Linton Davis, Candidate for AISD Place 7
1. Taxpayers' Dollars – please respond by February 26, 2026
Currently the AISD has the highest M&O rate of any ISD in Tarrant County. Staff has started budgeting for the paying of recapture (“Robin Hood”). How fiscally responsible should the board be with taxpayers' dollars and why? How high of a priority should fiscal responsibility be and why? What are your suggestions to be more fiscally responsible?
2. School Closures – please respond by March 5, 2026
On January 20, 2026 the board voted to close Blanton Elementary at the end of the school year. Do you agree with this decision? Why or why not? How difficult of a decision is it to make?
3. Teachers' Salaries – please respond by March 12, 2026
Is having the highest teachers' salaries in the north Texas area a good thing? Why or why not?
4. Student Achievement Goals – please respond by March 19, 2026
The district has performance improvement plans where the goals are for less than 50% of the students meeting or exceeding grade level expectations on the state achievement assessments. Is this acceptable? Why or why not? What are your suggestions regarding student achievement goal plans?
5. Communications – please respond by March 26, 2026
If you receive an e-mail from a constituent on an AISD issue and the constituent logically laid out and well documented the issue, will you respond to the constituent? Why or why not? What actions will you take?
6. Issues – please respond by April 2, 2026
What is the most important issue the board is currently facing? Why? What are your suggestions for addressing this issue?