5:00 P.M.  
SCHOOL BOARD  
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025  
BOARD AUDITORIUM AND BOARD SERVICES CONFERENCE ROOM  
4400 WEST 18TH STREET  
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77092  
MEETING HELD - PURPOSE  
The School Board of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) held a regular meeting  
on September 11, 2025, beginning at 5 p.m. in the board auditorium of the Hattie Mae White  
Educational Support Center, 4400 West 18th St., Houston, TX 77092.  
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER – MEMBERS PRESENT  
Board President Campo called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. and declared the board  
convened to consider matters pertaining to HISD as listed on the duly posted meeting notice.  
Board President Ric Campo  
Present:  
Board Secretary Paula Mendoza  
Board Member Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Board Member Edgar Colón  
Board Member Janette Garza Lindner  
Board Member Marty Goossen  
Board Member Lauren Gore  
Board Member Marcos Rosales  
Board Vice President Angela Lemond Flowers  
Absent:  
Meditation and Pledge of Allegiance  
Cadet Jayden Flores, Cadet Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Junior Reserve Officer  
Training Corps at Madison High School, led the silent meditation, Pledge of Allegiance, and  
Pledge to the Texas Flag.  
Speakers to Agenda Items and Hearing of the Community  
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS  
RECOGNITIONS  
Board President Campo recognized elected officials in attendance.  
Superintendent of Schools Miles recognized Principals of the Year.  
REPORTS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT  
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Houston Challenge  
DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS  
1.  
2.  
Acceptance Of Board Monitoring Update: Presentation Of Goal 3, Progress Measures  
3.4 And 3.5, Goal 4, And Progress Measures 4.1, 4.2, And 4.3  
Acceptance Of Board Monitoring Update: Presentation Of Constraint Progress  
Measures 2.1 And 2.2  
Speakers to Agenda Items and Hearing of the Community  
ROLL CALL UPDATE  
Board Vice President Flowers arrived at 7:10 p.m.  
Board President Ric Campo  
Present:  
Board Vice President Angela Lemond Flowers  
Board Secretary Paula Mendoza  
Board Member Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Board Member Edgar Colón  
Board Member Janette Garza Lindner  
Board Member Marty Goossen  
Board Member Lauren Gore  
Board Member Marcos Rosales  
1.  
Acceptance Of Board Monitoring Update: Presentation Of Goal 3, Progress Measures  
3.4 And 3.5, Goal 4, And Progress Measures 4.1, 4.2, And 4.3  
On motion by board member Cruz Arnold, with a second by board member  
Garza Lindner, the board voted to accept item 1.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Janette Garza Lindner  
Campo, Lemond Flowers, Mendoza, Cruz Arnold, Colón, Garza  
Lindner, Goossen, Gore, and Rosales  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
2.  
Acceptance Of Board Monitoring Update: Presentation Of Constraint Progress  
Measures 2.1 And 2.2  
On motion by board member Rosales, with a second by Board Secretary  
Mendoza, the board voted to accept item 2.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Marcos Rosales  
Paula Mendoza  
Campo, Lemond Flowers, Mendoza, Cruz Arnold, Colón, Garza  
Lindner, Goossen, Gore, and Rosales  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
9.  
Approval Of Resolution Adopting Tax Rate And Levying Ad Valorem Taxes For Tax  
Year 2025  
On motion by board member Goossen, with a second by board member Cruz  
Arnold, the board voted to approve that the property tax rate be increased by the  
adoption of a tax rate of Eighty Four and Eighty Nine Hundredths cents per each  
One Hundred Dollars ($0.8489), which is effectively a 4.57 percent increase in  
the tax rate, and further to approve the Resolution and Ordinance adopting the  
tax rate and levy ad valorem taxes for the year 2025, as reflected in the  
Resolution.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Marty Goossen  
Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Campo, Lemond Flowers, Mendoza, Cruz Arnold, Colón, Garza  
Lindner, Goossen, Gore, and Rosales  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
CONSENT AGENDA  
On motion by board member Rosales, with a second by board member Garza Lindner, the  
board voted to approve the items on the consent agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Marcos Rosales  
Janette Garza Lindner  
Campo, Lemond Flowers, Mendoza, Cruz Arnold, Colón, Garza  
Lindner, Goossen, Gore, and Rosales  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
3.  
