5:00 P.M.  
SCHOOL BOARD  
NOVEMBER 17, 2025  
BOARD AUDITORIUM AND BOARD SERVICES CONFERENCE ROOM  
4400 WEST 18TH STREET  
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77092  
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:  
• 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.  
• 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 leave the meeting.  
• Seating in the board room is available on a first come, first served basis for all persons,  
including those who have signed up to speak during public comment. Overflow seating  
may be available, also on a first come, first served basis.  
A member of the community wishing to address the board may do so in person or by live  
video via Zoom. For either method, a person who wishes to address the board must register  
with the Board Services Department by 12:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. Any  
supporting information (e.g., handouts) regarding the community member's concern shall be  
filed with Board Services by 12:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. Further details and  
instructions for registering to speak are available at:  
The agenda packet for this meeting is available at:  
The board meeting may be viewed via:  
A recording of the meeting will be made available at:  
The items on this agenda may be taken in any order.  
No agenda or district business will be discussed except as noticed below and any action will  
occur in the room open to the public. It is the intent of the district to have, and the meeting will  
have, a quorum physically present at this location. The above location will be equipped with  
video conference equipment.  
BOARD AUDITORIUM – OPEN SESSION  
• Call to Order  
• Speakers to Agenda Item  
AGENDA  
1.  
CLOSED SESSION AUTHORIZATION DURING MEETING  
If during the course of the meeting covered by this notice the board should determine that a  
closed or executive meeting or session of the board should be held or is required, then such  
closed or executive meeting or session as authorized by Chapter 551 of the Texas  
Government Code (the Open Meetings Act) will be held by the board at the date, hour, and  
place given in this notice or as soon after the commencement of the meeting covered by this  
notice as the board may conveniently meet in such closed or executive session concerning  
any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by Section 551.071 through  
Section 551.089 inclusive of said Open Meetings Act.  
Should any final action, final decision, or final vote be required in the opinion of the board with  
regard to any matter considered in such closed or executive session, then such final action,  
final decision, or final vote shall be at either:  
a) the open meeting covered by this notice upon the reconvening of this public meeting, or  
b) a subsequent public meeting of the board upon notice thereof, as the board shall  
determine.  
ADJOURN  
CERTIFICATE AS TO POSTING OR GIVING OF NOTICE  
On this 11th day of November 2025 at 5:00 p.m., this notice was posted on a bulletin board  
located at a place convenient to the public in the HMW Educational Support Center of the  
Houston Independent School District, the address of which is 4400 West 18th Street,  
Houston, Texas, as well as on the district’s public web portal.  
Emily A. Smith, M.Ed.  
Executive Director, Board Relations  
Houston Independent School District