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The district's nursing and student-support leaders told trustees that the district adopted a consent form based on models from the Texas Association of School Boards and that consents were distributed to students on Aug. 25 to comply with the law's effective date. \"Written parental consent was required to provide any health service effective Sept. 1,\" Laredo ISD assistant superintendent for student support services Maggie Martinez said. The district later used draft TEA guidance issued Sept. 11 to refine which services require written consent.

Why it matters: Trustees asked whether the new paperwork could interfere with care in emergencies and whether dual-enrollment arrangements with Laredo College require separate consent forms. Staff said legal advice and nursing practice guide how to balance parental rights and student safety.

District staff explained two practical effects of the guidance. First, the district classifies noninvasive general caretaking (for example, applying a bandage, wiping a bloody nose, checking a forehead) as not requiring written parental consent. Second, TEA's draft guidance and the district's legal advice define certain services'including psychological or psychiatric examination or treatment and invasive procedures'as requiring written consent and, for some procedures, a doctor's order.

\"There is an emergency. There's no consent required. And if it's a life saving measure, nurses don't need a consent. They wouldn't move forward,\" district health presenter Ale Pena told trustees when asked about life-or-death situations.

District counts and follow-up: Staff said campuses began collecting consent forms the week of Aug. 25; by the Sept. 11 TEA update 13 campuses had reached full return rates and the district reported 18 parents had explicitly declined health services for their children. Pena said many parents who initially declined changed their minds after staff explained the limited scope of the health-services consent and other required consents such as for vaccines.

Trustees asked about students who participate in Laredo College dual-enrollment courses held off LISD campuses. Pena said district staff told college instructors that LISD would provide copies of the district consent form to students enrolled at Laredo College and said she would follow up to confirm whether the college requires a second consent form for care occurring on the college campus.

IT flag, Skyward follow-up: Trustees asked whether the District Information System (Skyward) could flag students without returned consent forms so nurses and staff know at arrival. Amber Gomez (IT) said the vendor can add a Skyward field to show missing consent if the district identifies the field to create. \"All we have to do is identify that 1 field, and they'll create the flag,\" Gomez said.

Staff medical training, kits and Naloxone: The district will provide CPR/AED, first-aid and Stop the Bleed training on the Oct. 13 staff-development day for designated staff (marching-band directors, PE instructors, coaches, special-education staff, campus crisis teams and others). Pena said every campus has at least two Stop the Bleed kits (secondaries generally have more) and that trainers and high-school contest hosts are supplied with additional kits. Regarding naloxone (Narcan), Pena said, \"Every campus has Narcan,\" explaining that Narcan is stored in AED boxes and offered to staff who choose to accept it after training; community partners supply training and some of the medication.

Nursing coverage: Trustees pressed staff about campuses temporarily using certified nursing assistants (CNAs) or health aides while vacancies are filled. Staff said CNAs and medical assistants are trained and delegated tasks by a registered nurse, and substitute registered nurses are used while full hires are processed. The district said it is working to fill vacancies quickly and to ensure RN supervision or standby coverage where needed.

Little Medical School and next steps: The district launched its Little Medical School this fall for seventh- and eighth-graders; sessions run through Nov. 20 and a graduation is planned for early December. Pena said federal funds currently support the program.

Trustees asked staff to (1) confirm the consent situation for dual-enrollment students at Laredo College, (2) continue working with IT to flag missing consents in Skyward, and (3) provide a quote for portable \"jump\" first-aid bags and distribute them to band directors/coaches; Pena said she would provide the cost estimate to trustees. Pena and Martinez reiterated that in emergencies nurses will provide life-saving care without waiting for parental permission.

Ending: District officials said they would continue to follow TEA guidance as it is finalized, maintain communication with higher-education partners about consents for off-campus programs, and return to trustees with implementation updates and any recommended policy amendments.

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Fred Rodriguez, the district's fine-arts coordinator, reported that secondary program numbers total about 4,250 program enrollments (students may be counted in multiple programs) and that elementary combined music participation was 9,744 program enrollments. He said the elementary fine-arts program total reached about 10,432 program enrollments districtwide, representing roughly 71.7% program participation at the elementary level.

Chess tournament, themed rewards: Rodriguez told trustees that the district's first chess meet drew approximately 375 students and that organizers distributed themed chess sets to winners to increase student interest. \"375 is a really good number for the first meet,\" Rodriguez said. Organizers reported that the elementary winners received themed sets for several categories (for example, Batman and Minions for different levels) and that student volunteers helped run the event.

Theater collaboration: Trustees were also told that Laredo ISD partnered with the Laredo Theater Guild International to bring a production of Sense and Sensibility to students at TAMIU; Rodriguez said about 520 students attended and that evening performances were offered free to students with ID.

