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Fabens ISD board approves personnel contract renewals and instructional-materials upgrade
Summary
The Fabens ISD board approved superintendent-recommended contract renewals and later approved an instructional-materials upgrade (HMH/Into Reading 2.0) funded from the state's textbook allotment; the board voted to approve both the superintendent recommendations and item 5.c after discussion and a final vote.
The Fabens ISD Board of Trustees approved a package of personnel recommendations and voted to adopt an instructional-materials upgrade at its April 15, 2026, regular meeting.
Jose Guadalupe Polanco, director of human resources, presented the administration's recommendations to reemploy probationary contract employees, renew term contracts and continue contract employees for 2026–2027 and noted an addendum of 12 pages had been provided following a system glitch. "At this point in time, we are seeking approval based on the superintendent's recommendations," Polanco said.
A motion to approve the superintendent's recommendations was made by Mr. Flores and seconded by Mr. Encinas; the board voted aloud in favor and the motion passed.
Later in the meeting the consent agenda was presented with item 5.c pulled for separate discussion. Item 5.c covered teacher certification materials and an upgrade in elementary and middle-school reading materials to the HMH (Harcourt) Into Reading 2.0 package, which administration said would be paid from the district's textbook allotment (state funds) and submitted to the state for approval. During the discussion a trustee said they were confused about whether item 5.c had been removed or simply pulled for discussion; staff clarified the intent to move forward with the upgrade and requested board approval to submit the materials to the state.
A motion by Mr. Segura, seconded by Mr. Flores, carried to approve item 5.c. The board then moved several scheduled presentations (including one by State Representative Ryan Guillen and materials related to House Bill 2/special education) to a future meeting.
Ada Bolanco, the human resources director, also announced a new hire: Lucia de la Guerra Rica, appointed as a special education aide at Fabens Middle School. The board adjourned at 7:23 p.m.
The votes were vocal roll calls (members said "I"), and the meeting record does not include detailed vote tallies by name in the transcript provided. Where motions or seconds were announced in open remarks, this article attributes them to the named trustees as recorded in the meeting dialogue.
