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Kormann looks to bring leadership to CISD
By Chris Roark, croark@starlocalnews.com
Matt Kormann sees Carroll ISD as being a top-notch district. And if elected to the CISD Board of Trustees on May 11, he wants to help keep it that way.
Kormann has filed to run for Place 6 on the school board, a position occupied by John Thane. Thane could not be reached for comment about his plans for re-election.
Kormann said if elected there are several things he would like to help the district do, such as continue to work with the city of Southlake to educate children and parents about the dangers students face.
He referenced the deaths of several CISD students recently, including two Carroll Senior High School students who died of drug overdoses in January.
“I remember vividly what it was like to lose a classmate, even though the circumstances were dramatically different for me. If we lose one student, that’s way too much to accept,” he said. “While the board has done a great job in partnering with the city to ensure some really critical conversations happen, I have a passion in this area and intend to ensure it stays at the forefront as long as I’m fortunate to serve.”
Kormann said fiscal responsibility is another key issue.
“While fiscal responsibility is a hot topic, it’s not this year that concerns me,” Kormann said. “It’s five to 10 years down the road. We need to be thinking in that long-term view today and preparing for contingencies as best we can. It’s easy to say ‘cut spending’ but it’s harder to find reasonable and appropriate efficiencies.”
Kormann, who has served on CISD’s budget and finance committee, said his career experience of managing a multi-million dollar budget will come into play.
“I think we can find those reasonable and appropriate efficiencies,” Kormann said. “We started last year on the budget and finance committee by listening to the community and recommending changes to the board. Those recommendations included a staffing reduction plan that’s underway. Now it’s time to dig deeper, and I’m committed to continuing my volunteer effort on that same committee to help do just that.”
Kormann also said his leadership skills will make him a good candidate. Along with overseeing his company’s budget, he also leads a team of 70 members.
“My responsibility has included making really difficult recommendations,” Kormann said. “Ultimately, I view my job in that regard as one of protecting the greatest number of jobs possible while taking phenomenal care of our clients. The same is true for the board and [superintendent] Dr. [David] Faltys’ administration -- keep great teachers in place so we can take great care of educating our kids.”
Kormann has filed to run for Place 6 on the school board, a position occupied by John Thane. Thane could not be reached for comment about his plans for re-election.
Kormann said if elected there are several things he would like to help the district do, such as continue to work with the city of Southlake to educate children and parents about the dangers students face.
He referenced the deaths of several CISD students recently, including two Carroll Senior High School students who died of drug overdoses in January.
“I remember vividly what it was like to lose a classmate, even though the circumstances were dramatically different for me. If we lose one student, that’s way too much to accept,” he said. “While the board has done a great job in partnering with the city to ensure some really critical conversations happen, I have a passion in this area and intend to ensure it stays at the forefront as long as I’m fortunate to serve.”
Kormann said fiscal responsibility is another key issue.
“While fiscal responsibility is a hot topic, it’s not this year that concerns me,” Kormann said. “It’s five to 10 years down the road. We need to be thinking in that long-term view today and preparing for contingencies as best we can. It’s easy to say ‘cut spending’ but it’s harder to find reasonable and appropriate efficiencies.”
Kormann, who has served on CISD’s budget and finance committee, said his career experience of managing a multi-million dollar budget will come into play.
“I think we can find those reasonable and appropriate efficiencies,” Kormann said. “We started last year on the budget and finance committee by listening to the community and recommending changes to the board. Those recommendations included a staffing reduction plan that’s underway. Now it’s time to dig deeper, and I’m committed to continuing my volunteer effort on that same committee to help do just that.”
Kormann also said his leadership skills will make him a good candidate. Along with overseeing his company’s budget, he also leads a team of 70 members.
“My responsibility has included making really difficult recommendations,” Kormann said. “Ultimately, I view my job in that regard as one of protecting the greatest number of jobs possible while taking phenomenal care of our clients. The same is true for the board and [superintendent] Dr. [David] Faltys’ administration -- keep great teachers in place so we can take great care of educating our kids.”
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