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Laredo ISD approves one director of safety initiatives after debate over two proposed FTEs
Summary
After public comment and trustee questions about costs and equity, the Laredo ISD board approved funding for one new director-level safety position, amending an original proposal that had included two pay-grade-9 administrative FTEs.
Laredo ISD trustees voted Thursday to approve funding for a director of safety initiatives (pay grade 9, 226 days) after debate over an initial proposal that would have created two new senior administrative positions.
The board met in a special call meeting on Sept. 19 at the Amber Eury Boardroom. The item brought to the trustees would have added two full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions: director of safety initiatives and director of emergency strategic communications management. Following public comment and questions from trustees, a motion to approve only the director of safety initiatives was offered, seconded and approved; the board recorded “one against,” and the motion passed.
The vote followed public comment from Guadalupe De La Garza, identified in the meeting as president of TSTA, who questioned creating two new…
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