Band, travel safety and meals: Board members raised concerns about student safety and logistics for band and fine-arts travel. Multiple trustees said they want directors and boosters to ensure students have meals when they travel for competitions. Rodriguez and other staff said UIL contest hosts are required to provide onsite medical support and that district athletic and event staff coordinate rapid response measures (cooling tubs, paramedics) at major contests. Rodriguez said district staff had distributed cell-phone contact lists and encouraged directors to carry first-aid kits; at trustees' request staff agreed to provide cost estimates for portable \"jump\" bags so directors could carry basic emergency supplies.

Scheduling and program notes: Rodriguez outlined the one-act play schedule, zone and district dates (zones late February; district in March) and said the district will host zone and district competition rounds at the Pack auditorium. He also reported that some middle schools add feeder options to align with high-school offerings and said he would provide chess participation breakdowns upon request.

Ending: Trustees praised organizers and volunteer student leaders who ran events; several asked for additional detail on meal plans and feeder-pattern expansion. Rodriguez said he will provide follow-up numbers for chess and a fuller list of participation by campus.","Laredo ISD fine-arts staff reported program participation figures to the board and highlighted a successful chess meet and a theater collaboration that exposed hundreds of students to live performance.",{"_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},6426603,"Board hears plan to expand specialty-school recruitment, dual-enrollment outreach and proposed rules for three-year graduates",3360,3970780,7331385,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5905701-30809bdfb64efb179919c0839167b314&start=3970&end=7331","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5905701-30809bdfb64efb179919c0839167b314/thumbnail_3970780.jpg","/articles/6426603/Texas/Board-hears-plan-to-expand-specialty-school-recruitment-dual-enrollment-outreach-and-proposed-rules-for-three-year-graduates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6426603-647ebaa1433991a42eebc43713803fc3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190369&Signature=g1~S4I2XRRbjwpv3ieY1AbRO1CYzrPxVo-lvPEQq0UdIBIqQF8JK1YvWYK1ZPX4Jk7p6yz8wI6Gd9fOi-pxyYMIMAxQxZjvHk5y2cl2O4M3sSdnBmmRtc~gnEbIhE166xyUA9dgxpYJ32YBIkQg2xgDRgGWNHWDJLmmyGF9nNrKewqte8nIMYdNTYfTC-hThnvNUL56F2CYZL1yNOCFyiR-8Vut6-cesHaiNGnYiaKxSjJWOl703wkLpkbKVJhUsLu7QEu-NyOT64Pj1UQdIg2qUobhxhlgjwmwyvSOVbxn-CHC2sHkr-S6eXdatwycBRxh4W36SG7GGO4U8h0ScbQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District guidance and counseling leaders presented trustees with multiple proposals and implementation items on Oct. 6: the specialty-school recruitment timeline, an ApplyTexas application-fee waiver week, CTE pathway capacity questions (notably barbering/cosmetology), and proposed procedures for allowing some three-year graduates to be eligible for valedictorian or salutatorian honors.

Specialty-school recruitment: Director of guidance Cindy Dominguez laid out the district's October recruitment calendar for specialty schools and CTE expos, including virtual presentations to middle schools Oct. 14'22, an in-person CTE Expo Oct. 22'23 for elementary fifth-graders, and specialty-school recruitment night on Oct. 23. The application window opens Oct. 27 and closes Dec. 17; students accepted in the spring would commit by Feb. 20.

ApplyTexas and college-access outreach: Dominguez and other staff noted that ApplyTexas will waive undergraduate application fees statewide Oct. 13'19; staff will hold ApplyTexas drives and encourage students to use the fee-waiver week to submit applications. Dominguez and interim administrators emphasized coordinating with Laredo College and TAMIU on transferability and advising so high-school dual-enrollment hours align with college requirements.

CTE capacity and cosmetology/barbering questions: Several trustees and staff discussed barbering and cosmetology capacity and whether those programs should remain centralized at a single campus (Nixon or Martin) or be expanded. Staff said barbering capacity and licensure requirements (including hands-on contact hours) limit cohort size; cosmetology typically supports more career options and greater seat capacity. Trustees urged staff to produce cost-benefit and scheduling analyses, and administrators said they will study centralization, travel logistics, and staffing models.

Three-year graduates, valedictorian and policy changes: Dominguez presented a draft framework to allow students who graduate in three years to compete for valedictorian/salutatorian honors under a clearly defined course set. The proposal would use a narrowed set of core courses (English 1' 3, specified math and science courses and required social studies) to create an objective denominator for comparison. Staff emphasized the measure should be used only when a student has declared early and met other conditions (minimum semesters on campus, passing STAAR/STAAR-equivalent measures, and CCMR requirements).

