Texas / School Districts / WESLACO ISD
Trustees voted to engage Region 1 for technical support, ask the external auditor to reverify prior fund balances and authorized administrators to seek a quote from forensic firm Weaver after trustees raised concerns about falling fund balances and accounting accuracy.
Texas / School Districts / WESLACO ISD
Superintendent Richard Rivera reported enrollment declines affecting state funding, projected multi-million-dollar shortfalls in the district's self-funded health plan, and described bond-funded projects including demolition of an old gym and a new ag farm slated for 2027.
Texas / School Districts / WESLACO ISD
Trustees celebrated student achievements across academics and athletics and accepted a $59,732.50 grant from the Knapp Community Care Foundation to the Weslaco High FCCLA chapter to build a toddler playscape at Gibson Park.
Texas / School Districts / WESLACO ISD
Board members raised concerns that several campuses have far higher student-to-counselor ratios than peers — examples cited include one campus with about 639 students per counselor — and asked administration and finance committee to explore adding counselors in this or next year’s budget.
Texas / School Districts / WESLACO ISD
Weslaco ISD trustees voted to approve a one‑time $1,000 retention stipend for staff to be paid in December, even as the superintendent warned of enrollment declines, multi‑million dollar insurance shortfalls and rising substitute costs and trustees ordered a fuller budget review and audit figures for Monday.
Texas / School Districts / WESLACO ISD
At a special meeting, the WESLACO ISD Board of Trustees held a closed hearing on a level-3 grievance filed by Monica Martinez and, following a return to open session, voted to uphold the administrations level-2 finding. Trustees emphasized following district policy while expressing personal support for the employee.
Texas / School Districts / WESLACO ISD
At its regular meeting the board voted to table Lone Star Governance items until December, cast 56 appraisal‑district votes for Joe Olivares, approved competitive sealed-proposal procurement criteria for fine‑arts projects, authorized negotiation of an architect contract with ERO, and approved routine consent items and hiring recommendations after a closed session.
Texas / School Districts / WESLACO ISD
Superintendent Richard Rivera told the board enrollment has fallen to about 16,020 students and flagged up to 29 grant-funded positions that could be cut if federal/state funding ends; he said the district’s preliminary fund balance — about $71 million, with roughly $57 million unassigned — gives flexibility to prioritize staff placements and projects.
Texas / School Districts / WESLACO ISD
District staff described the new Bluebonnet K–8 math adoption, emphasizing TEKS alignment, district-wide resource leveling, an intensive training/internalization schedule funded by a LASO Cycle 3 grant, and plans to track early benchmarks for evidence of learning gains.
Texas / School Districts / WESLACO ISD
Delinquent-tax counsel Hiram Gutierrez reported more than $1.57 million collected in fiscal 2024–25, noted a sharp increase in refunds (about $859,000) tied to larger homestead exemptions and appraisal appeals, and said audits added state funding in prior years.