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Tomball ISD trustees unanimously approve grant, contracts, calendar, insurance, FFA awards and personnel hires
Summary
At the March board meeting trustees unanimously approved a $200,000 behavioral‑health grant, a $100,000 addendum to a Clear Hope contract, the 2026–27 instructional calendar, TASB liability insurance, a $334,000 FFA show‑animal award and multiple personnel contracts.
Tomball ISD trustees voted unanimously on a series of consent and considered agenda items in the board meeting, approving a behavioral‑health grant, several contracts and awards, the district instructional calendar for 2026–27, insurance coverage and dozens of employment contracts for the 2025–26 school year.
Votes at a glance: all items listed below were approved by voice vote with no recorded dissent.
• Accept $200,000 grant from the Tomball Regional Health Foundation to support campus‑based behavioral health initiatives. Motion to accept made by Mr. Mixtravik and seconded by Mr. White; motion carried unanimously.
• Approve addendum to the Clear Hope contract extending services through June 30, 2025 and adding $100,000 for spring semester, bringing the contract total to $190,635. Motion made by Mrs. Salem and seconded by Mr. McStravick; motion carried unanimously. A trustee confirmed that the recently approved grant funds will be used to cover the additional $100,000.
• Approve the 2026–27 instructional calendar as recommended by the Tomball ISD calendar committee (187 instructional days referenced by a board member). Motion made by Mr. White and seconded by Mr. Levandowski; motion carried unanimously.
• Approve TASB general liability and automobile liability insurance. Motion made by Mr. McStravick and seconded by Ms. Bass; motion carried unanimously.
• Award RFP 979‑24/26 (FFA project: show animals) to multiple vendors for a total of $334,000, funded through campus activity funds. Contract term runs March 18, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2028. Motion made by Mrs. Salem and seconded by Mr. McStravick; motion carried unanimously. Board members noted that vendors on cooperative contracts may still change pricing and the district is not locked into a vendor if pricing becomes unreasonable.
• Approve employment of multiple professional personnel for the 2025–26 school year (probationary, one‑year, multi‑year and other contract types across many roles including teachers, counselors, therapists, nurses and support staff). Motion made by Mr. Levandowski and seconded by Mrs. Salem; motion carried unanimously.
The board approved the full consent agenda earlier in the meeting by voice vote.
Board President opened the public comment period; one member of the public, Dan Cranford, urged greater naming and accountability in district reporting, questioned cooperative purchasing savings and asked how the district would handle bond debt if state school‑choice funding changed. Cranford also repeated a concern that cooperative fees could offset savings and that cooperative arrangements fund statewide organizations. Trustees did not take action on the public comment during the meeting.