Trustee concerns and next steps: Board members raised several concerns: NCAA eligibility (some cited a 4-by-4 requirement for Division I/II initial eligibility), fairness to students who completed four years, ties and tiebreaker procedures, the effect of dual-enrollment and remote/virtual courses, how eighth-grade high-school credits are counted, and the timing of public notice. Multiple trustees suggested delaying any effective date to allow a more detailed board workshop and community communication; staff agreed to return with policy language, data, and implementation alternatives. \"Let's smooth out the road before we hit that bump,\" a trustee said, urging a workshop and additional study.

Ending: Staff said they will provide further analyses (capacity, cost, course-equivalency and transferability information, and a recommended timeline for implementation) and recommended a board workshop before final policy changes.","Laredo ISD staff outlined a specialty-school recruitment timeline, an ApplyTexas application waiver week, expansion ideas for CTE programs including cosmetology/barbering, and a draft policy approach for allowing three-year graduates to qualify as valedictorian or salutatorian.",{"_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},6426598,"Athletics report: windscreens quote, concessions rotation, learn-to-swim program and elementary showcases",1124,7252755,8376930,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5905701-30809bdfb64efb179919c0839167b314&start=7252&end=8376","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5905701-30809bdfb64efb179919c0839167b314/thumbnail_7252755.jpg","/articles/6426598/Texas/Athletics-report-windscreens-quote-concessions-rotation-learn-to-swim-program-and-elementary-showcases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6426598-c1fc7c7439475c14c5a8b5c5b5542689/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190369&Signature=mFv~SpSEMHmoCcrMExBi5hUXMZnpqOTGe~M6MnZTxWTd8Q4zMXtVfQn7B7CyNrGSHTthpNa47vrPjiSi3lp9bU-qmRBFIWiTVPi~z~xq97xc8Wg3K6cItrAl1NAgm5oZSLbtWyr6AIe5s9BAT9pkstXuNN1NtUWYsF76QQZ-wW1YUbRWL0-n6FkEAlpOS6HP-Floq9lqgulFtvdwCwnJsuCDIao30OoB43kTFhmhkAr4pOK6BamFx-tPYOZu1VdG1a9fkp8yHw3q4JjqO2X8YDdvSKagOoOsepoupmdzbW-Ix8IX9ldYLjWanWZ68Opbec83gkYS0VJKd1M0Q3oAGQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Laredo ISD's athletics director updated trustees Oct. 6 on maintenance requests, event logistics, youth outreach and season schedules.

Windscreens and safety at Martin tennis courts: Athletics staff provided a vendor quote of $14,446 to replace or add windscreens at the Dr. Tovino Tennis Courts (Martin High School) and suggested phasing work to prioritize the north, south and east sides for safety and visual contrast during play. The director noted that the west side has lower pedestrian traffic and could be completed in a later phase.

Concessions policy and rotation: Staff explained that Shirley Field concessions operate on a campus-rotation model so fundraising opportunities are shared among campuses; when a campus hosts it keeps the receipts and reconciliation goes to the campus bookkeeper. For citywide events (district- or city-wide meets) the host for that year runs concessions on a rotating schedule.

Elementary showcases and youth programming: The athletics office described an elementary-showcase calendar across feeder patterns: elementary volleyball, 7-on-7 football, basketball, soccer and a districtwide track meet scheduled for April 24. The district's elementary showcases bring multiple feeder schools on campus so younger students can compete and view high-school facilities and teams.

Learn-to-swim program: Staff said the district's Red Cross-aligned learn-to-swim program is in its twelfth year; the program targets second graders with tiered instruction (beginner, intermediate, advanced), runs in two-week session blocks Monday'Thursday, and operates through Nov. 6 for the fall cycle. Staff reported the district has the largest outdoor pool in the city and that last year 18 special-population students (special education) participated; staff will provide an updated demographic report on participation this year.

Basketball preview and travel logistics: Coaches'schedules for the season were summarized (tournaments in Edinburg, McAllen, Pearsall or regional events). Staff noted long trips over Thanksgiving and other holiday tournaments will use district vans for longer distances and buses for nearer travel; trustees asked staff to confirm meal plans and travel logistics for students who are at events all day.

Ending: Trustees thanked coaches and staff for cross-department coordination and asked athletics to return with final quotes for the tennis windscreens and with confirmation of meal/workflow procedures for event travel.","Laredo ISD athletics staff updated trustees on a vendor quote for tennis windscreens, concessions rotation rules, the district's long-running learn-to-swim program, elementary sports showcases and basketball schedules.","actionData","errors"]

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Laredo ISD outlines new parental-consent procedures under Senate Bill 12; affirms emergency care, expands staff training

Fine-arts participation grows; chess meet draws 375 students, theater visit brings 520

Board hears plan to expand specialty-school recruitment, dual-enrollment outreach and proposed rules for three-year graduates

Athletics report: windscreens quote, concessions rotation, learn-to-swim program and elementary showcases