La Joya ISD board approves technology and services contracts, and several staff nonrenewals
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Summary
At a May 20, 2025 meeting the La Joya ISD Board of Trustees approved districtwide technology purchases under DIR/TIPS contracts, an RFQ for engineering and architectural services, and a slate of personnel actions including proposed nonrenewals and terminations tied to a restart program and staff overage reductions.
La Joya ISD trustees voted May 20, 2025, to approve multiple procurement items and to take personnel actions reflected in closed session.
What the board approved
- Technology quotation: The board approved Quotation 2025‑828 for districtwide computer technology to be procured through the DIR contract DIR‑TSO‑3763 and TIPS contract 230105. The motion was approved by voice vote; the board recorded the motion and second and the chair announced “motion carries.”
- Engineering and architectural services RFQ: Trustees approved RFQ number 2025‑24 for engineering and architectural services.
- TASB nomination and board representation: The board conducted open nominations and selected board member Celso Gomez as the district’s nominee for the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Region 1, Position B representative.
- Teacher evaluation system: Trustees approved the district’s use of the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T‑TESS).
Personnel actions and reductions
Several personnel proposals were announced after closed session and then approved by the board in public action:
- Nonrenewals tied to elementary restart: The board approved the nonrenewal of Chapter 21 term contracts for teachers and administrators affected by the elementary school restart program at Zapata Elementary, Seguin Elementary and Garza Elementary, and authorized the superintendent or designee to provide notice to affected employees.
- Staff overage reduction in force: The board voted to propose nonrenewal of Chapter 21 term contracts for teachers, instructional support faculty, and campus and district administrators (including deputy chiefs and directors) in employment areas identified as overstaffed. The superintendent and designee were authorized to provide notice to affected employees.
- Nonrenewals for performance or conduct: Trustees approved proposed nonrenewals of Chapter 21 term contracts for teachers and administrators for performance and/or conduct concerns, with authorization for the superintendent to notify affected employees.
- Termination of probationary and non‑Chapter 21 contracts: The board authorized termination at the end of term for probationary contracts and for non‑Chapter 21 contracts presented in closed session.
- Hearing‑designee counsel: The board authorized the superintendent or her designee to retain a licensed attorney to serve as the board’s designee for any evidentiary renewal hearings requested pursuant to board policy DGBB (local).
Procedural notes
Motions were presented in public session and passed by voice vote after an announced closed session. The meeting minutes record that the board made the listed motions, each was seconded, and the chair announced the motions carried after asking for ayes and nays; specific roll‑call tallies were not read into the public transcript.
Ending
Board members also approved a consent agenda and set future calendar items. Several trustees and the superintendent thanked staff and community members for recognition events earlier in the meeting (bus drivers, child nutrition staff, nurses) and for participation in recent community engagement events.
