There will be no school board election in November for Friendswood ISD. An Order of Cancellation for the election passed unanimously at the Sept. 13 regular meeting of the school board in FISD.
          Robert McCabe returns to continue to serve in Position 5.
          Pastor Ralph Hobratschk of Hope Lutheran Church will serve in Position 6.
          Hobratschk is returning to the Board where he has served several terms. Brandon Burris who currently serves in Position 6 is not seeking re-election.
          In Position 7, David Montz, DDS, is new to the board. Incumbent Denise Ruiz did not seeking re-election in this position.
          The Board of Trustees is the educational policy-making body for Texas public school districts. To effectively meet the challenges of public education, school boards and superintendents must function together as a leadership team. Each leadership team must annually assess its development needs as a corporate body and individually to gain an understanding of the vision, structure, accountability and  advocacy needed to provide educational programs and services that ensure the equity and excellence in performance of all students.
          The three will be sworn after election day in November.