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Laredo ISD trustees approve resolution to pursue Texas A&M Community Forestry grant and authorize MOU talks with RGISC
Summary
Trustees unanimously approved a resolution to collaborate with the Rio Grande International Study Center and submit a proposal to the Texas A&M Forest Service Community Forestry Program, and authorized the superintendent to negotiate a memorandum of understanding to prepare and implement the project. The district cited a Feb. 16 submission deadline.
LAREDO, Texas — The Laredo Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Jan. 25 to authorize the district to pursue grant funds from the Texas A&M Forest Service Community Forestry Program and to negotiate a memorandum of understanding with the Rio Grande International Study Center to prepare and implement forested schoolyard projects.
Superintendent Dr. Rios read a resolution describing the program’s goals — establishing forested schoolyards to mitigate extreme heat, improve campus environments and bolster climate resilience — and said…
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