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Weslaco ISD superintendent flags enrollment decline and insurance shortfalls, outlines facilities work
Summary
Superintendent Richard Rivera reported enrollment declines affecting state funding, projected multi-million-dollar shortfalls in the district's self-funded health plan, and described bond-funded projects including demolition of an old gym and a new ag farm slated for 2027.
WESLACO, Texas — Superintendent Richard Rivera told trustees the district is seeing lower enrollment this year than last, a trend he said affects state funding and could require staffing adjustments. Rivera said last year’s attendance numbers produced a deficit of roughly $561,000 in a cited comparison and that the district continues to monitor average daily attendance closely.
Rivera reviewed several facilities projects tied to a bond election: the board previously approved demolition of the roughly 80‑year‑old…
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