David Kauffman
Board member, district 7, Austin ISD. Heard at 10 board meetings; spoke longest on May 21, 2026: at least 12 minutes.
10 of 10board meetings heard, of those held while seated
9.8minutes speaking per meeting, at least (the speech named so far)
1st–5thof 6 on the board by minutes
12.3questions asked per meeting, at least (123 in 10 meetings)
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What David Kauffman said
it's the certainty piece, right? And it's the timing. Like, how did we— how did our system disconnect to where on Thursday we're surprised by a suddenly appearing $20 million $40 million crisis.David KauffmanBoard member · Austin ISD Board of Trustees · Jun 18, 2026Watch the full meeting from 3:23:54
What's the rationale of adding an instructional day on the last day of school? I mean, the last— why is there— what is the benefit to adding any part of an instructional day to the end of the calendar?David KauffmanBoard member · Austin ISD Board of Trustees · May 7, 2026Watch the full meeting from 3:48:37
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