Grand Prairie ISD superintendent resigns after reaching settlement with the district
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Grand Prairie ISD’s troubled superintendent has resigned, and the board may now begin the process of finding a new leader.
Dr. Jorge Arredondo Steps Down
What's new:
Dr. Jorge Arredondo reached a settlement with the school district.
Trustees on Monday night approved the separation agreement in a four to three vote.
The financial details of the settlement were not released.

The backstory:
Arredondo was hired in June and has been on paid suspension since September.
Based on a report from an outside investigation, he violated the district’s discrimination, harassment, and retaliation policy.
Trustees tried to fire him in December without sharing any specifics from the report or the investigation.
Arredondo then turned to the courts to try to keep his job.
He was also planning to take his case to the Texas Education Agency later this month. That’s no longer happening.
Grand Prairie Community Concerns
What they're saying:
Community members have called on trustees to release the report on Arredondo from the outside investigation.
"I want to know what happened, not just for myself but for the GPISD family because it looks like we’re hiding something," said Maggie Walters, a Grand Prairie resident. "If you're going to sever ties with the superintendent, we need to know why."
"Transparency is being completely obliterated. A yes vote means the public will never know the terms or see the results of the investigation," said former State Rep. Rodney Anderson. "This third party report based on 40+ witness interviews and 2+ hour interview with the former superintendent had findings so serious that five members of this board voted to place him on leave. If those votes have changed, the public needs to know why."
Trustee Emily Liles said the district has no issue releasing the report with staff names redacted, but she said Arredondo asked that it remain sealed.
"Due process for the superintendent doesn’t happen and the financial details of the settlement agreement will remain hidden from the community. This goes against everything this board has worked for and everything that I stand for," Liles said.
What's next:
The agreement reached on Monday night allows the district to move forward with the process of hiring a new superintendent.
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