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Votes at a glance: all four formal actions taken during open session passed on unanimous 7-0 votes.

Consent agenda: The board first approved the consent agenda (items 4A–4B; item 4C was pulled for separate consideration). Trustee Silva moved to approve items 4A–4C \"exclusive of pulled item 4C,\" and the motion passed 7-0.

Pulled item (4C) — deductive change order: The board then approved a deductive change order pertaining to Summerwood Elementary that restored roughly $500,000 back into the district’s bond program and recommended reallocating those funds within Proposition A to Humble High School to keep expenditures aligned with the life of the infrastructure projects. \"We had a deductive change order for Summerwood Elementary … over $500,000,\" the staff speaker explained, and said the district is trying to balance funding across a seven-year bond program.

During the discussion, Trustee Grabowski asked how the returned funds would be used. The staff speaker said the board prefers to keep such funds within Proposition A (major construction projects) rather than move them into shorter‑living categories such as Proposition B (technology). The staff speaker said the district has shifted some Prop B money to cover Chromebooks, allocating roughly $1 million to increase the Chromebook ratio and investing about $2 million in CTE device replacement. \"We have put a significant investment, about $3,000,000 recently to Chromebooks and technology devices,\" the staff speaker said; administration said the Chromebook-to-student ratio was expected to rise from about 75% to about 85 percent after the purchases.

Committee transparency: Trustees approved a motion to post notice of all technology and curriculum committee meetings and make them open to the public. Trustee Silva moved the item; the board discussed that some committee topics may involve security-sensitive subjects that cannot be discussed in public, but agreed overall transparency is preferable.

School safety: The board directed the superintendent to require that all internal classroom doors be locked during the school day. Trustee Silva moved the motion and Trustee Hall noted the decision was initiated by the board, not by administration. The motion passed 7-0.

Next steps and notes: Administration said it will keep certain library and materials purchases on hold until required councils and processes are in place (see separate discussion on the library council). The board placed no additional funding approvals for these actions on the agenda; the change-order approval was a reallocation within existing bond categories.

Votes at a glance (details):
- Consent agenda (items 4A–4B): Motion to approve items 4A–4C excluding pulled item 4C; mover: Trustee Silva; second: not specified in transcript; tally: 7 yes, 0 no; outcome: approved.
- Pulled item 4C (deductive change order for Summerwood Elementary): Motion to approve the identified deductive change order and release remaining funds back into the project; mover: Trustee Silva; second: not specified in transcript; tally: 7 yes, 0 no; outcome: approved; notes: funds to be reallocated within Proposition A to Humble High School, not moved to Proposition B.
- Item 5A (posting notice of technology and curriculum committee meetings): Motion to post notice of all technology and curriculum committee meetings and make them open to the public; mover: Trustee Silva; second: recorded as \"Second\" but speaker not identified; tally: 7 yes, 0 no; outcome: approved; notes: some topics remain restricted for security reasons and may be discussed in closed session when appropriate.
- Item 7A (classroom door locks): Motion that the board direct the superintendent to require all internal classroom doors be locked during the school day; mover: Trustee Silva; second: not specified; tally: 7 yes, 0 no; outcome: approved; notes: Trustee Hall recorded that the decision originated with the board.

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The council, as framed in the district’s draft Board Policy EFB, must have a majority of non-employee parents. Staff member Mister Binkley told trustees the law allows the board to appoint additional community or employee members, but a majority of voting members must be non-employee parents — with a 14-member council that means at least eight parents.

That requirement matters because Senate Bill 13 assigns library-challenge hearings to the council once the district elects to establish one. \"The council makes recommendations. Any final decisions regarding library books … is made by the board,\" Mister Binkley said, adding that the board must ensure the membership requirement is met when appointments are made.

Why it matters: the council will hear challenges to library materials. Administration said it cannot complete at least one active challenge until a council is in place, and district staff have kept a challenged title out of circulation pending the council process.

Trustees discussed practical steps to ensure the required parent majority and to give residents a transparent way to apply. Trustee Scarfel supported opening appointments to community residents who live inside the district, saying, \"If they are interested, that they send an email to … Missus Martin\" so trustees could review applicants. Trustee Grabowski suggested an application and initial vetting criteria to create uniformity across trustees’ appointments. Trustee Parker asked for a short, consistent application so candidates know whether they qualify.

Trustee Silva said he has received many inquiries and supported an application process; trustees suggested posting the application on the board website or using an online form that would feed to a shared spreadsheet for trustees to review. Several trustees suggested appointing a small ad hoc group or a liaison to help vet and manage the initial applicant pool so the full board would not be overwhelmed by volume.

Administrators said a 14-member council was manageable for district staff and that librarians had delayed some purchases until membership and process are in place. \"The sooner we can get them [the council] formed and get them acclimated, we're happy to do that,\" Doctor Lee said.

Trustees voiced a schedule preference: administration will prepare application language and suggested policy edits for the board to consider at the Oct. 21 meeting, with a target of appointing a council by November. Trustees also discussed options for how appointments are finalized — whether trustees submit nominees individually for administrative tally or the board considers and approves appointees as a group at a meeting.

No formal vote was taken on changes to Board Policy EFB at the meeting; trustees left the guidance with administration and asked for a draft application and policy option to return to the board.

The board asked administration to release the application publicly so residents may begin applying before the November meeting and to return recommended policy language for consideration in October. The district noted that, while libraries contain existing collections, some purchases have been on hold pending council formation.","Trustees reviewed Board Policy EFB and Senate Bill 13 requirements for a 14-member library council, agreed to an application process and asked administration to return policy edits at a future meeting so a council can be formed to hear book challenges.","actionData","errors"]

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Humble ISD trustees approve consent items, reallocate bond funds, open committee meetings and require classroom doors be locked

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