El Paso’s largest school district is bracing for a massive overhaul and job loss Thursday, with the El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees set to declare financial exigency and begin a process to eliminate hundreds of jobs.
The board meets at 5 p.m. Thursday at the district headquarters, 1014 N. Stanton St. The meeting will begin with what is likely to be an emotional public comment period, followed by board votes on the financial exigency declaration and a reduction of 250 campus jobs and 160 administrative jobs.
The seven-member board is all but certain to approve the plan because they haven’t discussed any other options for closing a projected deficit of more than $40 million in the 2026-27 school year budget that they must adopt before June 30…