Post by Minion on Apr 10, 2024 15:52:38 GMT -6
Is it really a lack of state funding with local tax collections at the highest rates ever? Or lack of students?
Brownsville ISD consolidates schools in Southmost
The Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to consolidate three pairs of schools in Southmost, aiming to initially save about $1 million per consolidation and setting a timeline to complete the change-over by fall 2024.
The vote was 5-2, with trustees Carlos Elizondo and Frank Ortiz opposing the move and board President Jessica G. Gonzalez and Trustees Denise Garza, Daniella Lopez Valdez, Eddie Garcia and Tim Ramirez voting in favor.
The vote followed a series of meetings starting in February with parents at the affected elementary schools: Cromack and Casteneda, Garza and Southmost, and Del Castillo and Morningside. The Cromack-Casteneda consolidation was first proposed in spring 2023 but was tabled.
Ramirez, a retired teacher who taught at Central and Cummings middle schools when they were consolidated in the 1990s, said he attended all of this year’s meetings and that a majority of parents had spoken in a positive way about consolidation. He estimated the number at 95%.
myrgv.com/local-news/2024/04/10/brownsville-isd-consolidates-schools-in-southmost/
Brownsville ISD consolidates schools in Southmost
The Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to consolidate three pairs of schools in Southmost, aiming to initially save about $1 million per consolidation and setting a timeline to complete the change-over by fall 2024.
The vote was 5-2, with trustees Carlos Elizondo and Frank Ortiz opposing the move and board President Jessica G. Gonzalez and Trustees Denise Garza, Daniella Lopez Valdez, Eddie Garcia and Tim Ramirez voting in favor.
The vote followed a series of meetings starting in February with parents at the affected elementary schools: Cromack and Casteneda, Garza and Southmost, and Del Castillo and Morningside. The Cromack-Casteneda consolidation was first proposed in spring 2023 but was tabled.
Ramirez, a retired teacher who taught at Central and Cummings middle schools when they were consolidated in the 1990s, said he attended all of this year’s meetings and that a majority of parents had spoken in a positive way about consolidation. He estimated the number at 95%.
myrgv.com/local-news/2024/04/10/brownsville-isd-consolidates-schools-in-southmost/