An individual is eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a Texas school board if the individual:

• is a United States citizen;

• is 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable; 

• has not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote; 

• has not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities; 

• has resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date: 

• for an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate’s application for a place on the ballot; 

• for a write-in candidate, the date of the election at which the candidate’s name is written in; or 

• for an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made; 

• is registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described above; and 

• satisfies any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office. 

The Texas Education Code imposes an additional requirement: 
A person is ineligible to serve on a school board if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense under Texas Penal Code section 43.021 regarding solicitation of prostitution.
Tex. Educ. Code § 11.066.

The Board of Trustees is composed of seven positions. The seven trustees serve staggered three-year terms. All AISD residents who meet eligibility requirements specified in Board Policy BBA(LEGAL) may run for a position in the Board of Trustee election. Three board positions will be up for election in May 2025.

The first day to file for a place on the ballot is Wednesday, January 17, 2025.

Candidate Application and Candidate Information Packets are now available for pickup or you may download below.