EPISD proposes cutting up to 55 contract positions amid financial exigency
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What we know
Location: El Paso, Texas.
A specific layoff date has not been disclosed.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
The El Paso Independent School District faces financial exigency after an audit found expenditures outpacing revenues and a steep drop in fund balance and enrollment between 2022 and 2026. The district approved a 2026-27 budget with a roughly $4.3 million shortfall and, as part of corrective measures, the board noted the highest number of proposed contract positions to be cut was 55 (reduced from an earlier proposal of 94), while "at will" positions can be cut without board approval. The audit criticized prior financial management, highlighted a reported $52 million deficit disclosed in May 2026, and tied shortfalls to enrollment declines and unrealized budget assumptions. These proposed cuts are part of austerity measures following the audit and approval of financial exigency, though no specific layoff dates were provided in the report.
El Paso Independent School District cut 55 jobs in TX.
That is roughly 0.6% of the 9,000 people El Paso Independent School District employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 15 layoff events at El Paso Independent School District since October 2023, including 250 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 14 additional events known from news reporting.
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