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The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District (ECISD) is a school district headquartered in the city of Edinburg, Texas, United States Est. 1909.
The district has approximately 4,540 employees including over 2,600 certified professionals, 900 paraprofessionals, 80 counselors, 40 librarians, 45 nurses, 870 Food Service/Maintenance& Facilities Workers, and 200 bus drivers. The superintendent is Rene Gutierrez. As for students, the peak enrollment for the 2013/2014 school year was 33,412, and the district continues to grow at a rate of approximately 5% annually.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[1]
The school district's police force of 78 sworn police officers, 30 security officers and three K9 officers includes a SWAT team equipped with military surplus gear acquired under the Department of Defense Excess Property Program. [2][3]
- ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
- ^ "Valley school district gets SWAT team for added school safety". KVEO News Center 23.
- ^ "Report: School Districts Are Receiving Free Military Gear From The Pentagon". Talking Points Memo.