Morgan Meyer

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Survey Responses

HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THE 2026 CANDIDATE SURVEY.

Did not respond to the 2024, 2022, 2020, or 2018 ATPE Candidate Survey. 

Below are the candidate's responses to the 2014 ATPE Candidate Survey:

1. Is there a need to increase funding to meet the needs of our student population? If so, how would you recommend securing more revenue for public education?

Yes, if done responsibly. There is nothing more critical than making sure our schoolchildren receive a quality education that prepares them to succeed. This is good for our families, our communities, our economy and our future – I would strongly support cutting waste in other areas of government and directing more dollars to be spent wisely and responsibly on our students to improve their education

 

2. Regardless of the level of funding, do you believe that Texas public education dollars are being spent in an appropriate manner, or should the funds be reallocated and spent in different ways?

One of the greatest challenges facing our state is improving our public schools – strengthening our public schools will reinforce our families, our communities and our future. I believe that education funding should be a priority, and that we should look to find new education dollars by cutting more waste and improving efficiency. This will also make more of current education funding by spending less on administration and more on classrooms. I also believe that we must create new policies that allow teachers and principals to be paid based on merit, not just years on the job, because we must find way to retain good educators and vet out poor ones.

 

3. Would you vote to spend public tax dollars on a voucher, tax credit or scholarship that allows students to attend non-public schools in grades K–12? Why or why not?

We must improve our public schools, and protecting funding is key to accomplishing this goal, but not at the cost of eliminating choices for our families.

 

4. Do you believe the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) should be maintained as a traditional defined benefit pension plan for all future, current and retired educators, or would you vote to convert TRS to a defined contribution plan that is more like a 401(k), in which future benefits are not guaranteed? Why?

I would need more data to make an informed decision. But I strongly believe we must offer our teachers retirement benefits that are attractive and competitive and encourage educators to pursue their passion, but we must also make sure this financial structure is financially sound and sustainable.

 

5. Local decisions on whether to continue a teacher's employment and how much to pay each teacher are often based on evaluations. To what extent, if any, should a teacher's evaluation be based on his students' scores on state standardized tests? If you believe student test scores should factor into a teacher's evaluation, how would you recommend evaluating teachers in grades or subjects for which there are no state standardized tests?

Standardized test scores alone are not a reliable indicator of how a teacher is performing. It is important that we find ways to properly evaluate teacher effectiveness in the classroom that allows for our best teachers to be rewarded.

 

6. Would you vote to maintain a hard cap on the number of students per class, or should school administrators be given more flexibility to increase class sizes? (Currently, the law imposes a cap of 22:1 in grades K–4 but allows schools to obtain a waiver, a step many of them routinely take.)

Yes. We need to protect our teachers and make sure they have the tools they need to be successful. We don't want to stretch our teachers thin by overloading the classrooms.

 

7. If a public school in your district failed to meet state accountability standards for two or more consecutive years, would you support allowing a private entity to take over the management of that school, essentially converting it to a charter school?

If a school is failing, we need to address the problem and not let it continue. This should be a top priority when it comes to education and protecting the families that depend on our public schools.

 

8. Do you believe charter schools in Texas have been largely successful? Should their presence be expanded? Why or why not?

Our families deserve options when it comes to education, but we must work to level the playing field and ensure that public schools and other school options that receive state funding are held to the same standards.