Klayel Avalos resigns from EPISD board, suspends city campaign
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El Paso, Socorro school districts continue superintendent searches
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The El Paso Independent School District released a corrective action plan with 11 recommendations after an internal audit into academic service contracts found evidence of waste, alleged vendor favoritism and a lack of transparency during former Superintendent Juan Cabrera s administration.
EPISD s Superintendent of Finance and Operations Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria and Chief Academic Officer Tamekia Brown were suspended and placed on paid administrative leave on ahead of the release of results on an internal audit into academic service contracts over two weeks later.
EPISD declined to confirm whether the two would continue to be employed by the district, though the corrective action plan recommends the Chief Academic Officer should take an active role in three solutions to be implemented this year.
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The Socorro Independent School Board has chosen its internal auditor, Marta Carmona, to serve as interim superintendent of the district.
Trustees entered into a closed executive session at a special board meeting Tuesday night to discuss various candidates and ultimately authorized Morales to discuss terms of employment and make an offer to Carmona to fill the role.
The final approval of the agreement will go before the board at a subsequent meeting.
The SISD board first discussed the topic at a May 18 board meeting in which the board unanimously approved having new board President David Morales reach out to a short list of candidates, interview them and gauge their interest, before bringing information about the interested parties to the board.