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SCHOOL BOARD
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GRADUATES
We are celebrating our district employees who will graduate from a college or university in December!
Submit a cap and gown photo of yourself with your name and current job title in CCISD. Be sure to let us know what degree you will be earning! Submit photos to communications@ccisd.us.
DECEMBER 1, 2025
From classroom to real life: Carroll student uses CPR to save boy
Alis Martinez stood in front of her classmates as her teacher pinned a red heart on her shirt, a pin that recognized her heroic efforts in saving a young boy’s life.
She recounted the experience to her classmates just before receiving the Life Saver Award and a plaque. Alis, a junior at Mary Carroll High School, received the honor after saving a 10-year-old boy from a medical emergency at a restaurant where she works.
On that day, the boy’s mom asked Alis to check on her son. Alis assessed the boy, checked his pulse, and found he was not breathing.
“I started doing the chest compressions,” she said. “I did that for a good five to 10 minutes. They asked how I knew all that, and I said from the health program at my school.”
Alis had become CPR certified just the week before the incident. The boy made a full recovery. Alis credited her teacher, Casey Pyle, for teaching her what she needed to know to save the boy.
“It makes you feel like what you do makes a difference,” Mr. Pyle said. “In this case, what we learn in the classroom saved a little kiddos’ life.”
Pyle, who has been with CCISD for 15 years, started the Health Science program at Carroll High School nine years ago. This is the second time one of his students has performed CPR to help save someone’s life.
“It’s a big deal. She said, ‘That’s what I’m supposed to do. I was there. I know it, I should save a life,’” Pyle said. “That’s exactly how it should be. But on our side, we should celebrate her. Because she did something that shows she has learned something and is impacting those around her.”
Six seniors also received the Life Saver pin, as they were instrumental in teaching her CPR.
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Leadership definition
Corpus Christi ISD, in partnership with The Holdsworth Center, created a leadership definition to guide the how of our work in support of the district’s mission and vision.
Shaping the future
• Embody the mission and vision
• Champion a positive culture
• Implement effective and sustainable systems
District seeks consolidation feedback
Our Board of Trustees attended a workshop to discuss the district’s challenges regarding aging school buildings and our budget deficit of $27.5 million. We thank our board for their thoughtful discussion and feedback. You may view the workshop recording at ccisd. us. No board action was taken, nor will board action occur during the Dec. 8 meeting. The purpose of the workshop was to begin exploring possible options for addressing district challenges.
The discussion concluded with interest in gathering additional information and feedback regarding the following:
• Closing Fannin ES (built 1948), with students rezoned to Berlanga, Garcia and Hicks ES, beginning August 2026.
• Closing Kostoryz ES (built 1965), with students rezoned to Dawson, Galvan, Los Encinos, and Yeager ES, beginning August 2026.
• Closing Sanders ES (built 1969), with students rezoned to Dawson, Galvan, Los Encinos, and Yeager ES, beginning August 2026.
• Closing Travis ES (built 1980), with students rezoned to Allen, Houston, Shaw and Zavala ES, beginning August 2026.
• Closing Browne MS (built 1964), with students rezoned to Adkins, Grant and Hamlin, beginning August 2026.
• Closing Haas MS (built 1968), with students rezoned to Adkins, Grant and Hamlin MS, beginning August 2026.
• Closing Martin MS (built 1970), with students rezoned to Cunningham and Driscoll MS, beginning August 2026.
We understand our schools are home to cherished memories and traditions. While we will continue to honor the past, we must take a clear-eyed look at our current situation and work together as a community to find solutions that best meet the needs of our students as well as ensure the district’s financial stability for years to come. We take seriously our role as the area’s largest employer, and we want to reassure the community that, should any of the options above move forward, affected employees who are in good standing would continue to have the opportunity to remain employed with CCISD.
In December and early January, we will hold community meetings to share the information that was shared with the board and to listen to staff, family and community input. We will share the meeting schedule by the first week of December, when we return from our Thanksgiving Break. The presentations, FAQ and other materials used during this process will soon be housed and maintained at ccisd.us. Throughout this process, if you have any questions or feedback to share, please text (361) 600-3691 or email ccisd.tx@ k12-lets-talk.com.
Ray High School athletic coordinator, head coach announces retirement
After 11 years of service to the district, Craig Charlton, athletic coordinator and head football coach for W.B. Ray High School, has announced his retirement, effective in December.
Charlton joined Corpus Christi ISD during the 2014-2015 school year, following 21 years of teaching and coaching in other districts. His record with the Texans is 40-74, including three trips to the playoffs. In 2018, the Texans celebrated a bi-district victory.
“Coach Charlton demonstrated exemplary devotion to his Texan athletes, developing them to be fine competitors on the field as well as teaching them to apply their experience to learn maturity and goal-setting skills that will serve them for a lifetime,“ said Superintendent Dr. Roland Hernandez. “We are grateful for his dedication to Ray, to our district and to the greater coaching community. We wish him and his family the very best.”
