Board of Trustees

 

 

 

John M. Bruce

 

John Bruce is the President of the U.I.S.D. Board of Trustees. Bruce decided to make a run for elected office because he did not agree with some of the decisions the Board was making. Armed with that motivation, he ran for and was elected to the board in May 2002. “It’s been a challenging and interesting experience,” Bruce said. “I’ve met a lot of fine people.”

 

John Bruce is the Director of the Laredo Job Corps, an education training facility. As Center Director of Laredo Job Corps, Bruce oversees an organization with an annual budget of $5,500,000. Bruce is also a certified commissioned peace officer and a licensed law enforcement instructor. He is a certified k-9 trainer, a member of the Sheriff’s Department SWAT team, and is a former Special Forces Operations officer in the U.S. Army Reserve.

 

Bruce ran on the platform of safety in our schools. He initiated the K-9 Patrol Program in UISD to help curtail drug and gang activity at district campuses. Job Corps recently donated two K-9s to UISD K-9 handlers and former Job Corps trainees, which saved the district nearly $12,000. Bruce said, “Job Corps prides itself in providing tools of the trade, free of charge, to graduates of any of its trainee programs.”

 

Bruce has a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and history from Texas A&I University in Kingsville. He is also a licensed customs broker. Bruce has held numerous positions in several civic and community organizations. He was a member of the 2001 UISD Blue Ribbon Committee, he was vice president of the United High School Booster Club, and Bruce also serves as an advisor to Explorer Post 437. He is a member of the Laredo Masonic Lodge, the Laredo Shriners, and the Elks Lodge.
 
It is the policy of the United Independent School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability in the Career and Technology programs, services or activities, as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

Es norma de United I.S.D. el no discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo o impedimento, en sus programas, servicios o actividades, tal como lo requieren el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el Título IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación de 1972, y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según la enmienda.