Tomball ISD board adopts student code of conduct, approves teacher appraiser list and at‑risk program application

The Tomball ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the district’s student code of conduct for the 2025–26 school year, adopted the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T‑TESS) appraisers list and authorized the district’s application for an Optional Flexible School Day program targeted to at‑risk students.

At the Aug. 12 meeting, a trustee asked for clarification about the optional flexible day program’s target population, saying, “To clarify, this is specifically, this program is for at risk students. Right?” The superintendent confirmed: “Yes… it would tend to be just at risk.” The superintendent explained the program allows abbreviated or adjusted schedules for students in specified programs so the district can account for funding and attendance correctly.

Trustees also adopted a resolution identifying hazardous routes within two miles of district campuses, a procedural step that supports student safety planning and state-required reporting. All items on the consent and considered agendas related to student conduct, teacher evaluation appraisers and program applications were approved without dissent.

Separately, the board delegated limited contractual authority under the Texas Education Code for attendance-credit purchases and related agreements for the 2025–26 school year; the motion cited the Texas Education Code chapters and commissioner rules that govern attendance-credit netting and related contracting.

Each action was presented as part of routine annual compliance and program-management items; trustees asked clarifying questions about program scope, funding and target students but took no additional policy actions beyond the approvals.