we see you
ATPE's Teach the Vote, Friends of Texas Public Schools, and Pastors For Texas Children have teamed up to deliver a series of uplifting and inspiring messages of encouragement, dedicated to the leaders and professional educators of our children in more than 1,000 independent school districts and 8,500+ neighborhood campuses across Texas! No one has stepped up bigger than you and your colleagues during the last two years to lead our communities through the uncertainty that has been the Covid-19 pandemic.
Below are five video messages we are making available with the intent to convey how much we love you, we appreciate you, we support you, and most of all, WE SEE YOU doing God's work every day for Texas children.
As ministers and community leaders, we recognize how vital you and your colleagues have been and will always continue to be. Teachers, superintendents, bus drivers, custodians, coaches, nurses, and every support staff segment of our Texas Public Schools have risen courageously to the all-important task of loving and serving our children, no matter what unexpected challenges you face.
For that, we honor you.
A message of thanks from Friends of Texas Public Schools cofounder, Leslie Milder
A message on testing from North Texas Commission President & CEO, Chris Wallace
A message on censorship from Rev. Natalie Webb, University Baptist Church, Austin, Texas
A message from Rev. Charles Foster Johnson, Bread Fellowship, Fort Worth, Texas & Executive Director, Pastors for Texas Children
we’d love to hear from youSend us your questions or express interest in supporting Friends of Texas Public Schools.
welcome aboardSchool District Network Membership for the 2026-2027 school year.
let's build somethingWe'll review your submission and follow up to explore fit and next steps.
pull up a chairNominate a principal, assistant principal, or other campus or district leader — or put your own name forward.
the story is better with you in itThree ways in — pick the one that fits you.