Texas Education Agency recommends La Joya ISD replace school board

LA JOYA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Education Agency recommended the board of trustees at the La Joya Independent School District be replaced with a state-appointed board, the district announced Tuesday.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recommended that the school board be replaced with a state-appointed board of managers following a "thorough evaluation of [the] district's governance practices," La Joya ISD Superintendent Heriberto D. Gonzalez announced in a statement.

"The TEA's recommendation is based on concerns related to former district employees and the governance practices of the previous board, which did not align with our district's vision of providing educational excellence to our community," Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez continued by saying the district's academic performance did not influence the decision and that La Joya ISD will remain committed to providing educational excellence.