HEB ISD board approves naming six district facilities to honor coaches and community leaders

The HEB ISD Board of Trustees voted to approve naming six district facilities to honor former coaches and community leaders, the board announced at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. The board’s subcommittee, campus legacy committees and district administrators reviewed the recommendations before the board acted. The recommendations approved included naming the tennis facility for Moses Reese, the Trinity tennis facility for Cal Hopkins, the LD Bell Raider Ball for Tim Edwards, the existing Trinity football field for Steve Line Weaver, the 24-hour fitness center the Debbie Williams Activity Center and the district’s family support center the Faye Beaulieu Family Support Center. The district said permanent plaques will be placed at each location and ceremonies will follow. The board received brief introductions from honorees and family members during the presentation. Athletic Director Mike Fielder introduced the coaching honorees and described their records and influence on student-athletes. Fielder called the coaches “transformational,” saying they “didn’t just coach their sport, they coached the whole child.” Julie Cole, vice president of the board, presented the recommendation prepared by the trustees’ subcommittee, campus legacy committees and administrators. Board action: A motion to approve the naming recommendation as presented was moved and seconded and the motion passed. (Motion text: “the board approve the naming of 6 facilities as presented.”) The minutes record the motion as approved; mover and seconder were not specified in the audio record provided. Discussion versus decision: The bulk of the item was presentation and recognition of honorees; the formal action was the single board motion to approve the naming recommendations. The transcript shows no amendments to the recommendations and no conditions attached to approval. Background: The board said additional naming proposals related to visual and performing arts will be presented later, and that additional athletic facility names will be brought forward when new high school construction is complete.