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Mark Miranda, chief of district operations, said the project includes removal and replacement of existing equipment and retrofit work tied to camera and sensor installation. He noted that vape detection is proposed for middle and high schools only, not elementary campuses.

Trustees asked several operational questions: what happens to retired cameras and equipment, whether obsolete gear could be repurposed for CTE or instructional use, and whether material repairs listed in the GMP (for example, patching ceilings after installations) implied other facility work. Miranda said most removed items are end-of-life analog devices returned to vendors for recycling but that staff would explore whether reusable equipment could support CTE classes. He added the district will report a more complete facilities and roofing assessment at the June 24 meeting.

Why it matters: Safety-system upgrades are capital investments that affect every campus. Trustees pressed staff to provide campus-level assessments and a roadmap so the board can see how the safety work aligns with other capital projects such as roofing and HVAC repairs.

Next steps
Staff said the item will be returned for formal board action at the June 24 meeting along with a facilities assessment. Trustees asked staff to consider whether any retired equipment could be repurposed for instructional programs and to provide clearer campus-by-campus cost and scope documentation.

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University of Houston MOU for teacher interns and STEM training
Dr. Terrell King, chief of human resources, presented a memorandum of understanding that places University of Houston alternative-certification teacher interns in Spring ISD middle schools and provides professional development through a STEM training program for early-career middle-school STEM teachers. King said the agreement is intended to expand the district's teacher pipeline and provide training tied to STEM classroom quality.

Guaranteed admission and scholarship partnership with Houston Christian University
The district presented a guaranteed-admission and scholarship agreement with Houston Christian University (formerly Houston Baptist University). Under the agreement, Spring ISD students with a 3.0 GPA or higher would be eligible for a scholarship package totaling approximately $96,000 over four years; students with lower GPAs would be eligible for smaller awards beginning around $64,000 over four years, staff said. The district and university will coordinate outreach and enrollment assistance, and HCU will provide regular reporting on enrollments.

ExxonMobil grant for STEM equipment
Staff described a $200,000 gift from ExxonMobil to support STEM programming at four campuses. The company committed $50,000 per campus for robotics, drones and related materials; the district said funds may also be used for professional development so equipment is used in classrooms rather than stored. Trustees praised the donor and asked for metrics tying the investment to student gains.

Harris County mental-health vendor grant (School Pulse)
The board reviewed a Harris County grant that will fund a mental-health vendor called School Pulse. The platform delivers short videos to students and families, offers an anonymous live chat with counselors and includes emergency escalation protocols. District staff said the platform will be promoted via QR codes, text messaging and campus campaigns; they also noted the district will coordinate messaging to reduce click-through hesitancy for parents who receive links by text.

Other partnerships
- The board reviewed a reoccurring interlocal with Harris County Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) for discretionary seats; Spring ISD purchases 10 seats for the year and receives refunds if seats go unused on any given day. Trustees discussed re-entry support and earlier pilot efforts to coordinate reentry services with JJAEP, and staff said discussions are ongoing.
- Harris County youth services specialists (KICE workers) were discussed; the district funds part of the positions and receives AWARE grant funds for others. Trustees asked staff to explore connections between KICE workers and other district crisis chat or digital mental-health tools.

What happens next
Most items were presented for board consideration and will appear on the June 24 consent agenda for formal approval. Trustees asked for marketing plans and implementation metrics for the university and corporate partnerships and the mental-health vendor.

