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Approved items (motions and outcomes):

- CSCSP 2025-5205: Construction services job order contract — motion moved and seconded; \"Aye\" declared; motion carries.

- CPS 2025-38: Video verification entry systems procurement — motion moved and seconded; \"Aye\" declared; motion carries.

- Quotations 2025-819: Two-way radio systems for the transportation department — motion moved and seconded; \"Aye\" declared; motion carries.

- Approval of additional members to the La Joya ISD School Health Advisory Committee — motion moved and seconded; \"Aye\" declared; motion carries.

The board also approved the consent agenda earlier in the meeting by voice vote. The transcript records the board adopting each motion by voice; individual recorded roll-call votes with member-by-member tallies were not provided in the public transcript. Four board members were present for roll call earlier in the meeting and a quorum was declared.

Summary of formal actions recorded in the meeting transcript: all listed motions were approved by voice vote and recorded in the minutes as \"motion carries.\"","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","LJISD Board Meeting 2.26.25","oneSentenceSummary","At its Feb. 26 meeting the La Joya ISD board approved a construction services job order contract, video entry system procurement, two-way radio systems for transportation, consent agenda and new members to the School Health Advisory Committee; votes were taken by voice and the motions carried.","taxTitle","LA JOYA ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",14173,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6305367,"La Joya ISD centennial committee presents historical overview of district, 1945–1965",1566,94000,1660000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2448781-f352119039d83d1a4bc80c730ac90c2d&start=94&end=1660","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2448781-f352119039d83d1a4bc80c730ac90c2d/thumbnail_94000.jpg","/articles/6305367/Texas/La-Joya-ISD-centennial-committee-presents-historical-overview-of-district-19451965","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6305367-dee78c412473061c921bc32bf9ee461d/orig.mp4?Expires=1775020568&Signature=Gl1LDWoe-QAl05lvybsgToRrACKvxnfn9fLe1gnL~PDSTJELkQZX5cJ1nyw0YAIhgcku3lrJs0XUKmdvRwDLfSc2Ply1un059XLszj6DSEKtbOFi9pvIQaowMYCmkeN1VVrWoIqxf3t4vbZ6UHihAci1HJCb0uoYer0O25rovavUPZZeCMKJMI~LNeB~jKLa0HnY8IXzeettNG5-2I6~ftU4eRXO4L-TspBq~NNz0MALelrG7aKz~7kMwc1VIK3~LPlyl2bBy-f3EUkjrNDgTEZPQ4vz244IWO8fRNjAv7xuiXPJefd84cwQhEXYNi1iOhpzQ-E56jnefFRU0pAzfA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of La Joya ISD's centennial committee presented a historical overview of the district’s post–World War II era at the board meeting on Feb. 26, tracing local school growth, leadership and athletics between about 1945 and 1965.

Blanca Gomez Perez introduced the presentation and said the committee's \"decades of excellence\" series is documenting the district's history. Committee member Amancio Chapa noted that many La Joya graduates served in World War II and that the class of 1945 dedicated a multi-page section of their yearbook to veterans.

Chapa highlighted several local figures who served the district: H. Norris, a high-school principal who left to serve in the Army Air Corps; longtime trustee Eliberto (Ebi) Reyna, who served on the board from 1942 to 1964 and 13 years as board president; and coach Johnny E. Langerhans, who returned after wartime service to rebuild athletics. Chapa said Memorial Elementary opened in 1954 and that John F. Kennedy Elementary opened in 1960. He noted that Memorial Elementary was later renamed Ebi Reyna Elementary and then returned to the Memorial name after a board change; the committee said the minute book shows a formal change documented in 1963 when the district name was changed from Tabasco Consolidated Independent School District to La Jolla Independent School District after a tie vote that was broken by board chairman Frank Eckrode.

