Miguel Solis

Former Dallas ISD Trustee, 2013-2020

Miguel Solis is the Chief of Staff for The Commit Partnership. Since 2009, he has served the residents of Dallas in the areas of education and housing. In 2013, Miguel was elected to the Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees at the age of 27. During his tenure he has also served as the Board President and Vice President, making him the youngest person ever to have held these roles.

As a Dallas ISD Trustee, Miguel's efforts have included drafting and unanimously passing the district’s first early childhood education policy, a ban on out-of-school suspensions for the district’s youngest children which is now state law, a comprehensive racial equity policy and department, and helping to create the district’s revolutionary teacher excellence evaluation, support, and pay system among other initiatives. During his decade of service to the district, Dallas ISD has undergone a monumental transformation which has seen the number of improvement required schools drop from 60 to three.

Miguel received a bachelor’s degree from Lamar University and a master’s degree in education policy and management from Harvard University. He serves as a national board member for Teach for America and FUSE Corps.