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MIDLAND ISD board approves plan to reassign Travis Elementary students after lease termination
Summary
The MIDLAND ISD Board of Trustees on April 28 approved an instructional plan to place elementary students from Travis Elementary at Lone Star Trails and General Franks for the 2026–27 school year after terminating the campus lease with IDEA Public Schools; the board discussed enrollment, transportation, staffing and legal limits on outreach to IDEA-enrolled families.
The Midland Independent School District Board of Trustees voted April 28 to approve an instructional plan to place Travis Elementary students at other district campuses for the 2026–27 school year after the board terminated the Travis lease with IDEA Public Schools.
Dr. Howard, the district presenter, told the board that the district voted April 21 to terminate the lease for Travis and that, under the existing 1882 partnership, the campus reverts to a pre-K campus next year. He said the agreement prevents the district from directly communicating with families whose children are enrolled at IDEA Travis, and described the administration’s recommendation to place elementary students at two campuses where the district has capacity.
The administration provided enrollment figures to justify the urgency: the district estimates the Travis campus historically served about 1,002 students in pre-K through…
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