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Laredo ISD proposes 'Next Step Center' to provide transition and vocational training for 18–21‑year‑old students

5551614 · August 6, 2025
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Summary

Laredo ISD proposed a Next Step Center on Aug. 5 to provide vocational and life‑skills training for 18–21‑year‑old students with disabilities, using the former Sigaroa Middle School campus.

Laredo ISD presented a proposal Aug. 5 to create a “Next Step Center” serving 18– to 21‑year‑old students with disabilities, modeled on a similar center in a neighboring district and intended to provide vocational training, life‑skills instruction and therapy services.

Special education staff explained the center would occupy the east side of the former Sigaroa Middle School (2600 Pablo Blanco Street) and would include career labs (retail, culinary arts, hospitality, floral, hotel laundry and a multi‑career lab), four lecture…

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