2:00 P.M.  
SCHOOL BOARD  
MAY 8, 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 hearings meeting  
on May 8, 2025, beginning at 2 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 2:03 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 Vice President Audrey Momanaee  
Board Member Cassandra Auzenne Bandy  
Board Member Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Board Member Janette Garza Lindner  
Board Member Rolando Martinez  
Board Member Paula Mendoza  
Board Secretary Angela Lemond Flowers  
Board Member Adam Rivon  
Absent:  
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SPEAKERS TO AGENDA ITEMS  
HEARING ITEMS  
1. Tiffeney Cooper, former employee, Navarro Middle School  
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 2:06 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.  
d)  
Dispute Resolution Hearing, Tiffeney Cooper, former employee, Navarro Middle School  
RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM  
Board President Campo declared the meeting reconvened at 2:25 p.m. to consider matters  
pertaining to HISD as listed on the duly posted meeting notice.  
1.  
Tiffeney Cooper, former employee, Navarro Middle School  
On motion by board Vice President Momanaee, with a second by board member  
Garza Lindner, the board voted to deny all requested relief not previously  
granted by the level II hearing officer and uphold the decision of the level II  
hearing officer.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Audrey Momanaee  
Janette Garza Lindner  
Campo, Momanaee, Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, Garza  
Lindner, Martinez, and Mendoza  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
2.  
Alhasan Sharbaf, employee, Brookline Elementary School  
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 2:29 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.  
e)  
Dispute Resolution Hearing, Alhasan Sharbaf, employee, Brookline Elementary School  
RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM  
Board President Campo declared the meeting reconvened at 3:06 p.m. to consider matters  
pertaining to HISD as listed on the duly posted meeting notice.  
2.  
Alhasan Sharbaf, employee, Brookline Elementary School  
On motion by board member Garza Lindner, with a second by board member  
Cruz Arnold, the board voted to deny all requested relief not previously granted  
by the level II hearing officer and uphold the decision of the level II hearing  
officer.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Janette Garza Lindner  
Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Campo, Momanaee, Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, Garza  
Lindner, Martinez, and Mendoza  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
3.  
Yasmin Sharbaf, employee, Brookline Elementary School  
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 3:10 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.  
f)  
Dispute Resolution Hearing, Yasmin Sharbaf, employee, Brookline Elementary School  
RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM  
Board President Campo declared the meeting reconvened at 3:26 p.m. to consider matters  
pertaining to HISD as listed on the duly posted meeting notice.  
ROLL CALL UPDATE  
Board member Rivon arrived at 3:26 p.m.  
Board President Ric Campo  
Present:  
Board Vice President Audrey Momanaee  
Board Member Cassandra Auzenne Bandy  
Board Member Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Board Member Janette Garza Lindner  
Board Member Rolando Martinez  
Board Member Paula Mendoza  
Board Member Adam Rivon  
Board Secretary Angela Lemond Flowers  
Absent:  
3.  
Yasmin Sharbaf, employee, Brookline Elementary School  
On motion by board member Garza Lindner, with a second by board member  
Cruz Arnold, the board voted to deny all requested relief not previously granted  
by the level II hearing officer and uphold the decision of the level II hearing  
officer.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Janette Garza Lindner  
Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Campo, Momanaee, Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, Garza  
Lindner, Martinez, and Mendoza  
NAY:  
Rivon  
ABSTAIN:  
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 3:28 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 4:44 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.  
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 Martinez, the  
board voted to approve the withdrawal of recommendation of termination for the employee  
designated as No. 1, employee ID 224380, on the personnel agenda and authorize the  
Superintendent to give notice to same as discussed in closed session, effective May 8, 2025.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Janette Garza Lindner  
Rolando Martinez  
Campo, Momanaee, Cruz Arnold, Garza Lindner, Martinez,  
Mendoza, and Rivon  
NAY:  
Auzenne Bandy  
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 nonrenewal of the employee designated as No. 3, employee ID  
53863, on the personnel agenda and authorize the Superintendent to give notice to same as  
discussed in closed session, effective May 8, 2025.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Janette Garza Lindner  
Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Campo, Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, Garza Lindner, Martinez,  
Mendoza, and Rivon  
NAY:  
Momanaee  
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 balance of the closed session personnel agenda, including  
specifically 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 terminations and  
nonrenewals, as discussed in closed session, effective May 8, 2025.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Janette Garza Lindner  
Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Campo, Momanaee, Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, Garza  
Lindner, Martinez, Mendoza, and Rivon  
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)  
Pending or contemplated litigation matters and status report.  
Update on federal law enforcement activity on February 27, 2020.  
District Safety, Emergency Management, And Security Audits  
a)  
Discussion of district safety concerns, including districtwide intruder detection audit  
report findings and HB3 compliance.  
ADJOURN  
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:47 p.m.  
Ric Campo  
Paula Mendoza  
School Board, President  
Houston Independent School District  
School Board, Secretary  
Houston Independent School District