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Dr. Carstarphen Is the Right Person
RECEIVED Tue., Aug. 18, 2009
Dear Editor,
Re: Aug. 14 article “AISD Braces for Challenging School Year” by Richard Whittaker [News]: I would like to congratulate the Austin Independent School District board of trustees on bringing aboard Meria Carstarphen as AISD superintendent. This school district needs someone who understands reform and has a track record of implementing change. This requires a person who will continue to balance the budget and protect the AISD core mission to better student achievement, and that person is Dr. Carstarphen. This bright star will oversee 120 schools, 1,100 employees, and a $972,398 AISD operating budget. She is a visionary leader, a strong reformer, and the right person to move our educational agenda into the 21st century. Meria Carstarphen will also be the first African-American and the first woman to hold the superintendent position in the 128-year history of AISD.
Re: Aug. 14 article “AISD Braces for Challenging School Year” by Richard Whittaker [News]: I would like to congratulate the Austin Independent School District board of trustees on bringing aboard Meria Carstarphen as AISD superintendent. This school district needs someone who understands reform and has a track record of implementing change. This requires a person who will continue to balance the budget and protect the AISD core mission to better student achievement, and that person is Dr. Carstarphen. This bright star will oversee 120 schools, 1,100 employees, and a $972,398 AISD operating budget. She is a visionary leader, a strong reformer, and the right person to move our educational agenda into the 21st century. Meria Carstarphen will also be the first African-American and the first woman to hold the superintendent position in the 128-year history of AISD.
Jimmy Castro