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Edinburg CISD approves corrective action plan with TEA after finding improper suspensions of homeless students
Summary
Following a Texas Education Agency review of 2022–23 records, the district agreed to a corrective action plan addressing McKinney-Vento violations, including staff training, system safeguards, campus liaisons and modest grant-funded spending for supplies and professional development.
The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees on Jan. 14 approved a corrective action plan with the Texas Education Agency to address findings tied to McKinney-Vento (homeless-students) compliance for the 2022–23 school year.
Trustees were told the TEA review found that a small number of students who met McKinney-Vento definitions were recorded as receiving out-of-school suspensions — a practice TEA does not allow for students identified as homeless. District staff described the issue as serious and said the corrective action plan includes multiple steps to prevent recurrence.
Miss Santa Maria (district staff) told the…
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