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Laredo ISD adds esports stipends, funded by Texas Workforce Commission grant

Laredo Independent School District Board of Trustees · November 14, 2025
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Summary

Trustees approved five esports sponsor stipends of $2,500 each and one lead coach stipend of $1,000, returning funding to a Texas Workforce Commission esports grant (district described the grant as $100,000). The program operates as an after‑school extracurricular club and has participation and reporting requirements.

The Laredo ISD board voted Nov. 13 to amend the compensation plan to add five esports sponsor stipends of $2,500 each and one lead coach stipend of $1,000, funded by a Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) esports grant.

District staff said the grant was awarded in September 2025 and that the district is returning stipend funding to the grant so the district no longer uses campus…

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