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Plano ISD trustees renew District of Innovation plan, preserving class‑size and teacher flexibility exemptions

Plano ISD Board of Trustees · March 10, 2026
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Trustees unanimously renewed the district’s five‑year District of Innovation plan March 10, retaining nine exemptions that give Plano ISD flexibility on start dates, probationary contracts, attendance and teacher-certification rules; trustees discussed class-size waiver frequency and administrative efficiency.

Plano ISD’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously March 10 to renew the district’s District of Innovation (DOI) local plan for another five years, preserving a package of exemptions staff said the district has relied on to add operational flexibility.

Dr. Courtney Gober, assistant superintendent for student success, summarized the renewal and described nine exemptions staff are seeking to keep in place. She said the plan’s posted draft has been on the district website since Feb. 4 and that most of the exemptions are ones the district has used since 2017. The exemptions discussed include flexibility on school…

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