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Pasadena ISD trustees approve routine contracts, programs and construction projects
Summary
At its March meeting, the Pasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a series of consent and action items including construction contracts, program continuations and budget amendments; one agenda item was removed and several presentations were informational.
The Pasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously on multiple consent and action items during its March 2025 regular meeting, approving contracts, program continuations and budget amendments while removing one item from the agenda.
The approvals included construction contracts, program continuations and districtwide service agreements. Trustees also approved the continuation of the JROTC unit at J. Frank Dobie High School, district extended‑year summer programs for 2025, and several capital projects tied to the 2022 bond package.
Key actions approved by motion were:
- Approval of the consent agenda (motion by Trustee Pamela Gonzalez; second by Trustee Kenny Fernandez). Motion carried.
- Approval of administrative personnel items A and B (motion by Trustee Pamela Gonzalez; second by Trustee Crystal Davila). Motion carried.
- Approval of general waivers from the Texas Virtual Schools Network course review process (motion by Trustee Kenny Fernandez; second by Trustee Crystal Davila). Motion carried.
- Continuation of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) unit at J. Frank Dobie High School (motion by Trustee Marshall Kendrick; second by Trustee Kenny Fernandez). Motion carried.
- Approval of Pasadena ISD extended‑year (summer) programs for summer 2025 (motion by Trustee Pamela Gonzalez; second by Trustee Crystal Davila). Trustees discussed state funding constraints and praised continued enrichment options; a district staff member estimated typical summer program participation at roughly 3,000–4,000 students (staff estimate: “3,500 plus”). Motion carried.
- Approval to rename the Pasadena High School vocational business center as the Bobby Newcomb Vocational Business Center for an amount not to exceed $1,800 (motion by Trustee Marshall Kendrick; second by Trustee Kenny Fernandez). Motion carried.
- Item 7 (Spark School Park grant project for Fraser Elementary) was removed from the agenda and noted as no action taken.
- Authorization for Donna Summers to act as the superintendent’s primary TEA (Texas Education Agency) login designee for TEA web applications for the period 05/01/2025–04/30/2026 (motion by Trustee Marshall Kendrick; second by Trustee Crystal Davila). Motion carried.
- Approval for students and faculty from Pasadena High School to travel to Washington, D.C., and New York City (personally funded: $3,144 per student; $3,524 per adult) during spring break 2026 (motion by Trustee Kenny Fernandez; second by Trustee Crystal Davila). Motion carried.
- Approval of budget amendments for February 2025 (motion by Trustee Marshall Kendrick; second by Trustee Pamela Gonzalez). Motion carried.
- Awards of construction contracts tied to the 2022 bond: a $3,698,199 contract with TADCO Roofing and Waterproofing for Bond Roof Replacement Package 3 (motion by Trustee Kenny Fernandez; second by Trustee Crystal Davila); a $1,232,432 contract with Gurry Mechanical LP for HVAC/chiller replacements at Miller Intermediate School and Golden Acres Elementary (motion by Trustee Kenny Fernandez; second by Trustee Pamela Gonzalez). Both motions carried.
- Approval of conveyance of a sidewalk easement at the Allen Genoa Road east property line for the 2022 Bond New Williams Elementary School replacement site in the amount of $1 (motion by Trustee Crystal Davila; second by Trustee Pamela Gonzalez). Motion carried.
- Approval of a three‑year districtwide water treatment service agreement with Kim Aqua for HVAC systems in the amount of $525,000 (motion by Trustee Kenny Fernandez; second by Trustee Crystal Davila). Motion carried.
Trustees routinely used the format “motion by [trustee], second by [trustee]; all in favor, aye; any opposed? Motion carries,” and no roll‑call vote tallies were recorded in the public portion of the transcript. The Spark School Park grant item was specifically removed from the agenda and received no vote.
Looking ahead, trustees set the next regular meeting date for April 2025 and adjourned at 8:18 p.m.
