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The board approved a memorandum of understanding with Region 1 PACE to create paid yearlong teacher residencies aimed at strengthening the teacher pipeline, using a mix of grant funds and reallocated district resources.
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Trustees authorized a consulting agreement with MLG Services to provide canine detection visits (two random secondary-campus visits per month and on-request searches for off-site trips), with a per-check cost in the contract.
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Trustees agreed to delay narrowing nine existing superintendent constraints to meet Texas Education Agency guidance and will schedule a community workshop with consultant Dr. Ramos to reduce the list to five (or fewer) guardrails.
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Trustees approved the district’s ongoing participation in the Texas Reading Academies, confirming most K–3 teachers and administrators have completed the required modules and that four new special-education hires must complete training.
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Trustees approved consent items renewing the DMAC data-management license, upgrading iCEV Career and Technical Education access to an enterprise license, and enrolling administrators in UT Austin data-driven-instruction training (with TEA reimbursement on completion).
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After consolidating campuses, the board voted to repurpose and rename JFK Elementary as the district’s central administration building; trustees discussed fire-code costs and said staff moved into the facility the prior Monday.
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District staff reported a net loss of 281 enrolled students and a small drop in average daily attendance (ADA) for the first 13 days of the 2025–26 school year; officials said COVID-related illness and ongoing student-location efforts affected early numbers and that final accountability counts will be set Oct. 31.
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Trustees opted to take no action on a resolution to nominate candidates to the Hidalgo County Appraisal District Board of Directors, citing the Oct. 15 deadline and a desire to discuss nominations at a later meeting.
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After reconvening from executive session under Texas Government Code §551.074, the governing body approved an administration-recommended personnel action; no student-discipline or legal actions were taken.
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The board approved the tax collections report for July 2025 and discussed how the report separates current-year collections and delinquent/prior-year collections; trustees said the budgeted prior-year delinquent tax collection estimate is about $300,000.