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Laredo ISD to phase sports-officiating certification; staff propose certified personal trainer IBC to count for CCMR
Summary
District career and workforce staff said the summer sports-officiating certification was expensive and does not align to TEA-approved Industry-Based Certifications (IBCs) for CCMR accountability. Staff proposed moving toward a certified personal trainer pathway that is on the IBC list and will count for reimbursement and accountability.
Monica Calles, who presented the district—level career/college/military readiness (CCMR) update, told the committee that the sports-officiating program launched in 2024 filled a community need but "is not under approved IBC" and therefore does not count toward TEA CCMR IBC reimbursement. She said the program cost roughly $22,600 for about 50 students, largely for uniforms and program delivery, and staff are "phasing it out" while still offering it in the immediate spring for current students via a partnership with Laredo College. (00:50:00)
Staff proposed shifting resources to a certified personal trainer pathway that is aligned to the TEA-approved IBC list and would count toward district CCMR points and reimbursements. Calles said the district is reviewing the newly released TEA IBC list and will prioritize "high skill, high wage, high demand" IBCs; she cited occupational therapy assistant as a higher-tier IBC the district may consider pursuing if it has appropriate staffing. (00:53:30)
Partnerships and funding Calles said LISD partners with Laredo College and Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) and has MOUs for dual-enrollment and pathway alignment. She emphasized that TEA reimburses up to two IBCs per student over the student—life and district staff will identify which IBCs to claim for reimbursement.
Why it matters: Aligning CTE pathways to the TEA IBC list affects CCMR accountability, district reimbursement and how programs are prioritized. Sports-officiating met a community need but did not produce reimbursable IBC outcomes.
What staff said (selected): - "For 50 students, we approximately used 22,600, which is why you saw a shift that we went to the spring semester," Calles said of the sports-officiating program. (00:51:45) - "We're phasing it out. We still have it right now. For the spring, we're still gonna offer it because we still have our partnership with LC," she said, referring to Laredo College. (00:56:00)
Next steps: Staff will finalize which IBCs to prioritize and bring a plan to maximize TEA reimbursements and align dual-enrollment/CTE offerings to workforce demand. The department also plans to roll out a certified personal trainer course in spring contingent on enrollment numbers and approvals.
