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Minutes: Trustees approved the minutes of the Jan. 23, 2025, Board of Trustees meeting and the Feb. 6, 2025, bond board meeting. The motion to approve minutes was made by Trustee Barty and seconded by Trustee Diane Brown; the board approved the motion by voice vote with no opposed recorded in the transcript.

Consent agenda: The board approved consent agenda items 1 through 13 in a single voice vote. Trustee Barty moved to accept the consent agenda and Mr. Getwood seconded; President Lofton called for the voice vote and the chair recorded the motion as approved with the unanimous “aye” recorded on the audio.

Employment of teachers: The board approved the recommended teacher hires for the 2025–26 school year. The motion was made by Mr. Gilwood and seconded by Miss Johnson; the chair called for a voice vote and the motion carried with the “aye” recorded on the record.

Adjournment: The meeting adjournment motion was made by Mr. Nossi and seconded by Mr. Dettler and the chair recorded the motion as carried.

All recorded approvals in the transcript were by voice vote; the record does not include a roll-call tally or indicate any votes in opposition.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Port Arthur ISD School Board Meeting - February 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the meeting the board approved minutes from prior meetings, accepted a 13-item consent agenda and approved employment of teachers; approvals were made by voice vote with movers and seconders recorded in the minutes.","taxTitle","PORT ARTHUR ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",38352,"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},6296178,"Port Arthur ISD staff report: student awards, CTE wins, online registration climb and proposed bond noted",2779,4000,2783000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2517448-c12c7666f6ee44851a6558f5e7e9abf2&start=4&end=2783","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2517448-c12c7666f6ee44851a6558f5e7e9abf2/thumbnail_4000.jpg","/articles/6296178/Texas/Port-Arthur-ISD-staff-report-student-awards-CTE-wins-online-registration-climb-and-proposed-bond-noted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6296178-a51580bf26015d65e09e725377c1a3db/orig.mp4?Expires=1775659846&Signature=YIrqV35JrShXPhn1tVMTbTMuTdrTntSQlbjVjr5dMkGiMQFoTTd3xNrsJUXMzxGP4hJ7OD2ep90UIMbRAu-HrLLw-8aBAjjhUJRYM6-l1IoYsAZln0aG9683px1soUoCFm05ZUKe86xIOimbQMeIwHLng4vhoKgGmdzwFrspg4giWj2L7QRGqKAX-V2CHEW7jKbqOU6aAVBhzak6O3HrZoBDGOwWN2n1wH6fVB2esPTQBqMc~rdz1VPiUvVTMeO7OsJGEyG8I5z6H4PmIXnQhkAIZ1vH22ZqXt1s8lEcCDz8qsXEl9bgZau95P~SjRV~RGhhmwxVTYbTEwORvmPgIA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Mark Porter, Port Arthur ISD superintendent, delivered a staff report summarizing two months of district activity, student achievements and community engagement. He highlighted teacher awards, campus celebrations for Black History Month, CTE and UIL accomplishments, sports playoffs, and promotions related to a proposed bond for the May ballot. “Right now, we have over a thousand students who have registered,” Porter said, comparing current online registration to roughly 750 at the same point last year.

The report listed multiple recognitions: a channel-12 Golden Apple nomination for a Sam Houston Elementary staff member; a Terrell Elementary teacher winning teacher of the year; a Dequeen Elementary STEM grant; students signing college letters and qualifying for regional and state competitions; and alumni accomplishments including Grammy and Golden Globe–related work. Porter also described district communications initiatives, notably a “70% standard” campaign to encourage students to aim for 70% or better on assignments and assessments, and expanding social-media content (the district reported over 2,000,000 views of its content across platforms in the prior two months).

Porter referenced instructional supports such as Saturday academies, college visits for Wilson Early College students, and career-fair promotion. He also noted community partnerships and donations (for example, clear backpacks and hygiene-product donations) and a district effort to publicize a Los Angeles Unified School District donation site for families affected by wildfires. The superintendent closed the staff reports by thanking trustees and district staff for their support.

