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La Joya Independent School District

Educational Excellence the Right of Every Student

Lone Star Governance

Logo with the words 'Lone Star Governance' in bold text.

The Lone Star Governance seal features a star and text on a circular emblem.

The intention of Lone Star Governance is to provide a continuous improvement model for governing teams (boards in collaboration with their superintendents) that choose to intensively focus on one primary objective: improving student outcomes. Lone Star Governance accomplishes this intense focus through tailored execution of the five points of the Texas Framework For School Board Development: Vision, Accountability, Structure, Unity, and Advocacy.

Texas school districts and charters are overseen by school boards. The boards of independent school districts are elected by the citizens of their communities, while the boards of charter schools are appointed. The board and the superintendent work together as a team to bring about the best education possible for the children they serve.

To make sure they carry their job out appropriately, school board members are required to receive training in the laws and rules of the state education system.

Should the management of a district or charter fail to carry out its duty, the commissioner of education has the authority to impose a sanction by installing a monitor, conservator, and/or board of managers. At any given time, only about a dozen of the more than 1,200 school districts and charters in the state receive this type of school governance intervention.