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Parents, coaches and community groups press MISD trustees on school performance, First Tee lease and special‑education site changes
Summary
At the Feb. 25 Midland ISD board meeting community members urged trustees to protect the First Tee facility, called for transparency on joining Texans for Excellence in Education and pressed for attention to low‑performing campuses and special‑education campus moves.
Dozens of Midland residents and program leaders used the Feb. 25 public comment period to press the Midland Independent School District Board of Trustees on school quality, community programs and special‑education placements.
Several speakers described First Tee West Texas — the nonprofit that operates a golf facility at the Audrey Gill Sports Complex — as a vital and low‑cost youth program and urged the board to consider the program’s community value before altering the facility or lease. Layton Brown said the organization raised more than $2.3 million to build the course and another $650,000 to renovate an associated clubhouse and estimated annual upkeep at roughly $750,000. Chris Hubbard, First Tee West Texas board president, said First Tee serves students across 10 counties and that the facility currently supports more than 100 MISD athletes and is integrated into elementary PE curriculum. Hubbard asked trustees to "consider the merits of the First Tee program as well as its benefit to MISD" as the board reviews decisions related to the Audrey Gill site.
Several speakers also urged…
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