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Board weighs shifting kindergarten and sixth-grade assignments; no action taken
Summary
Trustees received staff options for moving kindergarten to Loya Primary and sixth grade to Garcia-Enriquez Middle School; trustees asked for a formal proposal and no action was taken at the meeting.
Superintendent Dr. Jeannie Meza-Chavez and district staff presented options on campus grade-level configurations, including a proposal to move kindergarten to Lorenzo G. Loya Primary School and to move sixth grade to Ann M. Garcia-Enriquez Middle School to align with new TEA math standards.
Trustee Eduardo Chavez asked for options for the kindergarten move and for explanations of enrollment discrepancies between Borrego and Alarcon elementary schools; staff (including Mr. Norberto Rivas and Mr. Jesus Martinez) described how transfers and employee-student enrollments affected campus counts and provided potential building-accommodation options. Trustee Blanca Cruz commented on the implications of new TEA math TEKS for grade placement. The board requested a formal proposal to evaluate the kindergarten and sixth-grade moves; the transcript records "No more discussion. No Action Taken."
