Life Program educator at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston and has supported the military community in various roles for more than 10 years. Sanchez has most recently supported youth at Fort Hood, JBSA-Lackland and now JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. She was appointed to the school board in September 2015.

“We are thankful to have such a wonderful group of citizens provide vision and leadership in their roles as advocates and volunteers, and appreciate the countless hours they commit to our community,” Siller added.