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Mission CISD board approves DK (LOCAL) exemption to include Special Education in 4–3 vote
Summary
The Mission CISD Board of Trustees voted 4–3 on June 25, 2026 to amend Board Policy DK (LOCAL) to add an exemption covering Special Education; three trustees opposed the change, citing concerns recorded in the minutes.
The Mission Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees on June 25, 2026 approved an amendment to Board Policy DK (LOCAL) to add an exemption to include Special Education, passing the motion 4–3. President Natividad Sosa seconded a motion by Trustee Beto Garza to adopt the amendment; Trustees Iris Iglesias, Dolores Reyna and Jerry Zamora voted against it.
The motion was presented as an item requested by President Natividad Sosa. The minutes record the procedural motion and the roll-call tally: Beto Garza — Yea; Iris Iglesias — Nay; Victor O’Caña — Yea; Abby Reyna — Yea; Dolores Reyna — Nay; Natividad Sosa — Yea; Jerry Zamora — Nay (Yea: 4, Nay: 3). The minutes do not specify an amendment text in full or identify immediate operational changes; the board agenda listed the item as "Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Board Policy DK(LOCAL)." The district will apply the revised DK(LOCAL) exemption according to the local policy language once the change is incorporated into board policy.
