The AISD school board seat that Jennifer Gale forced an election in last spring when she decided to challenge President Doyle Valdez (and cost the city a quarter of a million dollars) will now become open as the AISD President announces his resignation.
Austin School Board President Doyle Valdez announced today that he will resign, after eight years on the job, when his successor is elected and sworn in later this spring.
With two years remaining on his term, Valdez said his announcement was timed to allow a special election for his at-large seat to coincide with the school board elections for five other open trustee positions that have already been scheduled for May 13. Any necessary runoff election would be held in June.