Speakers quoted or referenced in this article are district staff and trustees.","The board reviewed multiple partnership and grant items including a University of Houston MOU for teacher interns and STEM PD, a guaranteed-admission agreement with Houston Christian University, a $200,000 ExxonMobil STEM grant for four schools, and a Harris County mental-health vendor grant to provide School Pulse services.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6530182,"DeCaney High flagged UA2; district to develop turnaround plan with community input",2766,3353000,6119000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3695931-7ed3ea6bf034ff4c530e929fae41dfe6&start=3353&end=6119","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3695931-7ed3ea6bf034ff4c530e929fae41dfe6/thumbnail_3353000.jpg","/articles/6530182/Texas/DeCaney-High-flagged-UA2-district-to-develop-turnaround-plan-with-community-input","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6530182-12d3ffa8c6c675f237cba3a83f941081/orig.mp4?Expires=1771112340&Signature=IlmgIgpIVLtCqhdao2x9ussEw0J5si5EyjaWWkZN7uMTHPUuHMMs6DEq-SmzCW-QZG86xfzrK~9XyOogywo-OQ6Hn~pO0UbmF44OxshILz6~9pWppWFvXiy6mIhgiH9l1rPibrmvqA4F3GwP2pM6S3oGMV0aXUyjdoq9ZDVfdzyuzSqHqa5Y~dNT3OGBZMb-sqyYWb5wO10HPNMfLVHZV2vOqpRRSuphq9ftlWq7hV1m7wRFM214gJhFF1uCgn6P2qEHh84XLweU~iKZYqmsqq0CzPUNmilMoE81FhVfYStV-puXpxgibomUaGic3-HHMnw~JcdXhYltHqYlhuno7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Spring Independent School District leaders told the board Thursday that DeCaney High School received a UA2 accountability designation from the Texas Education Agency and must develop a turnaround plan under the state's template and timeline.

Alicia Bell, executive director for school improvement and school support, told trustees the district has already notified the community and begun drafting the Turnaround Action Plan (TAP). \"They've brought in community members to sit with them and give input,\" Bell said. The state provided a template of roughly a dozen guiding questions focused on instructional quality, curriculum alignment and leadership supports; the campus will use those questions to structure the draft.

Why it matters: A UA2 designation means the campus has consecutive years of unacceptable performance under state accountability measures. For UA2 the district must develop a TAP in open session, hold a public hearing and submit the plan to TEA; final approval of implementation is contingent on the agency's review.

What the district will do
- DeCaney will draft a TAP using the TEA-provided template and gather written feedback from the community before presenting the plan in a public hearing.
- The timeline shared with trustees: the TAP draft is due June 30 and TEA's decision on approval or rejection is expected by July 18, per district staff.
- District staff said UA2 is still in a development phase: additional state supports and implementation resources generally arrive later if a campus moves from UA2 to a higher intervention level.

Board questions and next steps
Trustees asked for access to materials presented to parents and community members during the initial input phase so elected officials can respond to constituents. Bell said the campus will provide the draft and related documentation to the board and that more public input opportunities will follow.

The board also discussed other campuses the state flagged for targeted or comprehensive support and requested regular report-outs on comprehensive and targeted schools, beginning in August, so trustees can monitor improvement progress across campuses.

Speakers quoted or referenced in this article are members of the Spring ISD leadership team and the board of trustees.","Spring ISD announced DeCaney High School received a UA2 (two consecutive years of unacceptable) accountability rating; the campus must draft a state template turnaround plan, solicit public feedback and submit the plan for TEA review by June 30.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6530188,"Spring ISD reviews HB2 windfall, proposes teacher pay scale and local offsets amid budget shortfall",4202,919000,5121000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3695931-7ed3ea6bf034ff4c530e929fae41dfe6&start=919&end=5121","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3695931-7ed3ea6bf034ff4c530e929fae41dfe6/thumbnail_919000.jpg","/articles/6530188/Texas/Spring-ISD-reviews-HB2-windfall-proposes-teacher-pay-scale-and-local-offsets-amid-budget-shortfall","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6530188-765001bc061283f1a6d129203f9bede7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771112340&Signature=hulpqMT75SZbejsajx1NwI6GMpe1RAFP7jmXPREb3zHjIy5cfsBoc638QwKNAsg71KshaOBF8cUFMY4r-21kjE11bQJyKj-wvgXT4qSwzAAxVZ68Cyay1UPDRk0cWFnsNngPQVXHWHABIirXZ3dY3t~hmYE4qMkL78fVHQn~GjWnXRECSTSMJx5eMXLibS02PFiCcPZky5KvQlRTw06wIZAqQywQVfUCR9yg5BAB~uBsnz7ig31Dalf93K4NXUF0R6jznqRliN4Q-zju6uX6AKbzclMhqRmWRFl05k9j5k41NO53HjVTvaNbGvZDWXs9cl3tgEAYy6owIWrQD1ldaw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Spring Independent School District trustees on Thursday reviewed the provisions of the recently enacted House Bill 2 and a proposed 2025-26 budget that pairs state allotments with local spending to raise teacher pay while managing a projected deficit.

