Austin ISD
Board of Trustees, District 6
Sarah Dille
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Sarah Dille
- Current role
- Teaches future teachers at the University of Texas at Austin
- Background
- 26 years in education (per campaign)
- 16 of those years as a high school English teacher, 11 at Crockett High School (per campaign)
- Austin ISD Teacher of the Year (2013) (per campaign)
- Former Austin ISD Technology Design Coach (per campaign)
- Parent of one Austin ISD graduate and one current student (per campaign)
- Experience
- Member, Austin ISD committees on literacy, teacher pay, technology and academic offerings (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "My top priority is making sure every AISD school is one families want to choose."
- "supporting educators, measuring student growth, using resources responsibly, and listening to the people inside our schools"
- "Our biggest challenge is protecting AISD's autonomy while proving that local leadership can deliver for students."
- "our budget must protect the classroom, prioritizing teachers and students over administrative overhead"
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: Ballotpedia survey (2026): "Teachers need the curriculum, resources, time, and professional support to meet students where they are"
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: Campaign site: "We also need to advocate at the state level for a change to per-student funding and the recapture formula."
- Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Austin Central Labor Council
- U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (listed by campaign)
- Education Austin (listed by campaign)
- Austin Young Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Liberal Austin Democrats (listed by campaign)
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- University Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Montserrat Garibay, Democratic nominee for Texas House District 49 (listed by campaign)
- Travis County Commissioner George Morales (listed by campaign)
- Andrew Gonzales, Austin ISD trustee (listed by campaign)
- Austin City Council Member Ryan Alter (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- sarahforaisd.com
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