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Laredo ISD to reduce consultant reliance; push to expand dean roles as ESSER-funded programs wind down
Summary
District leaders and trustees discussed consultant renewals, the role of instructional deans and how the district will shift support from external consultants to in-district deans as ESSER funding declines.
At the Aug. 7 Business & Support Committee meeting, staff outlined a planned reduction in consultant spending and described a strategic shift to strengthen the district’s deans and campus-based instructional specialists.
Mister Garcia and other curriculum leaders described the deans’ responsibilities—curriculum review, lesson modeling, and acting as content specialists who mentor and coach teachers across multiple campuses. Garcia said a single dean may currently support 60–80 teachers and that the district needs more deans to maintain intensive, campus-level coaching. “We…
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