marching band and then turned around and got the highest achievement in concert band as well,” Mason says.The proximity to state-level recognition speaks to program quality in a district where per-capita achievement rates far exceed what enrollment numbers might suggest. Mason attributes these accomplishments to staff quality rather than any single administrative strategy. “I would challenge most schools in the caliber and quality of adults that we have in our buildings,” he says. The approach emphasizes removing barriers rather than imposing additional requirements, trusting educators to pursue excellence when given appropriate resources and freedom to execute their expertise without excessive oversight or bureaucratic interference. A $30 MILLION INVESTMENT IN STUDENTS’ FUTURES Quitman ISD voters approved a $30 million bond in May with nearly 68 percent support, authorizing renovations, expansions, and construction of a career and tech center that will house medical science 322 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 11
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