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Freddy Martinez, director for PEIMS and Pupil Accounting, told trustees the district closed the most recent instructional day with 33,098 students, a decrease of 567 students from the same instructional day in the prior school year. Martinez said the district closed elementary enrollment at 16,718 students, down 322 year over year, and secondary enrollment at 16,380 students, down 245.

Martinez said the district’s cumulative migrant count rose slightly to 3.78 (the presentation did not specify whether this figure was a count or rate). He also reported year-to-date migrant leavers of 183 students, an increase of 53 since the last board meeting, and 123 high-school graduates year to date, eight more than at the last meeting. Martinez presented the data as of May 9, 2025 (marked day 166 of the school year) and said the report had been included in board packets.

Board members had no substantive questions after the presentation and moved on to other agenda items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","(05/13/2025) ECISD Regular Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","District Director of PEIMS reported total enrollment of 33,098 students for the 166th day of the school year, a decrease of 567 students compared with the same instructional day last year.","taxTitle","EDINBURG CISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",13541,"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},6055954,"Edinburg CISD board approves several administrator appointments, extends probationary contract and upholds grievance",207,15641000,15848000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3313432-ca62061a0a03705aa85efd434c00ce05&start=15641&end=15848","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3313432-ca62061a0a03705aa85efd434c00ce05/thumbnail_15641000.jpg","/articles/6055954/Texas/Edinburg-CISD-board-approves-several-administrator-appointments-extends-probationary-contract-and-upholds-grievance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6055954-c5c7d5c394e24faa6b535544d70abdc9/orig.mp4?Expires=1775154760&Signature=FVtaMAgVLOpsUtKTt5-QqVW5GbcFPOAlz33bew6fc8BMzwwvgdEfY8JQzA8Ojg5hlKqmxFvIdAyZm0kpo-Pwg9iYlN4Z7pAZdQVn-b4N~cg~nmYHW5LxRON44pPclVjF4ZGSM5T4dbwflP3dBEJKsn~Tz9cs4~2-4ptdykzp9muxFWYsftn3mq2TGHNQ5vMmBlAZcjU3UYkx53BzN7yRYjUOQd1xEzopbVzAZIZWQrXFvi9OaLgymU1CY-rmQ5EL3-GMQBJUBIy5HKKZEANPIIWsdVzmuMPdXuBZ0qCV2PziI53ByFQSaJ6mqDZ5eOAcvynN2HuMOH9-qNJCCO266w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Edinburg — The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved several personnel recommendations and took formal employment actions May 9, including appointments to campus leadership and an extension of a probationary contract under state law.

During the meeting the board approved the administration’s recommendation to appoint Ventura Perales Jr. as special teams coordinator at Edinburg North High School. Trustees also approved the appointment of Jesus Garza as an assistant principal at Johnny Economides High School and Melissa Zamora as an assistant principal at Edinburg High School.

The board voted to extend a chapter 21 probationary contract for an employee identified in the record as “MR.” The motion cited authority under Texas Education Code 21.102(c) and board policy DCA (legal) and approved a final fourth-year probationary contract; the motion language states the board determined it was doubtful “MR should be given a term contract at this time.”

Trustees also considered a level-3 employee grievance by Ernesto Vasquez; on the advice of counsel the board moved to uphold the level-2 decision in its entirety after executive-session discussion.

Board President David Torres and Superintendent Dr. Mario Salinas were present when the board took the actions. The board made several additional employment, reassignment, resignation and retirement approvals as part of the closed-session recommendations; the chair announced those votes in open session with motions to approve the administration’s recommendations.

Meeting minutes recorded motions and seconds for each item and show the board carried the votes in open session immediately following executive session. The board did not provide detailed public rationales for each personnel decision beyond citing legal authority for the probationary-contract extension.","The board approved multiple administrator hires and an extension of a chapter 21 probationary contract under Texas Education Code; the trustees also upheld a level-2 employee grievance after executive-session review.",{"_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},6055959,"Edinburg CISD trustees pressed over campus safety after student brought gun; board says issue reviewed in closed session, no action taken",205,5586000,5791000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3313432-ca62061a0a03705aa85efd434c00ce05&start=5586&end=5791","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3313432-ca62061a0a03705aa85efd434c00ce05/thumbnail_5586000.jpg","/articles/6055959/Texas/Edinburg-CISD-trustees-pressed-over-campus-safety-after-student-brought-gun-board-says-issue-reviewed-in-closed-session-no-action-taken","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6055959-340b8f70ed23676c3052d0af0ab0315e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775154760&Signature=GXDvzXVgA43CyEOtB2LiKs61~7k5Hs-W~vcFAup0zjIoU5aavKfXnr1vTpMRiE~qFu4nXGEuxjSZ3AFPrlvYcU~MX5odcKQuvlUx7JFA1odPexFfS0NmD1ARXaxjblnQ4GLf1o0YZQ-A60SzENBds6X~KIU6X7nbVcjMLSKhUMTBwx7d0wYXkRo9CiUjK7Kn~pQdWo-rq3ieSSV38wKwjTHc1Jze0Sn5~8JklOnHoYmHakNGhDZzoI~1C0cc73XSZ81r4C~hobW8h8b6KKVHoq9Dv3rAQtMyjmbTWH9AOBPUbeRHwWh8hyb~ss15mo9Xt6D3p~rr06yav8jTJMNL-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Edinburg — Trustees for the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District faced sharply worded public criticism and questions from board members on May 9 after administrators disclosed that a student brought a firearm to a district campus.

The criticism came during the public-comment and superintendent-report portions of the board meeting. Marcia Gonzalez, president of Edinburg AFT Local 6583, told trustees the district faces “dangerously unsafe” conditions and said the board must hold leadership accountable. “Every time the board turns a blind eye to problems that are happening in ECISD, you send a clear message that you condone incompetence,” Gonzalez said.

The concern about the firearm surfaced in board discussion. A board member described the weapon as “a 9 millimeter caliber Glock 17 pistol with a magazine loaded with 10 rounds of 9 millimeters ammunition,” and questioned why school staff did not immediately lock down the campus. The board member said training and protocols exist and asked why those steps were not taken.

Board member Dominga Vela urged the district to improve communications after recent incidents, saying administrators must ensure “clear, concise, and correct information be disseminated to our students, teachers, staff, parents, and community” and that “the right hand must know what the left hand is doing.” Vela requested that administration verify information before releasing it.

Board President David Torres and the board said the matter would be reviewed in executive session. The board later returned to open session and the clerk read for the record that “no action was taken in executive session.” The trustees did not vote on any public-safety policy changes during the meeting.

Gonzalez also criticized district leadership for what she described as a focus on attendance over safety and alleged a pattern of mishandling discipline, vaping and drug use, and other student-safety concerns. “What will it take for the ECISD school board members to take action and finally hold our superintendent accountable for his poor judgment and leadership skills?” she asked.

Superintendent Dr. Mario Salinas was present at the meeting; trustees said they would continue review of the incident in executive session and follow existing procedures. The board did not announce any specific follow-up actions or timelines in open session.

The meeting included multiple ceremonial recognitions for students’ academic, athletic and arts achievements that the board also acknowledged during the evening.","Board members and union leaders raised concerns about district handling of a recent incident in which a student brought a 9mm pistol to campus. Trustees said they discussed the matter in executive session and for the record said no action was taken.","actionData","errors"]

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