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Board approves multiple personnel actions after closed session, appoints Sonia Rodriguez as chief academic officer
Summary
Following closed session July 29, Edinburg CISD trustees approved several hires and terminations, including employment recommendations for coaches and counselors, appointment of a chief academic officer and terminations of two at‑will employees; the board cited advice of counsel under Texas open-meetings rules.
After returning from closed session on July 29, the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District board announced several personnel actions and approvals recommended by the superintendent.
In open session the board confirmed the administration’s recommendations made in closed session, including employment of Sarah Feliz as head volleyball coach at Rockford High School and the hiring of Marisol Rodriguez as an academic counselor for Collegian High School. The board also approved appointments for two assistant principals at Edward Miller High School — Leticia Garza and Ivan Mohammed — and approved a recommendation to appoint Sonia Rodriguez as chief academic officer.
The superintendent told the board the chief academic officer position had been previously authorized in budget planning; a board member asked whether the position is included in the district’s compensation plan and whether any additional staff hires would be required as a ripple effect. The superintendent said the position is in the budget but not yet in the compensation plan and that administration does not expect additional staff hires beyond reassignment or replacement of the person promoted.
The board also approved the termination of two at‑will employees — Yvette Aguirre and Thomas Villalobos Elizondo — following counsel’s advice in closed session under the Texas open-meetings authority cited at the meeting (personnel matters). The motions to follow the superintendent’s recommendations carried by voice vote in open session.
A separate closed-session item authorized legal counsel to initiate litigation regarding district property; the board voted to approve counsel initiating proceedings and announced that no action was taken in executive session beyond the recommendations it later approved in open session.
Board legal counsel Ben Castillo advised the board during closed‑session and open‑session announcements; the superintendent recommended the listed personnel actions and the board voted to approve them by voice vote. The transcript record indicates motions and seconds were made and carried; the meeting did not include a roll‑call vote tally in the public text for these items.
