Alamo Heights ISD has been selected to join the inaugural cohort of Raise Your Hand Texas’ Community Leaders Fellowship.
The Fellowship is an 18-month program designed to equip local teams — composed of parents, educators, business leaders, and school trustees — with the tools and skills necessary to find, use, and amplify their voices in state education policy. It is a mix of in-person, virtual, and self-paced sessions.
“Alamo Heights ISD is the heart of our community,” says Dr. Frank Alfaro, Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services. “We have an active and engaged community that celebrates our students and teachers and that knows what they need to be successful. We look forward to learning how to extend that passion to the state level so that our state leaders know both the celebrations and the needs of our school district and of public schools in general. We are excited to partner with Raise Your Hand Texas in this new learning opportunity.”
School districts from all regions of the state applied, and Raise Your Hand Texas leadership selected 32 school districts through an application and interview process.
The program builds on the foundation of the Trustee Advocates Program, which launched in 2022. While the previous program focused on teams composed of school board members and superintendents, the Fellowship uses a unique collaborative model. Each team consists of seven to 10 participants, including at least three community members who are not school board trustees or district employees.
Visit the Raise Your Hand Texas website to learn more about the Community Leaders Fellowship.