The presentation also covered student activism: Chapa described a student petition and walkout in 1963 after a teacher's contract was not renewed; he said students were granted a hearing but the board did not reverse its decision. The display included athletic highlights and alumni notables: Max Diaz (an agriculture teacher and former baseball player who later had a school named Diaz Villareal), star athletes Mauricio Huichu Salinas and Reynaldo Nanno Farias, and band director Clay Diemer, who wrote the district alma mater in the late 1950s.

Amancio Chapa and Ivan Silva closed by thanking district leaders and committee members for supporting the centennial series. Board members complimented the presentation and said they look forward to future installments.","Committee members Amancio Chapa and Ivan Silva presented the second installment of a centennial series covering the district's postwar growth, veterans, school openings, athletic history and the 1963 name change from Tabasco Consolidated ISD to La Jolla ISD.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6305372,"La Joya ISD math update: mixed growth, 1st- and 2nd-grade attainment off track, Algebra I improving",909,4767000,5676000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2448781-f352119039d83d1a4bc80c730ac90c2d&start=4767&end=5676","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2448781-f352119039d83d1a4bc80c730ac90c2d/thumbnail_4767000.jpg","/articles/6305372/Texas/La-Joya-ISD-math-update-mixed-growth-1st-and-2nd-grade-attainment-off-track-Algebra-I-improving","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6305372-d63e89b3bbeadc45f14a40eb5bb49cb0/orig.mp4?Expires=1775020568&Signature=g7yEQ9XhpenwVnu7HDUzN0N1dCS81PhX-Eh~mRoqmm1LyJa1-CAufoiOsxtU3KmvP9MfnNDAJmOV3d~oWl8Fa8RtJkxuGOKEpCfZZuM3l-JACx2NYjFQdZNPKpspVjHfDzzNP~fS5lKBxxa1CMaX88ABcZDynRBGHRUsmB1TN6LzCNm2f8WrMnA4UurOzS4kk~pwVGApMRJcNIgXHOzjLDnn6mFCzWXQ87-6mdLGfcoOTiZXcRy7dus-NNI7itfm2T4i81mAKwxQzJCFKw3kpQ1ohkDCpYsC69xSHDu-PoNO3gni~8fRcSqrd5rqRre~9JoFUAkQiv1qpK9fJOdyoQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","La Joya ISD's Lone Star Governance update on Feb. 26 highlighted mixed math results across grades: some gains where new curriculum and coaching have taken hold, and persistent declines in other grade bands.

\"We've gotten really pretty good at using the curriculum,\" said Chief Academic Officer Manuel Little, noting that weekly implementation data and coaching have contributed to higher growth percentiles in math than in reading in most grades. But Little told the board that growth in many grades remains below the 50th-percentile projection used to evaluate year-to-year progress.

Little said third grade showed unusually strong growth at midyear, with achievement increasing where growth exceeded projections. Algebra I—measured across eighth- and ninth-grade students taking that course—also showed the growth necessary to raise achievement. Conversely, Little said first-grade attainment and second-grade middle-of-year attainment, the two official Goal Progress Measures reviewed that night, are \"off track.\"

The presentation stressed that computer-adaptive assessments (MAP) measure growth at a rigor level rather than percent-correct; teachers should pair high-quality instructional materials with research-based strategies and use data to group students for targeted supports. Little said the district has begun research-based instructional strategies training for principals and representative teachers, with math-focused sessions launching after literacy work had begun.

When a board member asked how the district supports students who need extra math help without discarding grade-level instruction, Little said that schools use built-in intervention time (elementary specialized learning time and middle school \"Quest\" periods), small-group pulls during core lessons, and increased tutoring or extended-day offerings.

