By Anton Riecher
By a 6-0 vote, the Devine School Board approved an annual $5,000 stipend to support an academic liaison and recruit coordinator to better support student athletes in their continuing education beyond grade school.
The vote was taken Thursday during the board’s regular meeting for January.
District Superintendent Todd Grandjean said the goal for the new role “is to address a very real and current missing piece in the overall success of Arabian/Warhorse student-athletes – both academically and athletically – while ensuring students who aspire to compete at the next level are properly supported, informed and protected.”
The position is designed to strengthen accountability, close communication gaps and provide structured guidance through the increasingly complex college eligibility and recruiting process, he said.
This new role is being implemented at schools across the state, including nearby Lytle, Poteet and Jourdanton.
Board member Chris Davis was…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!
School board liaison to address “a very real and current missing piece”
Devine Intermediate School students performed a traditional Mexican dance known as folklorico during the Devine School Board meeting Thursday at the Devine Student Activity Center. (Photo by Anton Riecher)
