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Board authorizes submission of class‑size exception waivers; pre‑K para staffing added

El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees · August 20, 2025
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Summary

Trustees authorized administration to submit maximum class‑size exception waivers for 2025–26 for pre‑K through fourth grade where class loads exceed 22. Administration said the first submission could total about 50 waivers; last year the district submitted 44 and ended the year with about 81 waivers submitted.

The board voted Aug. 19 to authorize the administration to submit required maximum class‑size exception waivers for the 2025–26 school year for any pre‑K through fourth‑grade sections exceeding the statutory limit of 22 students. Administration said the only change from last year is that fifth grade emergency add is set at 25…

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