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Lake Worth ISD votes 4-2 to close two early-learning centers amid budget plan
Summary
The Lake Worth ISD Board approved budget recommendations that include closing Effie Morris Early Learning Academy and Tadpole Learning Center; the measure passed 4–2. Thirteen people signed up to speak on the item.
The Lake Worth ISD Board of Trustees on Feb. 17 approved budget considerations presented by administration that include closing Effie Morris Early Learning Academy and Tadpole Learning Center. The motion, made by Trustee Sonja Norman and seconded by Trustee Cristina Gallagher, passed with four ayes (Bret Tooke, Cristina Gallagher, Armando Velazquez and Sonja Norman) and two nays (Tammy Thomas and Cindy Burt).
Thirteen individuals signed up to speak regarding the closures, according to the meeting record: Genaso Valero, Anaiza Messer, Leslie Fletcher, Nicolas Salazar, Mariah Rodriguez Rengifo, Ami Arquit-Edwards, Lauryn Martin, Morgan Winslow-Hinkle, Cindy Duncan, Kinsey Teague, Rebekah May, Tristen Edwards, Jacey Berglund, and Antonese Davis. The board also approved assigning Effie Morris students to the elementary campuses within their current attendance zones; that motion passed by the same 4–2 tally. The board did not record additional details of public-comment remarks in the excerpt provided.
Board members who voted in favor cited budget considerations presented by administration; trustees who opposed the motion are recorded as Thomas and Burt. The district's next procedural steps and any timeline for the closures were not specified in the transcript excerpt.
