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Educating Our Future One Student at a Time.
About Don
Don Clark is a local small business owner, a long-time resident of Corpus Christi, and the proud father of 3 children. Lauryn and Ashlyn, his oldest, are graduates of Veterans Memorial High School. His son Will is an 8th grader at Kaffie Middle School. As a CCISD graduate (King 1988) himself, Don has a strong commitment to education and is dedicated to ensuring that our students find success in the form most appropriate for their futures.
Don is a Buccaneer Commissioner, co-chairing the Leadership Committee, whose focus is to offer growth opportunities and provide scholarship dollars annually to the youth of the Coastal Bend. Corpus Christi Young Life served an important part of his formative years and he is proud to serve on their committee. Don was a member of Leadership Corpus Christi Class 48, LCC Steering Committee Class 50 as well as Leadership Corpus Christi Alumni Board.
Since 2022, Don has served as the CCISD School Board President, where he has been instrumental in implementing initiatives at CCISD that are aimed at enhancing student achievement & district operations. The next year in 2023, CCISD was recognized by
H-E-B as the Best Large School District in Texas with the 2023 Education in Excellence Award. The Board was recently recognized as Education Service Center Region 2’s Board of the Year and is a top five finalist for TASB’s statewide Board of the Year.
Don continues to remain focused on being a good steward of your tax dollars, prioritizing the success of students & teachers, and creating as many educational opportunities for all students in CCISD.
DON'S PRIORITIES
FISCAL
RESPONSIBILITY
The CCISD School Board must continue to be responsible with taxpayer money, and ensure as much of our budget is dedicated to our students’ success. This includes providing all our students throughout the district with the best tools & technology they need to be successful. At the same time, we must continue to work with our state partners to find additional funding sources dedicated to students in public education.
INVEST IN
STUDENTS
CCISD must continue its efforts to provide various educational opportunities that are tailored to reflect the specific needs & priorities of the community as a whole. Now that CCISD is a District of Innovation, we have more local control over various aspects of district operations, which fosters a better educational environment that prioritizes student success.
SUPPORT
TEACHERS
CCISD teachers are the catalyst for our students’ success. Without the best teachers we cannot have the best students. As many school districts across Texas are learning is that without competitive salaries and benefits, we will never attract the top teachers from across Texas. I am proud that during my 4 years on the CCISD School Board, we have found ways to reward teachers for their hard work every year, even though we have seen no help from the state. I wholeheartedly support ourTeacher Incentive Allotment program. This is one of the broadest packages in Texas and enables our teachers to significantly increase their earnings to help support their families.
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