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The appointment followed public comments condemning the board’s recent handling of a seat that public speakers said should have been declared vacant following a May 3 election. Larissa Powell, a community speaker, accused the board of circumventing voters and criticized legal spending. “You can’t hold over a seat you lost,” Powell told trustees during the public-comment period, arguing the board should either call a special election or make a public, transparent appointment.

Board discussion in closed session produced a motion to appoint Ken Kirchhoffer with the stated condition that he publicly pledge not to run in the next election; the motion was seconded and later carried in open session. The clerk announced that the motion passed with six votes in favor, zero opposed and one abstention.

Trustees did not vote on a special election at the meeting. Board members who spoke in open session emphasized the legal counsel’s role in advising the board during the vacancy process and said the board chose a path they considered lawful and practical. The board also authorized district counsel (Walsh Gallegos) to proceed on related TEA complaints and legal matters discussed in closed session.

Public commenters said the appointment and the broader handling of board governance have eroded trust and asked the board to release preliminary TEA findings if a monitor is involved. The board did not release additional documents during the meeting but said any required legal reporting would be handled through counsel.

The board’s action fills the seat immediately; the appointee’s formal duties and any public statements about future candidacy were left to the individual appointee.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Humble ISD Special Board Meeting June 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Trustees appointed Ken Kirchhoffer to fill position 4 with a stipulation he publicly pledge not to seek reelection; public commenters criticized the board’s use of holdover doctrine and urged a special election or different appointments.","taxTitle","HUMBLE ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",14164,"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},6191242,"Humble ISD board approves TEA corrective action plan after review of suspensions of homeless students",220,3720000,3940000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4932990-1131c82cdbd7e9aa52f580ade1541d6a&start=3720&end=3940","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4932990-1131c82cdbd7e9aa52f580ade1541d6a/thumbnail_3720000.jpg","/articles/6191242/Texas/Humble-ISD-board-approves-TEA-corrective-action-plan-after-review-of-suspensions-of-homeless-students","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6191242-f151edbfdcc0cee9652cf68d9d6a9ac4/orig.mp4?Expires=1775721459&Signature=I-7vhImbp9pVEI3miVwEx1AZGrcos5xhlTe4DIMH21gxHxGmdArdXWjQY1N6aWz0brfVBuyagM1MK6T1OFJ~G~YJRHJqGEnMocEw7Ra36~U5F~HaHva6RejScvEuj~pKEb5R7p5HWWeFfZAKKvkBlWOJj1OY82awZ0K3bemZFQPAjZDynG4KMIOdaDkOHIOa8OCUkPf17Ga-WHR4R1IEQEdaM14pvaiuHOt8-gFeG9go7n3H1fCb6~GbqolN4UU99nJV1RBq-jlbNoR3yWvMNdbECx2wAWNRdxPX1K86lZ27oGsyqmk5ma-XjCnjcibieFLJcg9cEriD9XHk2~uJRA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Humble Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to approve a corrective action plan addressing complaints raised by the Texas Education Agency about out-of-school suspensions involving students identified as homeless (McKinney-Vento eligible).

Board members and administrators said the district has sharply reduced out-of-school suspensions of homeless students after changing identification and monitoring practices last fall, but the Texas Education Agency (TEA) required a formal corrective action plan to document further steps.

“Two years ago we suspended about 148 homeless students; now that number has dropped to 26,” said Dr. Brown, the district superintendent, describing recent reductions. Administrators later told trustees the number fell further in the most recent semester after additional interventions.

District officials credited several changes for the reduction: a visible flag in the student information system identifying McKinney-Vento status, mandatory annual McKinney-Vento training for campus leaders, targeted retraining in September, monthly monitoring of relevant discipline data, and new directives that assistant superintendents must approve out-of-school suspensions for students flagged as homeless except in rare, allowable circumstances such as weapons or felony-level conduct.

Mister Perkins, who has led the district’s compliance work on the issue, said the district will increase summer training for administrators and formalize consequences for repeated failures to follow the McKinney-Vento suspension rules. “When we put additional measures in place, the number went down,” Perkins said, and he said repeated infractions will be reflected in personnel evaluations and may prompt further action.

Trustees asked for specifics about campus accountability. Administrators said the corrective action plan includes: improved system alerts (a red banner) that prompt assistant-superintendent review before any out-of-school suspension of a student flagged as McKinney-Vento, mandatory refresher training, monthly compliance monitoring, and written documentation for any such suspensions. Repeated errors by a single campus administrator will lead to escalated personnel consequences.

Board members framed the work as aligning district practice with federal law protecting homeless students’ right to remain in school. “When you suspend somebody who is homeless, sometimes the school is their only place for shelter, safety and food,” one trustee said during discussion.

