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Longtime Mission CISD administrator retires
A Mission Consolidated Independent School District administrator who formerly held one of the district’s top administrative spots announced her retirement Monday. According to Mission CISD, Executive Director for Curriculum and Instruction Sharon Roberts informed it that she intended to retire on Monday. On Tuesday, Roberts said she was spending time with family…
Read MoreNew superintendent inks contract with Hidalgo ISD
The Hidalgo Independent School District approved a $210,000 three-year contract with new Superintendent J.A. Gonzalez on June 16. Hidalgo trustees named Gonzalez, who previously led McAllen ISD and Harlingen CISD, lone finalist for superintendent in May. The district has been without a permanent superintendent since November, when Xavier Salinas retired. “We’re entering…
Read MoreHidalgo County pays $110K to settle Head Start director suit
This April Hidalgo County agreed to pay its former Head Start Program executive director $110,000 to settle a lawsuit she filed in 2023 alleging she had been wrongfully terminated from her job with the program. In 2022 the program’s policy council voted to fire Teresa Flores, its longtime executive director, during a period of…
Read MoreLa Joya ISD — a look at the first year under state intervention
La Joya ISD just completed its first school year under Texas Education Agency intervention, and state-appointed Superintendent Dr. Marcey Sorensen said it’s been a year of tough decisions for long-term district success. Sorensen and the state-appointed board of managers (replacements for the elected board of trustees) came into the district in February 2024 and spent…
Read MoreMission Collegiate ranked among top RGV STEM schools
Mission Collegiate High School landed on several “best of” lists, earning recognition as a high-performing STEM campus among schools in the Rio Grande Valley and Hidalgo County. Niche, a company that rates and reviews K-12 schools in the U.S., provides report cards of school districts and individual campuses at the end of every school year.…
Read MoreHomeschoolers denied access to Sharyland UIL program
The Texas Legislature passed a bill expanding access to UIL activities for homeschooled children, but Sharyland ISD opted out of it. Senate Bill 401 requires public schools with UIL programs to allow non-enrolled students to participate in UIL activities if they meet league eligibility requirements. But districts can adopt an opt-out policy. At the June…
Read MoreSharyland ISD to expand teacher incentive program
For the past two years, Sharyland ISD has been working to make its teachers eligible for state funds that would go toward their salaries. The district began the process by making 188 teachers eligible, but SISD plans to expand the program. The Texas government established the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) to help teachers earn more…
Read MoreMcAllen rescinds proclamation recognizing nonprofit over allegations
Allegations of fraud surrounding the purported organizer of a nonprofit resulted in the McAllen City Commission rescinding last month a proclamation it had previously made recognizing her. On April 28 the McAllen City Commission voted to officially recognize Lizbeth Muriel and her organization, AUsomely AUthentic, for efforts aimed at raising money and awareness for…
Read MoreLa Joya ISD leadership is Harvard-bound
Harvard University selected La Joya ISD to attend a prestigious summer program that helps district leaders improve public school management. The district’s executive cabinet will attend the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) in Boston, where faculty members from Harvard Business School, the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Kennedy School of Government will help…
Read MoreEdinburg North assistant principal keeps job after gun scare
The Edinburg school board voted Wednesday against parting ways with an assistant principal whose job was in jeopardy after a gun scare at Edinburg North High School last month. In May school district police arrested a student who allegedly brought a pistol and a loaded magazine to that campus. The district didn’t call…
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