2:00 P.M.  
SCHOOL BOARD  
JUNE 12, 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 June 12, 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 2:02 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  
Board Vice President Angela Lemond Flowers  
Board Member Edgar Colón  
Board Member Marty Goossen  
Board Secretary Paula Mendoza  
Board Member Marcos Rosales  
Present:  
Absent:  
Board Member Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Board Member Janette Garza Lindner  
Board Member Lauren Gore  
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SPEAKERS TO AGENDA ITEMS  
HEARINGS  
2.  
Dewayne Beckford, teacher, Tanglewood 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.  
e)  
Consideration of Hearing Examiner’s Recommendation, TEA Docket No.  
098-LH-02-2025, Dewayne Beckford, teacher, Tanglewood 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.  
2.  
Dewayne Beckford, teacher, Tanglewood Middle School  
On motion by Board Secretary Lemond Flowers, with a second by board  
member Goossen, the board voted to adopt the decision and recommendation  
of the independent hearing examiner, adopt the findings of fact and conclusions  
of law recommended by the independent hearing examiner, and approve the  
proposed termination of Dewayne Beckford's 2024-2025 one-year probationary  
contract for good cause.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Angela Lemond Flowers  
Marty Goossen  
Campo, Lemond Flowers, Colón, Goossen, Mendoza, and  
Rosales  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
3.  
Tyrone Shealy, employee, Askew Elementary School  
On motion by board member Rosales, with a second by Board Secretary  
Lemond Flowers, 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  
Marcos Rosales  
Angela Lemond Flowers  
Campo, Lemond Flowers, Colón, Goossen, Mendoza, and  
Rosales  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
1.  
Monica Irizarry, teacher, Rucker 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 2:55 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)  
Consideration of Hearing Examiner's Recommendation, TEA Docket No.  
089-LH-01-2025, Monica Irizarry, teacher, Rucker Elementary School  
RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM  
Board President Campo declared the meeting reconvened at 3:04 p.m. to consider matters  
pertaining to HISD as listed on the duly posted meeting notice.  
1.  
Monica Irizarry, teacher, Rucker Elementary School  
On motion by Board Secretary Lemond Flowers, with a second by board  
member Mendoza, the board voted to adopt the decision and recommendation  
of the independent hearing examiner, adopt the findings of fact and conclusions  
of law recommended by the independent hearing examiner and deny  
respondent's appeal from the proposed termination of her probationary contract,  
and that we terminate the probationary contract between Monica Irizarry and  
HISD.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Angela Lemond Flowers  
Paula Mendoza  
Campo, Lemond Flowers, Colón, Goossen, Mendoza, and  
Rosales  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
4.  
Andrea Wyche, former employee, Smith Elementary School  
Item 4 was withdrawn before the meeting.  
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 3:06 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.  
RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM  
Board President Campo declared the meeting reconvened at 4:09 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 Secretary Lemond Flowers, with a second by board member Mendoza,  
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 approve issuance of final  
orders on contract terminations and nonrenewals, as discussed in closed session, effective  
June 13, 2025.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Angela Lemond Flowers  
Paula Mendoza  
Campo, Lemond Flowers, Colón, Goossen, Mendoza, 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)  
Pending or contemplated litigation matters and status report.  
Update on federal law enforcement activity on February 27, 2020.  
d)  
Authority to negotiate, execute, and amend a communications equipment license  
agreement with Williams Tower, L.P., for trunked radio antennae and repeater space.  
On motion by Board Secretary Lemond Flowers, with a second by board member Rosales, the  
board voted to grant authority to the superintendent to negotiate, execute, and amend an  
agreement with Williams Tower, L.P., for trunked radio antennae and repeater space.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Angela Lemond Flowers  
Marcos Rosales  
Campo, Lemond Flowers, Colón, Goossen, Mendoza, and  
Rosales  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
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 4:11 p.m.  
Ric Campo  
Paula Mendoza  
School Board, President  
Houston Independent School District  
School Board, Secretary  
Houston Independent School District