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Laredo ISD to review District of Innovation plan after TEA rule changes; committee hears timeline for 2025–27 update
Summary
Staff outlined the District of Innovation (DOI) designation, current exemptions in LISD and a fall‑2026 timeline for proposed amendments to respond to new TEA restrictions on uncertified teachers in core subjects.
Laredo ISD staff briefed trustees on the district's District of Innovation (DOI) designation at the Sept. 3 Curriculum & Instruction Committee meeting and described a timeline to review and amend the DOI in response to new restrictions from the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
The DOI lets local districts seek limited exemptions from certain Texas Education Code requirements; Laredo ISD has used DOI exemptions for school start dates and to allow industry practitioners to teach some CTE…
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