Candidates for Fort Worth School Board District 2 on May 6 ballot
Tobi Jackson
Website: TobiforSchools.com
Email: tobi.jackson@fortworthsparc.org
Age: 62
Occupation:Executive Director Fort Worth SPARC
Education: M.S. The University of North Texas, B.A. The University of Texas at Arlington
Have you run for elected office before?
Yes, FWISD Board Trustee District 2, current office is FWISD Board President
Please list highlights of your civic involvement.
Boards:
2022 - current Art Of Living Vice President
2021 - current President FWISD Board of Trustees
2021 - current Shaken Baby Alliance Advisory Council
2021 - current UnBound Board of Advisors
2018 - current Medical City Board
2018 - current EVERY TEXAN Board
2015 - current Tarrant County Facilities Finance Board 2006-2010 City of FW Park Board
The 400: Fort Worth’s Most Influential People - 2018- 2023
Volunteer experience listed on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobi-jackson-78a5707/details/volunteering-experiences/
Who are your top three campaign contributors?
Tobi Jackson, Cam Sadler and Ryan Catala on the January 17, 2023 Campaign Finance Report
What is the most important distinction between you and your opponent(s)?
For the first time in decades, the FWISD board has a majority of first term trustees. While this provides a fresh perspective, the balance of my tenure as a trustee with three decades experience in business, as a classroom educator, administrator and two terms as board president delivers extreme value to our students, employees, parents, taxpayers and our board. FWISD hired a new superintendent, is in the midst of a major reorganization, closing out our $748M bond of 2017 and embarking upon the single largest bond in the history of FWISD at $1.2B, now more than ever: experience matters.
What are the biggest issues in this race?
Building parental and community engagement to deliver exceptional student achievement and opportunity for every student regardless of zip code and circumstance.
Our priority must be to strengthen our financial position to deliver a balanced budget for taxpayers and stakeholders.
The 2021 bond contains $1.2B to reconstruct all middle schools and build 4 brand new elementary schools. These reconstructed and new schools will deliver state of the art learning academies for our students, educators and community of today and future generations. Adequate oversight of these significant construction projects to ensure they are delivered on time and under budget, is paramount.
Pat Carlson
Website: PatCarlsonforFWISD.com
Email: pat-carlson@sbcglobal.net
Age: 74
Occupation: Business owner
Education: Two years of college & 40 years of hands on learning
Have you run for elected office before?
TCGOP Chair and Texas State Representative
Please list highlights of your civic involvement.
Volunteer at Euless Crisis Pregnancy Ctr.
20 yr volunteer lobbyist during Tx legislative sessions on issues for TX families
Advisory Council of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Board of Trinity River Authority
Who are your top three campaign contributors?
N/A
What is the most important distinction between you and your opponent(s)?
I want to put as much money into the classroom instead of departments like the Racial Equity Department now costing $2 million dollars.
What are the biggest issues in this race?
Transparency and responsiveness to parents’ concerns; raising the expectations of student learning outcomes; Curriculum such as the SHAC sex education now being reviewed
