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El Paso ISD to move CCTA instruction into four host sites to increase access and supports
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The board approved a plan to reassign the College Career Technology Academy into four host sites for the 2026–27 year, citing shorter transportation, more local wraparound supports, and continued hybrid scheduling; trustees approved the plan 7–0.
The El Paso ISD board on March 24 approved a plan to reassign the College Career Technology Academy (CCTA) into four host sites beginning in the 2026–27 school year, a move district leaders said will bring students closer to home and expand on‑site wraparound supports.
Assistant Superintendent Paz described the proposal as a shift from a single centralized campus to multiple host sites where CCTA programming will run a hybrid four‑hour morning schedule with separate host‑site instruction in the afternoon when needed. Paz said the change reduces long bus rides — often 35–40 minutes — to five‑ to ten‑minute rides for many students and allows placement of counselors, graduation coaches and partner services locally. Paz also said Head Start services will remain on the first floor of the current CCTA building and that Head Start will continue serving students, with some services moved to the West Side host site to increase local access.
Paz described capacity planning: the Houston facility would be capped around 50 students to ensure close monitoring, and Chapin might see up to 35 students in a worst‑case scenario, but overall transfers are expected to be fewer than 25 students in total. Staff also said the district will tie staffing and supports to a Lasso grant so counselors and lead administrators can monitor student needs across the host sites.
Trustees asked about stakeholder engagement and transition timelines. Trustee Sutton pressed whether parents, teachers and principals were consulted; Paz said students and receiving campus principals were consulted and that transition time is intended to work out logistics prior to the 2026–27 school year. Trustee Loveridge moved to approve the reassignment; Trustee Cuellar seconded and the board approved the motion unanimously 7–0.
District staff said CCTA students will be associated with the PEIMS code of their traditional high school campus, that transportation will be provided, and that a counselor from the CCTA team will supervise and coordinate services across the host sites.
