La Joya ISD board approves consolidation of four early-college high schools into Jimmy Carter campus

The La Joya Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to consolidate four specialty early-college high schools into a single Early College High School located at the Jimmy Carter campus and authorized the district to begin a program-change process under policy DFFB.

The action, approved by voice vote during the board's Jan. 20 meeting, follows months of community engagement and presentations from district staff who said the consolidation is intended to improve students' completion of associate degrees earned through dual-credit coursework.

District administrators told the board they recommend the consolidation after reviewing outcomes across the four early-college sites. Dr. Little, a district administrator presenting the recommendation, said the four-site model had duplicated course offerings and that "the driving motivation behind this recommendation" is ensuring students finish associate-degree pathways.

The proposal keeps four high-impact pathways for the consolidated school: interdisciplinary studies, biology, teaching and mechanical engineering. Chief of Human Capital and Talent Development Leslie Miller told the board the administration is restoring…