College Station ISD
School Board Trustee Place 7
Heather Simmen
Nonpartisan Incumbent- On ballot as
- Heather Simmen
- Current role
- College Station ISD trustee, Place 7 (elected November 2023); board vice president
- Background
- A&M Consolidated High School graduate, Class of 1993 (per her candidate statements)
- Texas A&M graduate (per her candidate statements)
- Owner, Pride Cleaners, with her husband, 32 years (per candidate)
- Parent of a 2021 A&M Consolidated graduate and a current A&M Consolidated student
- Experience
- Previously served as board secretary (per campaign)
- Served 10 years with the CSISD Education Foundation, including as president (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "My priority is protecting classroom programs and staff compensation through responsible budgeting."
- "competitive teacher pay to recruit and retain great educators"
- "Progress matters, but so does continuing to raise the bar."
- "Safety is not a one-time investment."
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: In a Community Impact Q&A: favors "advocating at the state level for adequate, sustainable public school funding for CSISD"
- Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- heathersimmen.com
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