5:00 P.M.
SCHOOL BOARD
MAY 8, 2025
BOARD AUDITORIUM AND BOARD SERVICES CONFERENCE ROOM
4400 WEST 18TH STREET
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77092
At the May 8, 2025, School Board meeting, all agenda items were approved as
presented.
Additional information may be obtained from the Board Services Office,
713-556-6121.
THE PURPOSE OF THE HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
IS TO REPRESENT THE VISION AND VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY, AND CONSISTENT
WITH THAT, GOVERN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE HOUSTON INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A MANNER THAT BEST ALLOWS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF
ACADEMIC OUTCOMES FOR ALL THE STUDENTS WE SERVE. THE SCHOOL BOARD
MUST BE ABLE TO DO ITS WORK OF GOVERNING, INCLUDING DELIBERATIONS AND
DECISION-MAKING, IN ORDERLY MEETINGS HELD OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
IN ORDER TO (I) ENSURE WE CAN EFFICIENTLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR
STUDENTS, (II) ALLOW FOR NECESSARY DELIBERATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS TO
OCCUR, (III) GIVE ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE
AND OBSERVE THE SCHOOL BOARD'S MEETINGS, AND (IV) PROVIDE APPROPRIATE
TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING MEMBERS OF THE HISD
COMMUNITY, WE WILL ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING RULES AND NORMS:
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PUBLIC COMMENT DURING SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS WILL ONLY BE
AVAILABLE TO THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK PRIOR TO
THE MEETING TIME PER CURRENT PROTOCOL.
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VERBAL AND OTHER DISRUPTIONS BY PERSONS DURING THE SCHOOL BOARD
MEETINGS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE AS THEY INHIBIT THE BOARD’S ABILITY TO
CONDUCT BUSINESS AND THE PUBLIC’S ABILITY TO OBSERVE THOSE
PROCESSES. PERSONS WHO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH BEHAVIOR WILL BE GIVEN
ONE WARNING AND IF THE BEHAVIOR IS REPEATED, THEY WILL BE ASKED TO