The staff report covered ongoing operational and outreach items rather than specific board policy decisions. The transcript shows the presentation concluded with the superintendent handing the floor back to Board President Kenneth Lofton.","Superintendent's staff report highlighted awards, CTE and athletic achievements, Black History Month events, an online-registration push with more than 1,000 students registered so far, and a new bond proposal for the May ballot.",{"_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},6296183,"Port Arthur ISD transportation director presents proposed bus-safety handbook, requests student-handbook amendment",518,1336000,1854000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2517448-c12c7666f6ee44851a6558f5e7e9abf2&start=1336&end=1854","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2517448-c12c7666f6ee44851a6558f5e7e9abf2/thumbnail_1336000.jpg","/articles/6296183/Texas/Port-Arthur-ISD-transportation-director-presents-proposed-bus-safety-handbook-requests-student-handbook-amendment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6296183-163bc8218c616f20892d24ea17a4fa51/orig.mp4?Expires=1775659846&Signature=mBgZDy3TRsQIO7-YBY5TiNDlnZceBVbRkJMb-iK2irTa3z75Qn9M8tt56kjf4pZF8ZOAgp1-kN0hVLRY914NpvQhEk5eVy8MRf-9QNnnt2cpbHV6ZNjv-NV2HKxYwcDLUqXNYUDYjefD7CfffwzKJ2f1m9bcUfWX~7Izgm8sVCWDwmM3NroZhzpJYR~7mB0JDHqZL2~PWa9y3Ug49OHFiXd-T0g8gQ82nNR9ml8oclAyPAeH2TOXgCOkh7yKMSFBtN-JTOIkw5gJb9C8YyrHLLXIYqNgalCb94y6cwV9-RIm6GW6K0A3B-84e78dmdsTE3pNTFAguh6FMV5ha8YlFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mr. Stansell, Port Arthur ISD's transportation director, presented a proposed bus-riding safety handbook and asked the Board of Trustees to amend the district student handbook to include the new rules and consequences for misconduct on school buses. “It is a privilege to ride the bus,” Stansell said, and he described a new badge system tied to routing software he said will allow students to “badge in, badge out.”

The proposal outlines three levels of infractions with escalating consequences, from warnings and parent contact to multi-day suspensions and possible removal of bus privileges for the semester for the most serious incidents. Stansell told trustees the district will use video evidence and school reports to document incidents and that schools, not transportation staff, would determine the suspension and notify transportation so suspensions can be enforced.

Board context: the handbook was presented as a safety measure and a way to increase parent involvement. Stansell said Level 1 infractions include “loud disruptive talking, harassing other passengers, littering.” Level 2 would include items such as possession of lighters or unsafe physical contact. Level 3 covers fighting, weapons and fireworks. He described progressive removal of bus privileges tied to the levels and said the district plans to require badges for riders and deploy new routing software to track arrivals and departures.

Trustees asked how suspension decisions would be made and entered into district systems. President Kenneth Lofton asked: who would determine suspensions and how would transportation be notified? Stansell said the school would make the determination, pull video as needed, send notification to parents and notify transportation so drivers will know a student is suspended from bus service. Stansell also credited district staff for drafting the handbook; he singled out Derrick Moore for significant work on the document.

The transcript contains inconsistent statements about the exact number of days assigned to specific first-offense suspensions for Level 3 infractions (the presentation references both “3-day” and “5-day” examples at different points). That inconsistency was not resolved on the record.

No formal board vote on placing the handbook language into the student handbook is recorded in the transcript. Stansell said he hoped trustees “would vote on” the amendment but the meeting record shows only discussion and questions. Next steps and any formal vote date were not specified in the transcript.","Transportation director presented a proposed bus-riding safety handbook, a student badge system and a three-level infraction policy; the board heard discussion and questions but no formal vote on the proposal was recorded.","actionData","errors"]

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Port Arthur ISD board approves minutes, consent agenda and teacher hires by voice vote

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