Approval Of Proposed Cancellation Of Elections In Single-Member Districts I And IX  
And Resolution And Order For Unopposed Single-Member Districts I And IX For The  
November 4, 2025, Trustee Elections  
4.  
5.  
6.  
Adoption Of A Resolution Nominating A Candidate To Fill A Vacancy On The Board Of  
Directors Of The Harris Central Appraisal District  
Approval Of Appointment Of A Houston Independent School District Representative To  
The Houston Land Bank Board Of Directors  
Approval Of Project 25-03-16-55 And Related Expenditures From July 17, 2024,  
Through June 13, 2025  
7.  
8.  
Approval Of Changes To The Student Code Of Conduct To Comply With House Bill 6  
Approval Of Vendor Awards For Purchases Which Cost $1,000,000 Or More And  
Purchases Associated With A Board-Approved Cooperative Or Intergovernmental  
Interlocal Agreement  
10.  
11.  
Approval Of Certification Waiver For Teachers, Counselors, And Assistant Principals  
For The 2025-2026 School Year  
Authority To Negotiate, Execute, And Amend Agreements And/Or Interlocal  
Memorandums Of Understanding With Community Agencies, Residential Facilities,  
And Educational Service Providers For Appraisal, Related, Instructional, And/Or  
Consultant Services For Students With Disabilities  
12.  
13.  
Approval Of Additional Bus Stops In Hazardous Walking Zone Areas For Fiscal Year  
2025-2026  
Authority To Negotiate, Execute, And Amend An Interlocal Agreement And/Or Contract  
With The Texas Department Of Public Safety For School Bus Operator Driver’s License  
And Record Checks  
14.  
15.  
16.  
17.  
18.  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy DBAA(LOCAL), Employment  
Requirements And Restrictions: Pre-Employment Reviews-Second Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy DC(LOCAL), Employment  
Practices-Second Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy DFD(LOCAL), Termination Of  
Employment: Hearings Before Hearing Examiner-Second Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy DGBA(LOCAL),  
Personnel-Management Relations: Employee Complaints/Grievances-Second Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy DH(LOCAL), Employee Standards Of  
Conduct-Second Reading  
19.  
20.  
21.  
22.  
23.  
24.  
25.  
26.  
27.  
28.  
29.  
30.  
31.  
32.  
33.  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy DN(LOCAL), Performance  
Appraisal-Second Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy DNA(LOCAL), Performance  
Appraisal: Evaluation Of Teachers-Second Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy DNB(LOCAL), Performance  
Appraisal: Evaluation Of Campus Administrators-Second Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy EHB(LOCAL), Curriculum Design:  
Special Programs-Second Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy FNG(LOCAL), Student Rights And  
Responsibilities: Student And Parent Complaints/Grievances-Second Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy GF(LOCAL), Public  
Complaints-Second Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy BE(LOCAL), Board Meetings-First  
Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy BED(LOCAL), Board Meetings:  
Public Participation-First Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy CE(LOCAL), Annual Operating  
Budget-First Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy CH(LOCAL), Purchasing and  
Acquisition-First Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Deletion Of Board Policy EA(LOCAL), Instructional Goals And  
Objectives-First Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy DFBB(LOCAL), Term Contracts:  
Nonrenewal-First Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy FFAC(LOCAL), Wellness And Health  
Services: Medical Treatment-First Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy GKD(LOCAL), Community Relations:  
Nonschool Use Of School Facilities-First Reading  
Consideration And Approval Of Minutes From Previous Meetings  
ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION  
The board adjourned to closed session under Chapter 551 of Texas Government Code, Open  
Meetings Act, Subsections 551.071 through 551.089 at 7:23 p.m. for the purposes stated in  
the notice of this meeting. If any final action, vote, or decision on any matter considered in the  
closed session was required, such final action, vote, or decision was taken at the open  
meeting covered by this notice upon the reconvening of this public meeting or at a subsequent  
public meeting of the board upon notice thereof.  
RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM  
Board President Campo declared the meeting reconvened at 8:42 p.m. to consider matters  
pertaining to HISD as listed on the duly posted meeting notice.  
CLOSED SESSION  
Personnel  
a)  
Deliberate the duties of the superintendent of schools, chief officers, deputy chief  
officers, executive directors, principals, employees, and board members; evaluations of  
the superintendent; consideration of compensation, and contractual provisions of same.  
On motion by board member Garza Lindner, with a second by board member Rosales, the  
board voted to approve the Superintendent’s evaluation and performance plan  
recommendation as discussed in closed session, effective September 11, 2025.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Janette Garza Lindner  
Marcos Rosales  
Campo, Lemond Flowers, Mendoza, Cruz Arnold, Colón, Garza  
Lindner, Goossen, Gore, and Rosales  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
b)  
Consider and approve proposed appointments, reassignments, proposed terminations,  
terminations/suspensions, contract lengths, proposed nonrenewals, renewals, and  
resignations/retirements of personnel including teachers, assistant principals,  
principals, chiefs, division superintendents, senior executive directors, executive  
directors, directors, and other administrators, and, if necessary, approve waiver and  
release and compromise agreements.  
On motion by board member Garza Lindner, with a second by board member Cruz Arnold, the  
board voted to approve the closed session personnel agenda, including specifically the  
proposed terminations/nonrenewals of continuing, term, performance, and probationary  
contracts and authorize the Superintendent, or designee, to provide notice of same; to  
approve suspensions without pay for continuing, term, and probationary contracts and  
authorize the Superintendent, or designee, to provide notice of same; to void continuing term,  
probationary, and performance contracts and authorize the Superintendent or designee, to  
provide notice of same; to approve withdrawals of contract recommendations, and to approve  
issuance of final orders on contract terminations and nonrenewals, as discussed in closed  
session, effective September 11, 2025.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Janette Garza Lindner  
Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Campo, Lemond Flowers, Mendoza, Cruz Arnold, Colón, Garza  
Lindner, Goossen, Gore, and Rosales  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
c)  
Hear complaints against and deliberate the appointment, evaluation, and duties of  
public officers or employees and resolution of same.  
Legal  
a)  
Matters on which the district’s attorney’s duty to the district under the Code of  
Professional Responsibility clearly conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings Law,  
including specifically any matter listed on this agenda and meeting notice.  
b)  
c)  
d)  
Pending or contemplated litigation matters and status report.  
Update on federal law enforcement activity on February 27, 2020.  
Update and possible action in the matter of Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent  
School District, in the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division, Civil Action No.  
5:25-cv-00756.  
e)  
f)  
Update and possible action in the matter of Houston Federation of Teachers v. Mike  
Miles, in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, 164 Judicial District, Cause No.  
2025-53237.  
GSA Network et al., v. Mike Morath, Houston ISD et al., in the Southern District of  
Texas, Civil Action No. 4:25-CV-04090.  
District Safety, Emergency Management, And Security Audits  
a)  
Discussion of district safety concerns, including districtwide intruder detection audit  
report findings and HB3 compliance.  
On motion by board member Garza Lindner, with a second by Board Secretary Mendoza, the  
board voted to reaffirm the September 2023 Resolution claiming a good cause exception to  
the specified requirement of HB 3 – now HB121 – due to lack of personnel qualified to serve  
as security officers, and lack of funds; and that the board delegates authority to the  
superintendent to develop, amend, and implement an alternative standard for compliance,  
effective September 11, 2025.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Janette Garza Lindner  
Paula Mendoza  
Campo, Lemond Flowers, Mendoza, Cruz Arnold, Colón, Garza  
Lindner, Goossen, Gore, and Rosales  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
ADJOURN  
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:46 p.m.  
Ric Campo  
Paula Mendoza  
School Board, President  
Houston Independent School District  
School Board, Secretary  
Houston Independent School District