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Weslaco ISD board approves multiple hires and moves to pursue non‑renewal of principal's contract
Summary
After executive session trustees approved several personnel recommendations — including two elementary principal appointments and contract renewals — and voted to authorize the superintendent and board president to pursue the proposed non‑renewal of an administrator Mary Moreno under Chapter 21 procedures. One approved contract was modified to include a mandatory end date and pay adjustment tied to reduced duties.
Following a closed executive session the board returned to open meeting and took multiple personnel actions. Trustees approved recommendations for certified and non‑certified personnel, clerical hires and approved superintendent recommendations for principals at Airport Drive Elementary (Gilbert de Polloso) and Northbridge Elementary (Carmel Briones). The board also approved renewal recommendations for teachers, support personnel and district administrators.
Separately, trustees moved to authorize the superintendent to meet with legal counsel and the employee and to proceed with the superintendent’s recommendation to propose non‑renewal of a Chapter 21 term contract for administrator Mary Moreno at the end of the 2024‑25 school year; the motion passed on voice vote. Trustees also approved one contract discussed in executive session with a mandatory ending date of Dec. 1, 2025 and a one‑time salary adjustment tied to reduced duties. The board directed the superintendent and board president to provide required notices.
Why it matters: Personnel actions and a Chapter 21 non‑renewal are substantive governance decisions that can affect employment status and trigger statutory notice and hearing requirements. The board’s vote to authorize legal follow‑up starts the formal steps laid out in state employment statutes.
