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All motions recorded in open session were approved by voice vote and carried unanimously unless noted.

Votes at a glance

- Consent calendar: Approved as presented. Motion to approve by Doctor Reinegar; second by Doctor Muniz. Board voice vote carried unanimously.

- Low‑attendance waiver for inclement weather (Jan. 22): Administration recommended submitting a waiver to the Texas Education Agency to exclude Jan. 22 from Average Daily Attendance (ADA) funding calculations after an inclement‑weather closure; trustees approved submission. Motion by Doctor Munoz; second by Doctor Monreal; unanimous.

- 2025–26 school district calendar: Trustees adopted the calendar (option 2), selected by campus voters. Motion to approve by Doctor Pettis; second by Doctor Muniz; unanimous.

- Awards, proposals and contracts: Board approved the procurement items and vendor contracts presented in the packet; administration highlighted a federal‑funded kitchen equipment purchase of about $1.2 million (federal funds). Motion by Doctor Reitinger; seconded in open session; unanimous.

- Budget amendments: Nine budget amendments to move funds between functions for year‑end activities and student travel were approved. Motion by Doctor Pettis; second by Doctor Munoz; unanimous.

- Monthly tax collections and monthly financials: Trustees accepted the tax collection report (84.49% of levy collected as of Jan. 31) and approved the monthly financial statements, which showed a combined general‑fund fund balance of $21.2 million as of Jan. 31. Motions carried unanimously.

- Annual investment report: Trustees approved the district’s FY2024 investment report showing $27.2 million in investments and roughly $2.2 million in interest earnings. Motion by Doctor Muniz; unanimous approval.

- Bank signature update: Trustees authorized adding Ida Ambreese as interim assistant superintendent for business operations to the bank signature card and removing the former assistant superintendent. Motion by Doctor Muniz; unanimous.

- Election items: Trustees approved the order of election for the HCISD trustee election set for May 3, 2025 (seats for Place 3 and Place 7), and named Remy Garza of Cameron County as early voting clerk. Motions carried unanimously.

- Facilities payment: The board approved a final construction payment of $34,472.65 to Central Air and Heat Services, Inc. for ESSER-funded central plant upgrades at Harlingen High School. Motion by Doctor Monreal; unanimous.

- Personnel and superintendent search (post‑executive session): After reconvening from closed session trustees approved employment of teachers and other professional staff as recommended by administration, and authorized Board President Greg Powers to work with district legal counsel about the superintendent search. Motions carried unanimously.

What the votes mean

Trustees described the package as routine operational business to keep the district’s calendar, payroll and contracts on schedule and to maintain compliance with state and federal requirements. Several items (calendar adoption; budget amendments; investment and monthly financial reports) set the financial and operational framework for the coming school year and for budget planning.

Administration noted one non‑recurring but sizable procurement: a federal funds purchase of kitchen equipment for roughly $1.2 million, which will not draw from the district’s general operating budget.

Formal roll-call tallies were not taken for items recorded as voice votes; the meeting minutes show unanimous board consensus on each recorded motion in open session.

No legal or policy changes were adopted in open session; the board’s action to authorize the president to work with counsel followed executive‑session discussion and was stated as an open‑session motion and vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular Board Meeting 2/11/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a package of operational items — including the 2025–26 academic calendar, budget amendments, financial reports and contracts — and authorized the board president to work with legal counsel on the superintendent search.","taxTitle","HARLINGEN CISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",14107,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6338019,"Harlingen School of Health Professions marks decade of growth; board praises wellness, partnerships and career pathways",1818,5138000,6956000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2270780-14442031466592a09de5b50fb42f7509&start=5138&end=6956","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2270780-14442031466592a09de5b50fb42f7509/thumbnail_5138000.jpg","/articles/6338019/Texas/Harlingen-School-of-Health-Professions-marks-decade-of-growth-board-praises-wellness-partnerships-and-career-pathways","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6338019-3a1a583910e3635021f582433a6d7803/orig.mp4?Expires=1770793573&Signature=QJp7ODEhlxpckt5Z8UwSnvfkE2Ad1XYzV7~6qjJEQCzp2ufeB~OGP9yuYGEpTGZ9f2oomMnYcbrTiqO-ShNsrmdAjXKxU6i3cAmJyPMxB97NG344iOmsgGhwTjtk~aMpUN5HdozoH8RCM89Ikti2xdiz5OsJ9eq9nDcCmrynV3MUd9P785TVyNWOTgiD51mM68dKVAMtaOT33~ririqeOyJDmzKozM2cn51MkiJvKDp3Z0VhMlfaiV~cfsQyrNpfwd5SZudGfd5L5e9EAvFTWjd8DiclqNAfx0X76e3HpR-uxGKfp8Z~0t8hOXgODX6Cg4TvIk6ScTaqBZihZYvqkA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District board meeting, Harlingen School of Health Professions Principal Tina Garza presented a 10-year summary of the campus’s academic and career-focused work, saying the school has graduated 465 students and built deep community partnerships to expand career and college pathways.

