School Boards

Del Valle ISD School Board President Rebecca Birch resigned from her position Tuesday. Her announcement came the same night the board was swearing in former trustee Damián Pantoja.

The school board voted unanimously Thursday to keep Matias Segura on through June 2024. Originally, the board had planned to hire a new superintendent by the end of May.

Texas school districts banned 801 books last year — more than any other state in the U.S. Now, efforts to ban books are taking center stage during the 88th Texas legislative session.

The school board is voting Saturday to finalize the list of qualities they will be looking for in the district’s next superintendent. Trustees are hoping to hire a new leader by the end of May.

The superintendent said the district could be in the same position next year if Texas does not increase funding for public schools during the current legislative session.

Board members want the search to be open to the public, but that could scare off sitting superintendents who don't want their districts to know they’re looking for another job.

Originally, PfISD administrators asked the school board to consider closing two to three schools. But on Thursday, Superintendent Douglas Killian suggested closing one to two schools instead.

The PfISD school board is considering closing several elementary schools to save money as the district faces a multimillion-dollar budget deficit. Trustees are expected to make a decision next month.

The new lessons AISD introduced this fall start in kindergarten and run through high school. But not all students will participate. Parents and guardians must opt their kids into the lessons because of a state law Texas lawmakers passed in 2021.

Now that four new trustees have officially joined the Austin ISD school board, they are moving quickly to select a new interim superintendent. Their goal is to name someone for the job by Dec. 15.