Premont ISD board approves temporary delay to teacher certification requirements

Feb 24, 2026

The Premont Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Feb. 24, 2026, to approve a plan delaying teacher certification requirements and authorized the superintendent to submit the plan to the Texas Commissioner of Education; the motion passed 6–0 among members present.

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The Premont Independent School District Board of Trustees voted on Feb. 24, 2026, to approve a plan to delay teacher certification requirements and authorized the superintendent to submit that application and plan to the Texas Commissioner of Education. Trustee Chris Morales moved the measure; Trustee Fred Gutierrez seconded. The motion passed unanimously among the six members present (Irma M. Johnson, Fred Gutierrez, Chris Morales, Ruben Martinez (via Zoom), Jo Ann Pena and one other), with Trustees Angie Q. Barrera and Emma V. Falcon absent.

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