(Austin) – The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) has elected three school board members to fill interim positions on the TASB Board of Directors. They are Lew Blackburn of Dallas ISD, TASB Region 10, Position C, (large district seat); Richard Chambers of Snyder ISD, TASB Region 14; and Rolinda Schmidt of Kerrville ISD, TASB Region 20, Position D.

Schmidt has served on her local board for 14 years. She currently is board president and has held the position of vice-president. A graduate of Leadership TASB, Schmidt earned a bachelor’s degree at San Jose State University and has done post-graduate work at the University of Houston. She is self-employed with C&W Manhattan Associates, working in commercial real estate development. 

TASB is a nonprofit organization established in 1949 to serve local Texas school districts. School board members are the largest group of publicly elected officials in the state. The districts they represent serve more than 4.7 million public school students.  

For more information, contact TASB’s Barbara Williams, 800.580.8272, ext. 6418.