The district's chief financial staff, led by Ms. Justine Westbrooks, told the board the new law creates several streams of revenue the district expects to use for pay increases and other costs but that implementation rules remain unsettled and are still being clarified by the Texas Education Agency.

The teacher retention allotment, as described by Westbrooks, provides flat payments for classroom teachers with at least three years of experience. \"Teachers that have 3 or 4 years of experience will receive $2,500, and teachers that have 5 or more years of experience will receive $5,000,\" Westbrooks said. Spring ISD's preliminary estimate of revenue tied to that allotment is about $6.3 million, she said; the district noted the TEA files used to calculate that figure had disclaimers and asterisks and could change as implementation guidance arrives.

Why it matters: HB2 narrows some local choices while creating targeted recurring dollars for compensation. That reduces uncertainty for immediate raises but — as trustees repeatedly noted — does not eliminate longer-term fiscal pressure: Spring ISD is projecting a budget deficit under current law and must reconcile budget adoption deadlines with still-evolving state guidance.

Key provisions and local proposal
- Allotment for basic cost (called \"ABC\" in staff materials): an additional $106 per enrolled student the district estimates will yield roughly $3.5 million and may be used for benefits, insurance and other cost categories.
- Support staff retention allotment: calculated at $45 times regular-program average daily attendance; Westbrooks estimated about $1.1 million for Spring ISD. The district said the cost to provide comparable raises to non-teacher staff would exceed $3.5 million, meaning the allotment covers less than half of that local cost.
- School safety allotment: increased from $10 to $20 per ADA and from a $15,000 campus minimum to $33,540, generating a little over $1 million in additional funding for the district to offset increased security staffing costs.

Proposed pay changes presented to trustees
- A new teacher pay scale that groups teachers, librarians and interventionists together with a proposed starting salary of $62,750.
- For 2025-26 staff recommended: a $2,725 payment for employees with 0\u0000to 2 years of experience (a locally funded 4% midpoint increase for those steps) and a $5,000 retention payment for teachers with five or more years of experience (the $5,000 equals a roughly 7.3% increase relative to the teacher midpoint). That $2,725 figure was presented as the district\u0000\u0000recommended way to deliver a 4% general increase for the earlier steps while preserving the state-funded $5,000 for later steps.
- A one-time $1,000 benefit incentive for returning employees (to be paid on the November 25 payroll) aimed at offsetting rising health-care costs; trustees asked staff to cost alternatives, including a $1,500 one-time payment.

Board direction and uncertainties
Trustees pressed staff for sensitivity to market competition and for alternatives that would make Spring ISD more competitive with neighboring districts. Several trustees emphasized that because the state allotments are uniform across districts, the HB2 changes alone will not change Spring ISD's market position unless the district uses additional local funds.

Trustees asked staff to return at the June 24 budget adoption meeting with additional scenarios. On the record they asked for at least these options to be costed and presented Tuesday: (a) a plan that combines the $5,000 retention with an additional 4% local increase (an effective 11.3% change for certain steps), (b) an option raising the one-time benefit to $1,500, and (c) alternative structures that would increase competitiveness without causing unsustainable multi-year deficits.

Fiscal context and deadlines
Westbrooks told the board the district ended May with 33,193 students and updated its projection to 33,678 for budget planning. Staff recommended adopting the budget on current law (including use of disaster pennies) and then adjusting revenues and expenditures after the district receives final implementation guidance and the July property-value certification. Under the current-law posting the district would show a projected $6.5 million deficit for 2025-26; staff also reminded the board that earlier projections had shown larger deficits in prior years and that the district has a running gap it must manage.

What happens next
Trustees scheduled adoption of a budget on June 24 and directed staff to provide refined revenue figures and the additional compensation scenarios at that meeting. Staff said they expect TEA implementation guidance and additional vendor webinars in the coming days that may change how the allotments are coded and which employees they cover.

Speakers quoted or referenced in this article are members of the Spring ISD leadership team and the board of trustees.","Trustees reviewed the impact of Texas House Bill 2 on Spring ISD\u0000revenues and a proposed compensation plan that would pair state-funded retention allotments with locally funded increases; trustees asked staff to return Tuesday with alternative pay options and costs.","actionData","errors"]

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