EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees will have a special meeting on Tuesday, May 27, to “review the employment status” of Superintendent Diana Sayavedra.
The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the EPISD Administration Building, 1014 N. Stanton.
The board is scheduled to meet in closed session to discuss the “duties and responsibilities and employment status” of the superintendent. They are also scheduled to consult with legal counsel.
Any action resulting from that will be taken in open session during this meeting or at a later meeting, the agenda said.
Board President Leah Hanany sent KTSM the following statement:
“A special meeting of the Board of Trustees has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, with items related to the superintendent’s duties and employment listed on the agenda. The district does not have additional information to provide at this time. As always, we remain focused on supporting students and continuing the work outlined in our strategic blueprint.”
This comes on the heels of the board being drastically reformed after the May 3 election.
Incumbents Israel Irrobali and Isabel Hernandez were defeated in favor of newcomers Robert Osterland and Mindy Sutton. Both Irrobali and Hernandez had supported closing eight schools over two years as a way to deal with the district’s financial shortfall.
Last week, the new-look board voted 5-2 to reverse itself and not close Lamar Elementary School. Lamar was one of eight schools slated for closure after the board voted 4-3 last November to close schools.
EPISD estimated it was facing a $17 million shortfall for the 2025-26 school year.
Sayavedra has been leading EPISD since January 2022. She was given a five-year extension in January 2024.
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