Little and his team said the improvement path is multi-year, with curriculum implementation and greater instructional fidelity expected to drive additional gains over time.","Chief Academic Officer Manuel Little reported mixed MAP and STAAR-related results. District leaders said math growth shows progress compared with reading but first- and second-grade attainment at midyear remains off track; third grade and Algebra I showed pockets of improvement.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6305377,"La Joya ISD details revamped summer programs: shorter days, STEAM themes, bilingual options at 10 sites",795,3665000,4460000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2448781-f352119039d83d1a4bc80c730ac90c2d&start=3665&end=4460","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2448781-f352119039d83d1a4bc80c730ac90c2d/thumbnail_3665000.jpg","/articles/6305377/Texas/La-Joya-ISD-details-revamped-summer-programs-shorter-days-STEAM-themes-bilingual-options-at-10-sites","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6305377-e5f6fb618c29ca374531463956b3d585/orig.mp4?Expires=1775020568&Signature=mI8M~Dn6Vs81XtvQ8iqvGhpY7oFDBaM0CE3V-G1vBvEWigAXZjqIg4hqwIsjyYJvA8bM92XKMCMrcd0uA-nzM0-NWDBJ5ZEl800O4EgJgt4Q6H2fui911Xcu~oClb42UN7Q9r~I-i9gDxZfeS50H5kBWuWNbmA8bLUkymh1CoxBy895pp9Vuepcx4JYyQT9nOxF8p-7W6GEWX2DFr~9VWAx5j2AXRafd8zRNPrOtI~nyS2HG4o3iRu2nKNhMAk6KK6C2SbA8lKmC7Im6GZkuN~AjzHKIbjB8fYgivzWxcQ9L0yCXb2QELGt0asLAeXs1ZBl1WuIjkoeLI5MZxZntxQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","La Joya ISD presented a detailed plan for expanded summer academic and enrichment programming at its Feb. 26 board meeting, emphasizing a shorter daily schedule, thematic STEAM activities and extended bilingual options at selected campuses.

\"We want students to think every day that they're coming to La Joya ISD STEAM summer camp,\" said Dr. Manuel Little, the district's chief academic officer, describing a program anchored in the district's additional 20 calendar days. Little said the district intentionally shortened core hours to create a camp-like experience and help families by reducing the length of the school day.

The core Elementary ATSI (summer) program will run roughly 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and include breakfast and lunch; 10 campuses will offer longer-day options (to approximately 2:30 p.m.) that pair bilingual pre-K and kindergarten services with an after-school provider called ACE. Little said the bilingual sites were chosen in part because statutory requirements for emergent bilingual services must meet at least 120 hours of instruction during the summer, a requirement he cited in the presentation.

Middle school offerings include remediation and enrichment: core remediation for students below grade level, English language enrichment for emergent bilingual students, STEM camps for sixth- and seventh-graders, and a TextPrep partnership with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Little said some enrichment programs that rely on external partners (for example, UTRGV) have enrollment caps set by those partners, while the core ATSI elementary program has no cap and is open to all students.

High school summer options will focus on end-of-course support for students needing credit recovery, early college \"bridge\" programs for incoming freshmen, a revamped TSI (college readiness) camp and dual-credit opportunities through South Texas College (STC) or UTRGV. The district will provide transportation for students who must travel to STC or UTRGV for summer coursework and will supply chaperones for TextPrep participants, Little said.

Superintendent Sorensen and other cabinet members emphasized the cross-functional nature of the work: human capital for staffing, operations for facilities, transportation and child nutrition to support meals, and communications to distribute registration materials. Flyers and registration information will be available to families the day after the meeting and will be discussed during Texas Public School Week open houses the following week, officials said.

Board members asked about transportation rules for families that want the longer-day option at the 10 bilingual/ACE sites; staff said district transportation is provided only for students zoned to those campuses, while families choosing to transfer to a longer site would be responsible for transport unless they are eligible under standard transfer procedures.

Little said special education, dyslexia and Extended School Year services will continue through summer programs so students can receive necessary supports without interruption.

