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Teachers and parents press Midland ISD trustees over staffing, pay and student supports
Summary
At the Sept. 16 Midland ISD board meeting, teachers and parent advocates urged the board to address pay discrepancies, eliminated PLC time, growing class sizes and inconsistent communication about student supports; Superintendent Dr. Howard said the district will investigate specific campus staffing and outlined a reallocation plan tied to enrollment.
A seventh‑grade Texas history teacher at Alamo Junior High told the Midland Independent School District board on Sept. 16 that she and one other full‑time social‑studies teacher are carrying 188 students across seven class periods and that Professional Learning Community (PLC) time for non‑tested subjects was removed this year.
"We only have 2 full time social studies teachers, myself and my colleague who is a first year teacher," the teacher said, adding that her largest class has 35 students and that the loss of PLC time makes it "nearly impossible to provide meaningful feedback and differentiate instruction for every child."
Why it matters: Teachers and parents framed the issues as operational decisions with classroom consequences — class sizes, staffing reallocations and how the district communicates student supports. Trustees and the superintendent repeatedly linked those staffing…
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