2026 Texas General Election

Michael Randolph

Alejandra Gracias

I’m Mike Randolph, a dad with two boys in our schools and a Del Valle neighbor. I’ve spent my career helping people and organizations grow, and I’ve seen the same thing over and over: when our schools thrive, everything around them does too.

Mike Randolph for Del Valle

A background built on developing people. I hold a master’s in education, I led talent and performance programs at Tesla as it doubled in size, and I co-authored a book on leadership, Courage Over Fear. I serve as president of ATD Austin, our local community for people who develop others.

Michael Randolph has a master's degree in education. He is a Del Valle resident and father of two boys in local schools.

Michael Randolph serves as president of ATD Austin, a local community for people who help others develop. He previously led talent and performance programs at Tesla and co-authored the leadership book Courage Over Fear.

As of September 20, 2026, Michael Randolph’s website did not contain information on this issue.

School Curriculum

GOVERNANCE
A BOARD THAT LISTENS AND ACTS

Every kid deserves an excellent education, and the board’s job is to make sure our educators have the tools to deliver it, and that our community clears the barriers in the way. When teachers and parents speak, someone should be listening. I will be, and I’ll act on what I hear.

OUR FAIR SHARE
OUR BIGGEST TAXPAYER SHOULD PAY ITS FAIR SHARE FOR OUR KIDS

Tesla is the largest taxpayer in our district, and the deal that caps what they pay won’t last forever. As it comes up, I’ll make sure Del Valle’s kids get their fair share, and that every one of those dollars lands where it belongs: in our classrooms. I’ve worked inside a company like that. I know how these agreements get written, and I’ll make sure ours is written for our kids.

Plans to ensure educators have the tools they need and act on concerns raised by teachers and parents.

Plans to seek revenue from Tesla's tax agreement for Del Valle schools and direct those dollars to classrooms.

- Plans to ensure educators have the tools they need and act on concerns raised by teachers and parents.
- Plans to seek revenue from Tesla's tax agreement for Del Valle schools and direct those dollars to classrooms.

School Facilities & Resources

ATTENDANCE
EVERY KID IN A SEAT

Kids can’t learn if they’re not in class. I’ll work with local government, community organizations, and our administration to knock down the barriers that keep students home, like transportation, family support, and community funding. Every empty desk is a missed opportunity to learn, and funding our district loses. When something keeps a kid from school, we should help fix it, not leave families to carry it alone.

Plans to work with local government, community organizations, and district administration to address transportation, family support, and funding barriers to attendance.

- Plans to work with local government, community organizations, and district administration to address transportation, family support, and funding barriers to attendance.

Student Wellbeing

TEACHERS
KEEP THE GOOD PEOPLE

A kid can’t learn from a revolving door of teachers. Keeping and developing good people is what I’ve done for a living, and I’ll bring that to this board, because the adults in the building are what make a school worth choosing.

Plans to retain and develop teachers to reduce staff turnover.

- Plans to retain and develop teachers to reduce staff turnover.

Teachers

But I’m not interested in only pointing at what’s broken. A strong neighborhood school is the anchor of a place worth belonging to, and I want ours strong enough that every family, however long you’ve been here, has a school worth choosing.

How well the district serves the kids with the furthest to go. These are the ones still learning English, the ones with disabilities, the ones from families stretched thin. Here we scored a 59, which is an F. That’s the one I pay the most attention to, because serving every child, and not only the ones who arrive ready, is the whole promise a public school makes.

The D Rating / Making Sense of Del Valle's Report Card

Wants to strengthen neighborhood schools so every family has a school worth choosing.

Said public schools must serve every child, including students learning English, students with disabilities, and students from financially strained families.

- Wants to strengthen neighborhood schools so every family has a school worth choosing.
- Said public schools must serve every child, including students learning English, students with disabilities, and students from financially strained families.

Access to Education

Gloria Vera-Bedolla

Stephanie Arellano

- A trustee is an elected member of a local school board who helps govern a public school district.

- Trustees represent community interests and are responsible for setting policies that guide how the school district operates.

- The board of trustees hires and evaluates the superintendent, who manages the day-to-day operations of the district.

- Trustees approve the district’s budget, monitor spending, and may set the local tax rate or call for bond elections to fund schools.

- The board also oversees educational programs, district goals, and overall performance.

- In Texas, trustees are elected to four-year terms, often on a rotating basis, so not all seats are elected at the same time.

- Trustees serve without financial compensation.

An official who sets policy for a local school district. 