Judson ISD

Judson ISD trustees have voted to end a contract paying a financial consultant $1,500 a day.

The consultant was hired to help the school board understand the budget and cut costs.

Including last-minute cuts made Monday night, Judson trustees have shaved nearly $9 million from next year's budget. But a $37 million deficit remains.

The unusually rapid pace began Monday with nearly six hours behind closed doors with the board’s new financial consultant.

Even after a shift in the make up of the Judson ISD school board following the May election, simmering tensions remain. Those tensions were on full display during a five-hour board meeting June 5.

Despite ongoing financial challenges, the board voted not to close Judson Middle School, Candlewood Elementary and Franz Leadership Academy.

Judson ISD, like many districts in Bexar County and across the state, is staring down another year of deficit spending and looking for ways to trim next year’s budget.

Tonight's cold front may trigger some rain in the area but the sun should break through by lunch time. Also, parents should check with their students' school districts — several are closed on Tuesday for the election.

Bexar County school board races had multiple upsets in Saturday’s election.

The man who has led San Antonio’s fourth largest district since November has been selected to lead Judson permanently.