WESLACO ISD board votes on superintendent's contract recommendation for administrator Mary Moreno

After a closed session the WESLACO ISD Board of Trustees reconvened and took formal action on the superintendent's recommendation concerning the Chapter 21 term contract of administrator Mary Moreno. Board President Mr. Orneto read the agenda item authorizing the superintendent and the board president to provide required notices related to the recommendation.

A board member moved "that the board accept the superintendent of legal counsel legal counsel's recommendation to oppose the non renewal of employee Mary Gordon," language that appears verbatim in the meeting record; the motion was seconded and members were polled. After members responded "aye," President Orneto stated, "Motion passes." The board then directed staff to provide the required notices listed in the recommendation.

The agenda item as posted referenced consideration of whether to propose nonrenewal of Mary Moreno's Chapter 21 term contract at the end of the 2024-25 school year and selection of counsel to advise at any nonrenewal hearing. The meeting record cites Texas Government Code sections invoked for the closed session: §551.071 (consultation with legal counsel) and §551.074 (personnel matters). The board's action in open session was limited to authorizing notices and recording the motion outcome; no additional findings or disciplinary details were stated on the public record during the discussion.

The board's public record of the vote indicates several trustees voted "aye" when polled by the president and the chair declared the motion carried. The meeting closed its action items for that agenda entry after the motion passed; no further timeline or implementation dates for any nonrenewal notice were specified in the open record.