2:00 P.M.  
SCHOOL BOARD  
APRIL 16, 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 April 16, 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 2:05 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:  
Absent:  
Board Vice President Audrey Momanaee  
Board Member Cassandra Auzenne Bandy  
Board Member Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Board Member Paula Mendoza  
Board Secretary Angela Lemond Flowers  
Board Member Janette Garza Lindner  
Board Member Rolando Martinez  
Board Member Adam Rivon  
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SPEAKERS TO AGENDA ITEMS  
HEARINGS  
1.  
Rolanda McClain, teacher, Northside High 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 2:07 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.  
065-LH-12-2024, Rolanda McClain, teacher, Northside High School  
RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM  
Board President Campo declared the meeting reconvened at 2:32 p.m. to consider matters  
pertaining to HISD as listed on the duly posted meeting notice.  
1.  
Rolanda McClain, teacher, Northside High School  
On motion by board member Cruz Arnold, 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 approve the proposed  
termination of Rolanda McClain's 2024-2025 one-year probationary contract for  
good cause.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Paula Mendoza  
Campo, Momanaee, Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, and  
Mendoza  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
2.  
John Barrett, former employee, Police Department  
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 2:37 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, John Barrett, former employee, Police Department  
RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM  
Board President Campo declared the meeting reconvened at 3:11 p.m. to consider matters  
pertaining to HISD as listed on the duly posted meeting notice.  
2.  
John Barrett, former employee, Police Department  
On motion by board Vice President Momanaee, with a second by board member  
Auzenne Bandy, the board voted to deny all requested relief/remedies 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  
Cassandra Auzenne Bandy  
Campo, Momanaee, Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, and  
Mendoza  
NAY:  
ABSTAIN:  
3.  
Clifford Jackson, former employee, Police Department  
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 3:15 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, Clifford Jackson, former employee, Police Department  
RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM  
Board President Campo declared the meeting reconvened at 3:51 p.m. to consider matters  
pertaining to HISD as listed on the duly posted meeting notice.  
3.  
Clifford Jackson, former employee, Police Department  
On motion by board member Auzenne Bandy, 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  
Cassandra Auzenne Bandy  
Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Campo, Momanaee, Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, and  
Mendoza  
NAY:  
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 3:53 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 4:34 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 Cruz Arnold, with a second by board Vice President Momanaee,  
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 continuing 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  
April 16, 2025.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Michelle Cruz Arnold  
Audrey Momanaee  
Campo, Momanaee, Auzenne Bandy, Cruz Arnold, and  
Mendoza  
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 4:35 p.m.  
Ric Campo  
Angela Lemond Flowers  
School Board, President  
Houston Independent School District  
School Board, Secretary  
Houston Independent School District