Garza told trustees the campus embeds health science themes across core subjects, adds hands-on practicum placements with local providers, and has a wellness center that supports students’ social‑emotional needs. \"To date, Harlingen School of Health Professions has graduated 465 students,\" Garza said, and \"one third have reached their undergraduate milestones and are continuing to graduate or to graduate schools.\" She said the campus partners with more than 21 community organizations and has served over 25 sets of siblings whose families send multiple children to the school.

Board members and staff said the program provides real work opportunities and credentials. In response to board questions about the wellness center, Garza said the campus intentionally opened the space to all students and tracks visits. \"We opened up... some neat doors for some students,\" she said, adding that staff and students use the space at different times and that the school maintains data on who uses which parts of the wellness center.

Trustees asked about student use and teacher participation in the wellness space. A board member asked whether roughly 72% of students had used the room; Garza said the district has embedded opportunities so most students have at least a basic experience and that administrators track usage. Trustees also asked about the school’s partnerships and practicums; a representative of a partner organization described placing students in medical-assistant, dental-assistant and pharmacy‑tech rotations and said those placements have grown since 2019.

Students and teachers described classroom examples of cross-curricular health science learning: measuring heart‑related triangles in math, AP World History presentations on medical advances, and biology experiments about digestion and pH. A senior student who spoke about the wellness center called it a place to \"decompress and de stress\" and said it helped her focus in class.

Trustees praised the campus for college and career readiness, noting graduates leave with industry certifications and that the school has built a pipeline into local employers and UTRGV. Board members and the superintendent asked Garza to continue expanding technology and biomedical tools in the curriculum; Garza said technology and rapidly changing biomedical tools will be a focus going forward and that teachers are participating in recent professional learning about artificial intelligence and instructional delivery.

The presentation closed with trustees encouraging the campus to keep former graduates involved as role models and to continue monitoring outcomes for graduates who enter the workforce or higher education.

Garza invited trustees and the public to upcoming campus events to see coursework and practicums firsthand.

The board did not take a separate formal vote on the principal’s report; the item was a regular campus report on the agenda.","Principal Tina Garza told the HCISD board the Harlingen School of Health Professions has graduated 465 students in 10 years and expanded health-focused curriculum, community partnerships and a wellness center; board members pressed for data on usage and discussed technology and career pipelines.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6338008,"Parent tells HCISD board Bluebonnet literacy curriculum would harm students, urges district to reject it",179,7240000,7419000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2270780-14442031466592a09de5b50fb42f7509&start=7240&end=7419","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2270780-14442031466592a09de5b50fb42f7509/thumbnail_7240000.jpg","/articles/6338008/Texas/Parent-tells-HCISD-board-Bluebonnet-literacy-curriculum-would-harm-students-urges-district-to-reject-it","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6338008-4e7de8136771038efe66c54756e09ddf/orig.mp4?Expires=1770793573&Signature=I4S9SdHxuyih1PJE9eSwcLRyHBNv21YYYbZ3ZOQVPXHiTpqSCW4jubVhElDfW~x3Nbwq8zzcYMRDzCX7XYrp6mfNT4pSmRatG1a3Sw8Ve8q5AVn652-VOhqkTSggs5W2OTRZ7YQYLhM1w-6TQ07eC5i9L54lmh1Gtbo2GD0KRenaIuFzoxokCbyaE3kMf75wLnYI2MYZ1R30HgyA8R3fRACheQF9eXp7Q7I~MdLgL8jqHMbTcXcT~en5Q842Yxi~7uAD36vi1TdjzO3VvDZ-5iWx97Ou8TgWzbue7nW5-HXjvkd281FRgh-etK3PJqPYu7~isPcA72UEOT66VEjKlw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Gabriela Gonzales, a parent of two elementary students in Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, addressed trustees during public audience for non‑agenda topics and urged the board not to adopt the Bluebonnet curriculum being considered by the district.

Gonzales said the kindergarten lessons in the curriculum conflict with accepted early‑literacy guidance and cited concerns the Texas American Federation of Teachers has raised about the material. \"The kindergarten lessons go against nearly all up to date recommendations on early literacy,\" she told the board, and she said the lessons are \"not age appropriate in content or lesson length.\" Gonzales added that the curriculum ‘‘rewrites and erases so much of Black and Native American history’’ and that it risks distorting Mexican‑American and immigrant histories important to the Valley.

Gonzales also raised objections to the curriculum’s inclusion of abridged religious stories. \"While I do believe there is a time and place for religious learning, it is not in a school,\" she said, adding that religious instruction is the responsibility of parents and faith communities rather than the state.

She urged trustees to require evidence that the curriculum measurably improves reading outcomes before adopting it. \"Unless it can be proven beyond reasonable doubt either by reputable studies, education experts or teachers themselves that this curriculum will improve reading level test performance, college admission rates, or success in the workforce, then we should allow experts to develop curriculum based on proven methods,\" Gonzales said.

After the remarks, Board President Greg Powers told Gonzales the board had heard her comments and reminded the public that trustees cannot respond to public‑comment remarks during the meeting.

The district did not take action on the curriculum during the meeting; Gonzales’s comments were heard during the public audience for non‑agenda topics.","A parent told the Harlingen CISD board she opposes the proposed Bluebonnet curriculum, saying lessons are not age‑appropriate, rewrite Black and Native American history, and include religious stories; she urged the district to rely on proven, expert‑developed instruction.","actionData","errors"]

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