5:00 P.M.  
SCHOOL BOARD  
NOVEMBER 14, 2024  
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 November 14, 2024, 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 Secretary Lemond Flowers called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m. and declared the  
board convened to consider matters pertaining to HISD as listed on the duly posted meeting  
notice.  
Board Secretary Angela Lemond Flowers  
Board Member Cassandra Auzenne Bandy  
Board Member Janette Garza Lindner  
Board Member Rolando Martinez  
Present:  
Absent:  
Board Member Adam Rivon  
Board President Audrey Momanaee  
Board Vice President Ric Campo  
Board Member Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Board Member Paula Mendoza  
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MEDITATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Miguel Mireles, battalion commander of the Junior Reserve Officer  
Training Corps program at Furr High School, led the silent meditation, Pledge of Allegiance,  
and Pledge to the Texas Flag.  
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RECOGNITIONS  
Board Secretary Lemond Flowers recognized elected officials in attendance.  
Board member Rivon read a proclamation in recognition of Veterans Day.  
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SPEAKERS TO AGENDA ITEMS  
DISCUSSION AND REPORT ITEMS  
2.  
Update And Annual Report From The Board Audit Committee  
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SPEAKERS TO AGENDA ITEMS  
BRIEF RECESS  
The board adjourned for a brief recess at 7:50 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 Secretary Lemond Flowers declared the meeting reconvened at 8:04 p.m. to consider  
matters pertaining to HISD as listed on the duly posted meeting notice.  
ROLL CALL UPDATE  
Board member Cruz Arnold arrived at 8:29 p.m.  
Board Secretary Angela Lemond Flowers  
Board Member Cassandra Auzenne Bandy  
Board Member Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Board Member Janette Garza Lindner  
Board Member Rolando Martinez  
Present:  
Board Member Adam Rivon  
Board President Audrey Momanaee  
Board Vice President Ric Campo  
Board Member Paula Mendoza  
Absent:  
1.  
Acceptance Of Board Monitoring Update: Presentation Of Goals 1 And 2 Progress  
Measures 1.1 And 2.1  
On motion by board member Martinez, with a second by board member Garza  
Lindner, the board voted to accept item 1.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
ACCEPTED  
Rolando Martinez  
Janette Garza Lindner  
Lemond Flowers, Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, Garza Lindner,  
Martinez, and Rivon  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
3.  
Presentation Of NWEA Measures Of Academic Progress Beginning Of Year  
Assessment Data  
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT AGENDA  
7.  
Approval To Establish New Board Policy FOC(LOCAL), Student Discipline: Placement  
In A Disciplinary Alternative Education Setting-Second Reading  
Board Secretary Lemond Flowers announced that the administration had withdrawn  
item 7.  
4.  
Approval Of Programming Change For Fondren Middle School  
On motion by board member Auzenne Bandy, with a second by board member  
Cruz Arnold, the board voted to approve item 4.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Cassandra Auzenne Bandy  
Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Lemond Flowers, Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, and Garza  
Lindner  
Rivon  
NAY:  
Martinez  
ABSTAIN:  
5.  
Approval Of Entrance Requirement Change For Carnegie Vanguard High School  
On motion by board member Auzenne Bandy, with a second by board member  
Cruz Arnold, the board voted to approve item 5.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Cassandra Auzenne Bandy  
Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Lemond Flowers, Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, Garza Lindner,  
Martinez, and Rivon  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
6.  
Approval Of Vendor Awards For Purchases Which Cost $1,000,000 Or More  
On motion by board member Garza Lindner, with a second by board member  
Cruz Arnold, the board voted to approve item 6.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Janette Garza Lindner  
Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Lemond Flowers, Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, Garza Lindner,  
Martinez, and Rivon  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
17.  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy CDB(LOCAL), Other Revenues: Sale,  
Lease, Or Exchange Of School-Owned Property-Second Reading  
On motion by board member Martinez, with a second by board member Rivon,  
the board voted to pull item 17 from the consent agenda and postpone it to the  
December 10, 2024, board agenda to allow the full board to weigh in.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
POSTPONED  
Rolando Martinez  
Adam Rivon  
Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, Garza Lindner, Martinez, and  
Rivon  
Lemond Flowers  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
CONSENT AGENDA  
On motion by board member Auzenne Bandy, with a second by board member Cruz Arnold,  
the board voted to approve the items on the consent agenda.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Cassandra Auzenne Bandy  
Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Lemond Flowers, Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, Garza Lindner,  
Martinez, and Rivon  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
8.  
