The University of Texas Elementary School Governing and Management Boards

The Sponsoring Entity and Charter Holder of the University of Texas Elementary School (UTES) is The University of Texas at Austin. The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System is the Governing Body for UTES. The members of the Board of Regents are listed here.

Responsibility for oversight and supervision of the charter school has been delegated from the President to Vice President of the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement.

Members of the Management Board

Sherry Field, Ph.D.- Chair
Kathy Armenta, – Member
Shasta Buchanan, Ph.D. – Member
Felipe Estrada – Member
Alexandra Eusebi, Ph.D. – Member
Cynthia Franklin, Ph.D. – Member
Scott Gray – Member
Terrance Green, Ph.D. – Member
J.E. Johnson – Member
James Kallison, Ph.D. – Member
Bill Lasher, Ph.D. – Member
Victor Saenz, Ph.D. – Member
Starla Simmons – Member
Sharon Vaughn, Ph.D. – Member
Mark J. Williams – Member
Melissa M. Chavez, Ph.D., Superintendent – Non-Voting

About the Management Board:

The Management Board of the University of Texas Elementary School is appointed by the President of the University of Texas at Austin to advise and make recommendations to the Vice President of the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement on matters related to the management, operation, and accountability of UTES that include but are not limited to:

Implementation and evaluation of long and short term policy and programs of UTES to assure its continuous improvement and educational excellence;
The annual operating and capital budgets;
Recruitment and selection of Superintendent candidates; recommendation of finalists to the CEO;
Generation of Management Board nominees; recommendations of new Board appointees to the CEO;
Monthly monitoring of budgets to identify and explore significant variances;
Facility contracts, Student Information Guide, and the Student Code of Conduct;
The annual external audit of UTES financial statements;
Review and make recommendations concerning the annual report submitted to the President of The University of Texas at Austin;
Review parental grievances that the Superintendent is unable to resolve at the school level;
Review and/or make recommendations concerning any other reports or items required by state or federal law.

All members of the Management Board are expected to attend Management Board meetings. All members of the Management Board are required to participate in training as required by Chap. 100, Sec. 100.1102 of the Commissioner’s Rules.

UT Elementary Board Bylaws

UTES Board Bylaws updated 1 2021

Board Meetings

The Management Board shall meet every other month unless the Management Board Chair, in consultation with the Superintendent, determines a meeting is unnecessary. Written notices of all meetings stating the date, place, agenda, and time shall be sent by UTES administrative staff to each member of the Board prior to such meetings. All Management Board meeting occurs at 8:30 am at The University of Texas Elementary School on the following dates:

August 24, 2021
October 26, 2021
November 16, 2021
January 25, 2022
March 22, 2022
April 26, 2022

Past Agendas & Meetings

Phone instructions:
Email requests to make comments to: rmicks@austin.utexas.edu
Call the Unified Communications Conference number, 512-232-8670.
When prompted, enter 6543210, followed by the # key.
The system will prompt “Thank you. If you are the chairperson, please press the “star” key now. Otherwise, stay on the line…”

UTES Management Board Agenda & Packet April 27, 2021 part 2

UTES Management Board Agenda & Packet April 27, 2021 part 1

UTES Management Board Agenda and Packet March 23, 2021

UTES Management Board Agenda and Packet January 26, 2021

UTES Management Board Agenda and Packet November 17, 2020

UTES Management Board Agenda & Packet October 27, 2020

UTES Management Board Agenda and Packet August 25 2020

UTES Management Board Agenda and Packet June 30 2020

UTES Management Board Agenda and Packet April 28 2020

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