The Pasadena Independent School District's Board of Trustees was named one of five Texas Honor Boards and is in the running to become the state's Outstanding School Board of the Year.

Pasadena ISD Superintendent Dr. Kirk Lewis nominated the seven-member board for the honor. The Pasadena board, along with the four others selected, will interview before a panel at the Texas Association of School Administrators/Texas Association of School Boards Convention in September. The Outstanding School Board of the Year will be announced at the conclusion of the conference.

In July, the Pasadena ISD Trustees were named Region 4's Outstanding School Board of the Year.

The Pasadena Board of Trustees consists of Marshall Kendrick, president; Vickie Morgan, vice president; Frank Braden, assistant secretary ; Jerry Speer, secretary, and members Carmen Orozco; Fred Roberts and Nelda Sullivan.

"The needs of our students are the most critical factor considered in every decision made by the board," said Dr. Kirk Lewis, Pasadena ISD superintendent. "It is their heart for children that make them a group of very special people. Their entire focus is to do what's always best for kids."

In 2003, the same group of Pasadena board members received Region 4's top award and was named one of five Texas Honor Boards. The Board was also recognized with the same honors in 1991 and 1978.