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Rod Hammer

Rod Hammer

Nonpartisan Race

Candidate for Conroe ISD Trustee, Position 2

About

More than 20 years in executive roles in construction and industrial operations. Chief Operations Officer of Baker Eastern Industrial overseeing operations and collaborating with Presidents, EVPs, and General Managers across nine entities. Formerly an auditor at Ernst & Young. Master’s degree in accounting.
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Notable Quotes

“A school district’s budget impacts every student, teacher, and family in our community. Managing those resources means making thoughtful decisions, setting clear priorities, and ensuring money is being used responsibly.”
“Parents are the primary decision makers for students and they need to have a say.”

Positions on Texas Eagle Forum Priorities

Education Issues
  • CHALLENGES FACING THE DISTRICT: "First, prior leadership budgeted for enrollment and property-value growth that never arrived, leaving a shortfall and new schools opening into a flat district. Second, results are uneven: same curriculum, same funding, yet some campuses rose and others slipped. Third, families have choices now, and the district must earn every student."[1]
  • SUPPORTING TEACHERS: "Inventory every requirement placed on teachers beyond instruction and justify each one. Back them on discipline; a teacher who cannot keep order cannot teach. Put parent volunteers to work. When budgets tighten, protect classroom pay before central office positions. Teachers need time, support, and respect."[1][2]
  • PREVENTING BUDGET SHORTFALLS: Wrote that the current shortfall "came from projecting growth that did not happen, so start with conservative forecasts stress-tested against the downside. Staffing must follow actual enrollment. Zero-based budget review beginning with central administration, not classrooms. Fill the buildings we own before building more. Plain-language reporting so problems are seen coming."[1]
  • ON SPECIAL EDUCATION: "The answer is delivering it well: recruit and keep qualified special education staff, identify needs early before they become expensive, and track outcomes and costs so money reaches students, not paperwork."[1]
  • PARENTAL RIGHTS: "We will protect parental rights, restore traditional values to our schools, and make sure every mom and dad has a seat at the table."[1]
  • CAMPAIGN COMMITMENT TO: Raising academic standards, providing stronger instructional materials and the resources teachers need, “removing woke ideology,” and “putting parents back in the driver’s seat.”[1]
Protect Childhood Innocence
  • CAMPAIGN COMMITMENT TO REMOVING INAPPROPRIATE MATERIALS from classrooms and keeping schools focused on education rather than “liberal indoctrination.” Stated, "It's key to our community for our children to understand that socialism is bad and that we have a great country…"[1][2]
Islamification of Texas
  • STATED, "My mother was an immigrant from Syria. She's a Christian. My family was was driven out by Muslims…so she she taught me the importance and the value of our country."[1]
Other Constitutional Issues
  • STATED, “I am a constitutional conservative.”[1]