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Weslaco ISD board approves Dorothy Serna for Central Middle, tables Mary Hope principal amid public concerns about hiring
Summary
At a special meeting, the Weslaco Independent School District Board of Trustees approved Dorothy Serna as principal for Central Middle School after an executive session and voted to table the superintendent’s recommendation for Mary Hope Middle School to a future meeting; a public commenter raised allegations about the district’s hiring process.
The Weslaco Independent School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved Dorothy Serna as principal for Central Middle School and voted to table the superintendent’s recommendation for the Mary Hope Middle School principal post until a subsequent board meeting.
The actions followed an executive session called to discuss “personal matters” tied to superintendent recommendations for both principal positions, conducted under the Texas Open Meetings Act. After returning to open session, the board moved to appoint Serna and to delay action on the Mary Hope recommendation for “housekeeping” reasons.
Why it matters: Principal appointments affect campus leadership, staff morale and student outcomes; the meeting also included public comment alleging irregularities in hiring, a topic board members and the superintendent directly addressed.
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