April 2023 SBOE Committee Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the April 2023 SBOE committees that met Tuesday through Thursday (April 11-13, 2023).
UIL Names New Director of Athletics
The UIL announced (April 13) that Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Athletics Director Ray Zepeda will be the league’s new director of athletics, effective in June. Zepeda replaces…
Commissioner’s Comments to SBOE
The following is a summary of what Education Commissioner Mike Morath discussed with SBOE members (April 12) during the regularly scheduled “commissioner’s comments” portion of the meeting.
TEA Posts Final Minimum Standards for Bullying Prevention
The TEA has posted the final version of the minimum standards for bullying prevention policies for ISDs and charters here. The adoption by the TEA…
Months-Old Complaint Over Lubbock ISD’s COVID-19 Policy Dismissed
Ruling: The education commissioner is not legally empowered to consider a complaint over an ISD’s return-to-school policy for students who tested positive for COVID-19. Masha…
Silsbee ISD Maintenance/Transportation Director Loses Voided Employment Contract Appeal
Ruling: A school board did not have to give its director of maintenance and transportation the opportunity to request a formal hearing before voting to…
Citizen’s Complaints about a Crockett ISD Elementary School Dismissed
Ruling: A citizen’s complaint that an ISD’s leadership failed to address poor testing performance and disciplinary problems at an elementary school is dismissed. Robert E….
Texas Supreme Court Says Universities Can Revoke Degrees
Ruling: Texas universities can revoke the degrees of their graduates on findings they committed academic misconduct. BackgroundS.O. and K.E. had both received doctoral degrees from…
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