Marisa Franco Leal
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Marisa Franco Leal
- Current role
- Operations director (per her ballot application)
- Background
- Former Brownsville ISD trustee who brought "a parent's perspective" to the board (per campaign)
- Experience
- Ran for Position 6 (November 2024 general election); lost to Minerva Peña, 51.9% to 48.1%
- BISD trustee, Position 6 (May 14 to Nov. 14, 2024); won May 2024 special election
- Ran for Position 6 (2020); Minerva Peña won after a recount (per The Brownsville Herald)
- Top priorities
- "Student Achievement": "Early literacy and math intervention"; "Expand dual-credit, CTE, and early-college options"
- "Support Our Teachers": "Competitive pay and benefits"; "Smaller class sizes where it matters most"
- "Safe Campuses": "Secure campuses and trained staff"; "Counselors and mental-health resources"
- "Fiscal Responsibility": "Transparent, easy-to-read budgets"; "Classroom dollars over administrative overhead"
- "Parents and Community": "Open, accessible board meetings"; "Regular community listening sessions"
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: Campaign site lists "Early literacy and math intervention" and "Expand dual-credit, CTE, and early-college options"
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: Campaign site: "Every dollar should be spent where it has the greatest impact — in classrooms, not in waste."
- Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- marisaleal.com
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