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Ysleta ISD board approves several policy updates after debate on AI, instructional transparency and weapons rules
Summary
Trustees approved a package of policy updates tied to recent state legislation, including instructional‑material transparency (SB12), AI‑related academic dishonesty language, and local policy revisions on conduct and weapons; the board debated placement of reciprocity language and voted 6–1 on the GKA revision and on the SB11‑related resolution after reconsideration.
The Ysleta Independent School District board on Feb. 18 approved multiple policy revisions required or enabled by recent Texas legislation and discussed how the district will implement those changes.
Chief counsel Priscilla Mata told the board that changes in the policy book largely stem from state legislative action. On transparency for instructional materials — a change drawn from Senate Bill 12 — Mata and district academic staff said the district has posted an "instructional framework" on its website that lists TEKS, scope and sequence by semester and the resources used so parents can see what their children will learn. "We provided a link to our website," the district academic leader said; staff reported core subjects about 75% posted, with CTE and other courses nearly…
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