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Wink-Loving trustees approve 2025–26 calendar and adopt T-TESS appraisal system
Summary
The board approved the 2025–26 school calendar (noting HB 2610's 75,600-minute requirement) and adopted T-TESS as the appraisal system for 2025–26; both votes were unanimous.
The Wink-Loving ISD Board voted unanimously March 3 to approve the district's 2025–26 school calendar and to adopt the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) as the appraisal framework for the next school year. Trustee Chad Evans moved to approve the calendar, noting the district had considered the change required by HB 2610, which replaces the 180-day requirement with a minimum of 75,600 instructional minutes; Trustee Jerome Dewberry seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Trustee Jerome Dewberry later moved to adopt the T-TESS appraisal system and calendar for 2025–26, citing statutory appraisal frameworks; Trustee Melissa Halterman seconded and the motion carried unanimously. Board materials indicated the appraisal recommendation aligns with Texas Education Code provisions and Commissioner-adopted criteria.
