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Lone Star Governance coach leads board-goals training at Mercedes ISD workshop
Summary
At a Dec. 18 workshop, Mercedes Independent School District trustees and district leaders attended Lone Star Governance training on board goals presented by LSG coach Cinto Ramos; the board recorded no public comments and took no formal action.
On Dec. 18, 2024, the Mercedes Independent School District Board of Trustees met in a workshop at the district Administration Building Boardroom in Mercedes, Texas, for governance training on board goals. The agenda listed a "Board and Superintendent Training - Lone Star Governance (LSG) Training on Board Goals" presented by Cinto Ramos, LSG coach. The workshop convened at 8:30 a.m. and adjourned at 12:00 p.m.
According to the workshop record, trustees Marcos J. Garcia IV (President), Orlando Rodriguez (Vice President), Nancy Vallejo, Rachel Trevino and Ricardo Hinojosa were present; trustees Oscar Hernandez and Eddie Howell Jr. were listed as absent. Interim Superintendent Jeanne Venecia and district directors Sylvia Garza (CFO), Angela De La Fuente (Secondary Education Director), Vangie Gracia (Elementary Education Director), Miguel Chacon (Safe Schools Director) and Mona Guerra (Federal Programs Director) were recorded as present. The minutes note that no one signed up for public comment and that "no action was taken by the Board of Trustees" on the training item.
The training item, as listed on the agenda, focused on establishing and refining board goals through Lone Star Governance materials. The record does not include verbatim remarks, recommended goal text, or motions arising from the training; it records only the presence of the training on the agenda and the absence of formal action. The session was noted as ending at 12:00 p.m.
