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McAllen ISD to restore teacher planning periods; board asks administration for scheduling scenarios that preserve special‑education minutes
Summary
After months of debate and a budget workshop presentation, the superintendent instructed master schedulers to include planning periods for teachers in the proposed 2025–26 budget. Trustees also directed administration to develop scheduling options that preserve the 405 instructional minutes needed for ARD accommodations.
Superintendent Dr. Alberto Gutierrez told trustees Wednesday that the district will include planning periods for teachers in the proposed 2025–26 budget and directed master schedulers to prepare schedules that return planning time for affected staff.
Why it matters: teachers and principals had pressed the board to restore planning periods after the district reduced them during an earlier budget cycle. Trustees and administration discussed multiple options for who would receive planning time, the cost of restoring it fully versus partially, and the long‑term sustainability of a recurring planning‑period expense.
What the board heard
Administration presented several scenarios for returning planning time at the high‑school and middle‑school levels. District staff said a full restoration for all high‑school teachers would add roughly $1.15 million–$1.4 million in…
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