At its meeting, the Harlingen CISD Board of Trustees recorded the following formal actions and outcomes (motions reported as stated at the meeting):

1) TASB Policy Update 124 — Motion: "Approve TASB recommended revisions to Policy Update 124 on first reading." Motion passed. (Mover: Dr. Muniz; Second: Dr. Pettis.)

2) House Bill 3 early‑childhood and CCMR goals — Motion: "Adopt House Bill 3 early childhood and College Career and Military Readiness goals as presented." Motion passed. (Mover: Dr. Pettis; Second: Mr. Liao.) Administration will follow up on scheduling/TSI questions raised by a parent.

3) Monthly tax collections for February 2025 — Motion: "Approve monthly tax collections as presented." Motion passed. (Mover: Mr. Leal; second recorded.) Reported tax-collection rate: 88.6% for the period.

4) Monthly financial statements (Feb. 2025) — Motion: "Approve the financial statements for the month ending 02/28/2025 as presented." Motion passed. (Moved: Mr. Leal; Second: Dr. Pettis.) Staff noted a planned timing dip in general fund balances tied to state payment timing and bond payments.

5) Quarterly investment report (Dec. 1–Feb. 28) — Motion: "Approve quarterly investment report as presented." Motion passed. Staff reported year-to-date interest income of roughly $213,000 and said most funds were invested in Texas-class.

6) Budget amendments — Motion: "Approve seven budget amendments as presented." Motion passed. Staff noted transfers to functions including data processing (Function 53) and community services (Function 61/HELP program).

7) Award/extension of proposals and contracts — Motion: "Approve award/extension of proposals and contracts and two new contracts as presented." Motion passed. Contracts covered custodial supplies, safety uniforms, electrical supplies, music instruments, and PowerSchool modules; amounts authorized were maximums and locally funded.

8) Reject marquee bid CNST0225 (Phase 2) — Motion: "Reject bids for HCISD new marquees at various campuses (Phase 2), bid number CNST0225." Motion passed. Staff said only one bid was received and it exceeded estimate; district will re-scope and rebid.

9) Internal audit reports — Presented in committee; no board motion required but trustees requested risk‑aligned reporting improvements and a severity tiering of findings.

10) Personnel and contracts (executive session) — Motion: "Approve employment of teachers and other professional staff as recommended in executive session." Motion passed. (Mover: Dr. Pettis; second recorded.) Motion: "Approve renewal of administrator contracts for 2025–26 as discussed in executive session." Motion passed. (Mover: Mr. Liao; Second: Dr. Muniz.)

Ending: The recorded motions above reflect the meeting’s formal board actions. For votes where a roll-call list was not read aloud in the transcript, the minutes indicate the motion carried; staff will include roll-call vote details in the official board minutes published after the meeting.