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Uvalde CISD board approves $562,000 partnership with Region 20 for Lasso 4 grant supports
Summary
The Uvalde CISD Board approved a one-year partnership with Region 20 under the Lasso 4 grant to provide needs-assessment-driven coaching and wraparound services, allocating $562,000 for year one and noting 70% of the award goes to the authorized provider.
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to approve a partnership with Region 20 to implement services funded by the Lasso 4 grant, allocating $562,000 for the first year.
District and Region 20 presenters told trustees the grant work begins with a campus-by-campus needs assessment to determine the number of coaching days and the mix of wraparound services each campus requires. "The Lasso grant is very unique in the sense that what it does is we start off with a needs assessment," a Region 20 coordinator said, describing a model that provides a coach to each administrator and a coaching cycle designed to build campus capacity.
Why it matters: The arrangement directs most of the grant funding to the district's authorized provider — Region 20 — and creates a structure for ongoing instructional coaching and follow-up. Board members pressed Region 20 and district staff on how coaching days are calculated, whether the contract amount is fixed for year one, and how teachers would receive observation feedback.
Details and debate: Trustees asked whether the $562,000 covers all anticipated services and whether the amount will scale if district needs increase. The Region 20 coordinator said that, per the grant, 70% of funds go to the authorized provider and that districts are eligible for funding for up to three years but receive the award on a year-by-year basis: "You have that amount for one year; however, you are eligible for up to three years with the grants," the coordinator said. Trustees also pressed whether services will be primarily in person; Region 20 emphasized in-person support when feasible and said they are nearby and can be on campus.
Board action and follow-up: Trustee (speaker who moved) made the motion to approve the partnership; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. District staff and Region 20 agreed to provide follow-up details on implementation, including the observation protocol and how trackers and action plans will be shared with teachers.
What’s next: Staff said the district will refine details with campus administrators, share the observation tracker with teachers and schedule the minimum biweekly check-ins with district leadership.
