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Internal audit reported two corrective action plans (special education and dyslexia) closed after follow‑up testing found improvements, while a maintenance audit shows 5 of 9 activities past due and recommended extensions; the superintendent will begin reviewing CAPs earlier in the process.
Texas / School Districts / EL PASO ISD
Internal Audit presented a 10‑step, risk‑based audit plan for FY 2026–27, adding technology and cybersecurity as a formal risk factor in response to new Institute of Internal Auditors guidance. The plan will be submitted to the board in April and take effect in July 2026.
Texas / School Districts / EL PASO ISD
During public forum, Ross Moore of El Paso AFT recommended a 2.7% raise tied to annual inflation and requested clear budget timelines; Norma Delarosa (El Paso Teachers Association) asked the board to add consultation dates to the budget calendar so employee representatives can review salary and benefits proposals.
Texas / School Districts / EL PASO ISD
Trustees heard a Nov. 30, 2025 financial update showing adopted FY26 revenues of $541.2M and an adopted expenditure budget of $546.7M (a roughly $5.5M gap based on those figures); staff also reviewed other fund balances, grants and the budget development calendar ahead of 2026–27 planning.
Texas / School Districts / EL PASO ISD
District risk management and the CFO told trustees the self-funded workers' compensation fund is stable with roughly $6.2 million in reserves; the actuary recommends a funding range higher than current contributions and staff agreed to provide more claims-cost detail to trustees.
Texas / School Districts / EL PASO ISD
District staff reported midyear MAP scores tied to HB3 goals, noting district averages near the 47th percentile, strong eighth-grade CCMR math results, and lower growth for special education students; trustees asked for beginning-of-year and multi-year cohort data to clarify growth.
Texas / School Districts / EL PASO ISD
In open session the board approved the superintendent's employment contract, an internal auditor contract amendment, authorized termination notice for an administrative professional (Tyra Harrison), directed counsel on an EEOC matter, ratified district representation in litigation, and granted limited relief in a grievance for teacher Jose Horner.
Texas / School Districts / EL PASO ISD
Trustees voted down a motion to exclude five challenged titles from school libraries, then approved the district's December 2025 library materials list as presented (motion passed 5–2). The five challenged titles were read into the record and the district's challenge process was explained.
Texas / School Districts / EL PASO ISD
The El Paso ISD Board unanimously approved a transition plan to State Board–approved Bluebonnet math instructional materials for 2026–27 and authorized expenditures not to exceed $3,130,584, after district staff and teachers described alignment to Texas standards and available funding.
Texas / School Districts / EL PASO ISD
Auditors presented the district's FY2024–25 comprehensive annual financial report, reporting about $10.6 million higher local revenue tied to property valuations, federal revenue declines tied to ESSER funds ending, and per‑student spending about $13,000; the board approved the report.