The board approved the corrective action plan unanimously and authorized district counsel and staff to proceed with the steps described, including staff training this summer and further monitoring. Officials said the district’s stated goal is zero out-of-school suspensions of McKinney-Vento students except where federal or state law explicitly allows removal for serious offenses.","Trustees approved a corrective action plan addressing state findings on suspensions of students identified as homeless and outlined training, identification system changes and escalating accountability for campus leaders.",{"_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},6191246,"Humble ISD board adopts balanced 2025–26 budget and approves compensation plan including teacher raises",361,2809000,3170000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4932990-1131c82cdbd7e9aa52f580ade1541d6a&start=2809&end=3170","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4932990-1131c82cdbd7e9aa52f580ade1541d6a/thumbnail_2809000.jpg","/articles/6191246/Texas/Humble-ISD-board-adopts-balanced-202526-budget-and-approves-compensation-plan-including-teacher-raises","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6191246-bddde83f2739f5a396f2b864a3fee647/orig.mp4?Expires=1775721459&Signature=emuhNpW7oZcpymEBE6ZkU-Z93qIdP~V0w5gnD3NpJ~-omNuBfeYaKcS9cVT01X-rY6lAFzq9jLHw6Kyzyypnr9VjbtdKjIWsxN3F9FkYhYl1Ijz5mqEbyFvzRWw-jBb~FLch~SQw9buXIZufV~5miexiylSJr7~O0gsrpaabzMVOmKm5ZNXuu8Ch7jdI9YzQCFIUplCpR~G65yHgd7Kz~oB-5sojBO5J07YRawOqrsZD2~fFGgYbS7PJwAY4itRZwuTN5BzYAu9JSA7IvU6ZvqU2kLCxn04z8mhjjoHEGGzpCVCsx~2~NJn4LySjFw1FdTff4ceSSlHCFWkxTHE~OA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Humble Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to adopt the 2025–26 budget and an accompanying compensation plan at a special public meeting. The district presented a balanced general-fund budget and recommended pay adjustments that reflect recent state legislation and local equity analyses.

The board adopted the general fund, National School Breakfast and Lunch Program fund (child nutrition) and debt service budgets as presented. The board also approved a district compensation plan that applies the state’s teacher allotment (the $2,500–$5,000 per-teacher teacher incentive allotment described in House Bill 2) and a district-funded 3% market adjustment for most nonclassroom staff and certain equity adjustments for under-market positions.

The budget presentation noted the district expects roughly $52 million in new state funding across the biennium from HB 2, with about $26 million available in 2025–26. District staff said that new money is largely spoken for by mandated allotments and one-time transitional items.

“Of the $52 million, about $26 million is new money in 25–26; the state must fund that for two years,” said Billy Beatty, who presented the district’s budget analysis. Beatty told trustees the recommended operating budget for 2025–26 is balanced with a modest surplus after including the state allotments and targeted local adjustments.

State Representative Charles Cunningham gave a legislative overview to the board before the vote, saying the session increased teacher compensation funding and added support for special education and other allotments. “Four billion is going to be for teachers’ compensation. Five hundred million for support staff — and yes, that does include librarians,” Cunningham told the board and audience.

During the public hearing portion of the meeting, several community members urged the board to use discretionary funds to raise pay for librarians and other non-PEIMS classroom staff not automatically covered by the state mandated teacher allotment. “We teach every child in the entire building,” Elm Grove Elementary librarian Tonia Anahosa May said. “Please treat us like classroom teachers — we are teachers.”

A member of the public, Larissa Powell, criticized the board’s past fiscal decisions and called the district’s legal expenses and other items a drain on resources. “F in fiduciary responsibility. A $7,000,000 deficit is a five-alarm financial fire,” Powell said during public comment. The board limited public comment to items on the budget and allowed three minutes per speaker.

District staff said the compensation plan includes: the state-directed teacher allotment (with $2,500 for teachers with three to four years of experience and $5,000 for five-plus years where applicable), a district recommendation to raise starting teacher pay to about $66,000, a 3% increase for most nonclassroom staff, targeted equity adjustments for under-market positions (including some manual trades and police officers) and a proposed longevity stipend for campus police.

The child nutrition fund was presented with a planned, one-time deficit to spend federal funds and upgrade equipment the district said is necessary to modernize meal preparation and lines. Debt service was presented as balanced and tied to the district’s existing bond schedule.

Board members asked staff about the district’s exposure to enrollment and attendance changes; Beatty stressed that small percentage shifts in average daily attendance have large budgetary impacts — he said roughly a half-percent increase in ADA would be about $2 million in revenue and a full percent would be about $4 million.

After discussion the board approved the budgets and the compensation plan. The motions passed and the administration was authorized to implement the adopted budget effective July 1, with salary changes to appear on the July–September payrolls as appropriate.

The budget adoption is the start of a multi-year planning process, district staff said, and administrators will continue work this year to prepare for 2026–27 and beyond as some state allotments phase or change.","The Humble Independent School District Board of Trustees on a special meeting approved the 2025–26 general, child nutrition and debt service budgets and a compensation plan that implements state-mandated teacher allotments and district raises for other staff.","actionData","errors"]

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