Amanda holds a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University. She is married to her husband Jim, with whom she has three children. 

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Amanda currently works in the real estate industry. She is also the vice president of marketing of the Tomball Independent School District (ISD) Education Foundation and served as former president of the TISD Education Foundation.

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Voter Guide - Amanda Bass

Amanda Bass' campaign for member of the Tomball Independent School Board is her first entry into politics.


Said, "As a board member, I will explore more ways to ensure our students are well-prepared to engage and contribute to our country’s democracy."

Plans to explore more ways to ensure students are well-prepared to engage and contribute to the country’s democracy.

- Plans to explore more ways to ensure students are well-prepared to engage and contribute to the country’s democracy.

School Curriculum

Plans to balance growth with effective planning and maintaining high education standards by optimizing space and managing resources responsibly.

- Plans to balance growth with effective planning and maintaining high education standards by optimizing space and managing resources responsibly.

School Facilities & Resources

Plans to enhance student success and college and career readiness by improving school safety and security.

Plans to address safety gaps by implementing a reporting system for concerns and enhancing mental health support.

Believes state funding limits and unfunded requirements are the biggest challenges facing Tomball ISD.

Plans to advocate for "smart planning" and efficient use of school resources to ensure students succeed in school. 

- Plans to enhance student success and college and career readiness by improving school safety and security.
- Plans to address safety gaps by implementing a reporting system for concerns and enhancing mental health support.
- Plans to advocate for "smart planning" and efficient use of school resources to ensure students succeed in school. 

Student Wellbeing

Plans to prioritize efforts to recruit, support, and retain teachers and principals.

Supports providing professional development for teachers.

Believes the most important issues include providing professional development for teachers and ensuring they have the necessary classroom resources on a daily basis. 

- Plans to prioritize efforts to recruit, support, and retain teachers and principals.
- Believes the most important issues include providing professional development for teachers and ensuring they have the necessary classroom resources on a daily basis. 

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As of June 7, 2025, Amanda Bass ’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Joseph earned his bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University and his master's degree in education from Sam Houston State University. 

Joseph is currently a professor of education and the lead faculty member for the Associate of Arts in Teaching program at Lone Star College. He is a U.S. Army veteran and served 8 years. He has been an assistant professor and has served as an assistant principal. 

Joseph Ferguson previously ran for school board member in 2020 and 2022, but he did not win.

Believes students should only be taught certified subjects in school and any other subjects or teachings should be taught at home or at a place of the parents' choosing.

- Believes students should only be taught certified subjects in school and any other subjects or teachings should be taught at home or at a place of the parents' choosing.

Said, "Top financial priorities are student safety, instructional materials for the classrooms, and training/retaining the best teachers in the world."

- Said, "Top financial priorities are student safety, instructional materials for the classrooms, and training/retaining the best teachers in the world."

Plans to prioritize student safety through vestibules and resource officers.

Wants to restructure the way district transportation operates.

Said, "We must be excessively proactive rather than constantly reactive in planning for how to adequately care for all of the new students both academically and logistically to ensure success."

- Plans to prioritize student safety through vestibules and resource officers.
- Wants to restructure the way district transportation operates.
- Said, "We must be excessively proactive rather than constantly reactive in planning for how to adequately care for all of the new students both academically and logistically to ensure success."

Wants to have a teacher on the school board.

Plans to recruit, train and retain the best teachers so that students can benefit from their knowledge and skills.

- Wants to have a teacher on the school board.
- Plans to recruit, train and retain the best teachers so that students can benefit from their knowledge and skills.

As of June 7, 2025, Joseph Ferguson did not have a website or any information online.

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