Celina ISD trustees renew the district's innovation plan on a 6-1 vote and hear the three new elementaries are on track

The Celina ISD Board of Trustees voted 6-1 Monday night to renew the district's District of Innovation plan, according to the district's recap of the Oct. 26 meeting.

Senior Chief Jason Johnston presented the renewal and the various exemptions it includes. The recap does not name the trustee who voted no. The board also approved its consent agenda by the same 6-1 margin. That package included district and campus improvement plans, interactive classroom panels for Grumbles, Scott and Calvert elementaries, the Sept. 21 minutes and monthly financial reports.

New schools

Director of Construction and Facilities Planning David Fink told trustees that Scott, Grumbles and Calvert elementaries remain on schedule to take students in 2027-28. He also reported on smaller jobs: renovating the girls' showers at Celina High School, replacing turf on the O'Dell playground and upgrading the visitors' press box at Bobcat Field.

The three openings are behind the proposed 2027-28 elementary boundaries that Senior Chief Johnston presented the same night. The district has scheduled public listening sessions on the boundaries.

Other reports

Emergent Bilingual Coordinator Vanessa Hurtado-Jaramillo told the board that students in the district speak 58 languages, with English, Spanish and Telugu the most common. The number of emergent bilingual students has grown from 243 in 2020-21 to 1,334 in 2026-27, according to the recap.

Chief Academic Officer Kyla Prusak reviewed beginning-of-year MAP results, which the district uses to track progress from kindergarten up before state testing. Middle-of-year testing is set for January.

Superintendent Tom Maglisceau's report covered new legal requirements for volunteering in public schools, among other updates. The recap does not describe those requirements. One community member spoke during public comment.

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