Communicating with the Board of Trustees

What do you do if you want to communicate with the Board?

Appropriate Channels of Communication
In matters of specific complaints, concerns and suggestions, all appropriate channels need to be exhausted before addressing it to the Board.

Contact the Staff Member, The most direct route to resolving a concern is to confer directly with the person involved, (teacher, coach, etc.) More than 95% of concerns are resolved by a conversation between those involved.

Contact the Campus Administrator, The campus principal and assistant principal(s) are responsible for the school’s operation. Explanations of policies and procedures, various clarifications and all types of campus information are available in campus administration offices.

Contact a Central Office Administrator, This may be a director, assistant superintendent, or the superintendent. This step should be taken only after steps one and two have not resolved the concern.


Contact the School Board, only AFTER Steps 1-3 have been completed. The Mansfield ISD school board can be contacted by requesting a hearing through the superintendent’s office. The Mansfield ISD Board of Trustees serves as an appeal body in resolving disputes. A school board member may choose to recuse himself or herself at the time of the hearing if he or she has been involved prior to the hearing.

If you have information you would like to share with the Board, there are several ways to communicate with the Board of Trustees.

By E-mail – Communications to the Board and the Superintendent are also sent to the Director of Communications, who will most likely be the staff person responding to the citizen with timely and accurate information regarding their request or concern. The Board and Superintendent will see all communications and responses, but may not choose to respond individually.

Board Meetings – Complete a Registration to Speak at a Regular School Board Meeting Form (available at regular board meetings) and return it to the Superintendent's secretary or to the board president to address the board during the "public comments" portion of the agenda. More on Board Meetings...

By Letter – A citizen can send a letter to the MISD Board of Trustees, 605 East Broad Street, Mansfield, Texas 76063.

By Fax – A citizen can fax the Board members at 817-473-5465.

Note: To have something on the agenda for the Board to deliberate and take action on, a Board member or the Superintendent must place it on the agenda.