Approval To Cast Votes For Cassandra Auzenne Bandy For Membership On The  
Board Of Directors Of The Harris Central Appraisal District  
9.  
Acceptance Of The Board’s Annual Evaluation  
10.  
11.  
Approval Of The District’s Application For A Strategic Compensation Grant  
Approval Of The 2023-2024 Bilingual And English As A Second Language Program  
Evaluation Report  
12.  
13.  
14.  
15.  
Approval Of The Annual Comprehensive Financial Report For The Fiscal Year Ending  
June 30, 2024  
Consideration And Approval Of An Order Expressing Intent To Defease Certain Of The  
District’s Outstanding Bonds  
Approval Of Order Authorizing The Issuance Of Houston Independent School District  
Limited Tax Refunding Bonds  
Approval Of An Order Approving A New Term Rate Period For The Houston  
Independent School District Variable Rate Limited Tax Schoolhouse Bonds, Series  
2014A-2; Approving A New Term Rate Period For The Houston Independent School  
District Variable Rate Limited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2023C; Authorizing The  
Redemption Of The Callable Bonds Or A Portion Thereof; And Approving Other  
Provisions Relating Thereto  
16.  
18.  
19.  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy BBD(LOCAL), Board Members:  
Training And Orientation-Second Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy CFC(LOCAL), Accounting:  
Audits-Second Reading  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy CPC(LOCAL), Office Management:  
Records Management-Second Reading  
20.  
Approval Of Proposed Establishment Of Board Policy CKE(LOCAL), Safety  
Program/Risk Management: Security Personnel, And Proposed Deletion Of Board  
Policy CKEA(LOCAL), Security Personnel: Commissioned Peace Officers-First Reading  
21.  
22.  
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy DAA(LOCAL), Employment  
Objectives: Equal Employment Opportunity-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 9:50 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 Secretary Lemond Flowers declared the meeting reconvened at 11:31 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 Rivon, the board  
voted to approve 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 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 November 14, 2024.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Janette Garza Lindner  
Adam Rivon  
Lemond Flowers, Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, Garza Lindner,  
Martinez, 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)  
d)  
Pending or contemplated litigation matters and status report.  
Update on federal law enforcement activity on February 27, 2020.  
Receive legal advice regarding 2024 bond.  
e)  
Consideration and approval to settle in the matter of Noe Santos-Gomez and Cyndhya  
Cuadra v. Kimberly Yvette Jackson and HISD; in the 215th Judicial District Court of  
Harris County; Cause No. 2021-54236.  
On motion by board member Garza Lindner, with a second by board member Cruz Arnold, the  
board voted to approve the settlement of Noe Santos-Gomez and Cyndhya Cuadra v.  
Kimberly Yvette Jackson and HISD in the 215th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Cause  
No. 2021-54236, on the terms discussed in closed session.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Janette Garza Lindner  
Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Lemond Flowers, Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, Garza Lindner,  
Martinez, and Rivon  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
f)  
Legal Update on contract with Mt. Carmel Academy.  
g)  
h)  
Legal Update on negotiations related to the February 2021 freeze (Winter Storm Uri).  
Legal Update regarding Union Pacific Railroad soil testing.  
Real Estate  
a)  
Sale  
1)  
Consideration and possible action to declare the Brookline Facility, Chatham  
Facility, Dodson Facility, East Area Office Facility, Fairchild Facility, Fonwood  
Facility, Grimes Facility, Harper Facility, Haviland Acreage, Kirby and Orem  
Acreage, North Forest Acreage, North Forest Mesa Strip, Rhoads Facility, Ryon  
Facility, South Area Office, Southbank Acreage, Terrell Facility, and/or Tidwell  
Acreage as surplus and authorize sales procedures.  
District Safety, Emergency Management, And Security Audits  
a)  
Discussion of district safety concerns, including districtwide intruder detection audit  
report findings and HB3 compliance.  
REMARKS AND REPORTS  
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS  
REPORTS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT  
ADJOURN  
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:37 p.m.  
Audrey Momanaee  
Angela Lemond Flowers  
School Board, President  
Houston Independent School District  
School Board, Secretary  
Houston Independent School District