\"It truly is a cross functional effort,\" Sorensen said, thanking academics, operations, communications and finance for their roles in building the summer offerings.","District leaders described a redesigned summer program that emphasizes a 'camp' feel, daily STEAM themes, shorter hours (8:00–12:30), meals, bilingual pre-K/K at 10 sites with longer-day options, and off-campus partnerships with UTRGV and STC with district transportation provided for zoned students and chaperones for some trips.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6305381,"La Joya ISD superintendent reports mixed progress on district priorities; special-education audit due in spring",1797,1766000,3563000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2448781-f352119039d83d1a4bc80c730ac90c2d&start=1766&end=3563","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2448781-f352119039d83d1a4bc80c730ac90c2d/thumbnail_1766000.jpg","/articles/6305381/Texas/La-Joya-ISD-superintendent-reports-mixed-progress-on-district-priorities-special-education-audit-due-in-spring","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6305381-b7a1e88e8510fc0921d2a8f9eabf9613/orig.mp4?Expires=1775020568&Signature=mm0U6voaGCgK-NtgKStfOoJoLYAqpBlpMmhUTT4awIwbQXhTjUY4RBt0iqcxQMLEdYKXDSdDTlYBsv4Y7ZdHcKnxT719jqygVvstXG~q7vWU9w~xmb8xEc5YqJY5fRV4~VUXUsFZgE0oyX50Ip9mgT6b-n6M9zjfyOznFwPJZTcH3xn9siPk~s0LBqDbbfX4Fj993VOGYBp7A0Z3hYxotDEuszN1V94~jKGAY9-mGmebNLY44BEA0DCh2QOnFjeuUT3mIwVNiN57YlhEDsdf0qIHorYZqQon~vnBS4h-nmvQb9bcXFCIvzdFOxl4KHf7305vk5pAoeUyqUGyZ8y67A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Darla Sorensen told the La Joya ISD board on Feb. 26 that districtwide priority work is moving but unevenly, and she named specific areas that need immediate attention.

\"Customer service does not always mean that it ends with the customer getting their way,\" Sorensen said, describing the district's approach and how central office and campuses should respond to families and staff. She said training on best practices for staff is \"on track,\" while systems that clearly connect families to the correct central-office divisions are \"slightly off track.\"

Sorensen reviewed five priorities the district is tracking: customer service; trust and transparency; high-quality instruction; excellence in leadership; and integrity and accountability. She said work on high-quality instructional materials is on track and that weekly implementation reports are being shared with campus leaders. However, she told the board that the district's parent engagement plan is \"off track,\" citing low attendance at parent sessions and inconsistent campus-level implementation.

Board member Dr. Carlos Margo asked what the district could do to improve parent participation. Sorensen said the answer is to \"implement the plan as it is written\" and to meet parents \"where they are\"—including more outreach in the community and changes at the campus level to carry out the parent engagement actions outlined in the plan.

On accountability, Sorensen said a financial audit led by Business, Finance and Administrative Services is in progress with results expected in April. She also said she has launched an \"external audit of special education services,\" with findings due in late March or early April and a public implementation plan to follow. \"Superintendent will share those results publicly,\" Sorensen said.

Sorensen described a cabinet-level cadence for reviewing these priorities every six weeks and emphasized that the work is intended to change daily practice on campuses as well as central office processes. She noted that some measures—such as a districtwide culture and climate survey—are planned for the end of the school year, while other surveys (calendar start/end feedback and division-specific employee surveys) are already in progress.

The superintendent highlighted leadership pipeline programs launched by the human capital office, and she said the district continues to expand professional learning aimed at improving classroom instruction and instructional coaching.

Sorensen closed the update by reminding the board and community that the district will continue strategic planning and stakeholder engagement through spring town halls and a community design day in May to develop a strategic plan for 2025–26 and beyond.","Superintendent Dr. Darla Sorensen updated the board on five district priorities, saying training and some curriculum work are on track but parent engagement and certain systems remain off track; a financial audit and a special-education audit are underway with findings expected in spring.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: La Joya ISD board approves construction, security, radio systems and advisory appointments

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La Joya ISD math update: mixed growth, 1st- and 2nd-grade attainment off track, Algebra I improving

La Joya ISD details revamped summer programs: shorter days, STEAM themes, bilingual options at 10 sites

La Joya ISD superintendent reports mixed progress on district priorities; special-education audit due in spring