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Castleberry ISD candidates forum spotlights funding, special education and teacher pay
Summary
At a Castleberry ISD candidates forum, Janice Carroll and Kevin Robles emphasized the district's funding shortfall, support for students with disabilities, teacher compensation and community engagement ahead of early voting that begins April 22 and Election Day May 3.
Two candidates for the Castleberry ISD school board — Janice Carroll and Kevin Robles — laid out priorities including state funding shortfalls, supports for students with disabilities and teacher compensation during a candidates forum moderated by Dave Bierce.
The forum, held and livestreamed by the district, featured opening and closing statements, 12 audience questions and roughly 35 minutes of candidate Q&A. Both candidates emphasized community engagement and student success as guiding principles for board decisions ahead of early voting beginning April 22 and Election Day on May 3.
Janice Carroll, a longtime Castleberry resident and parent, said she has attended board meetings regularly and described her candidacy as rooted in local experience. "I have been a member of this community for over 20 years," Carroll said in her opening remarks, and she pointed to volunteer work with boosters, PTO and school events to illustrate her ongoing involvement.
Kevin Robles, a Castleberry graduate who described himself as an executive leader at a nonprofit,…
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