Humble ISD trustees approve personnel actions, $83.9 million GMP for Ross Sterling project and bond authorization; student expulsion upheld
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The Humble Independent School District Board of Trustees on Oct. 23 approved personnel recommendations, a final termination order, the Ross Sterling guaranteed maximum price and an order authorizing district bond issuance.
The Humble Independent School District Board of Trustees on Oct. 23 approved a series of administrative and fiscal actions, including personnel recommendations, a final order terminating a term contract, and authorization for bond issuance and construction spending.
Board members voted unanimously to approve the administration's personnel recommendations as presented in closed session. The board also voted unanimously to issue a final order terminating the term contract of Creighton Wells “for good cause as determined by the board,” and authorized the superintendent or designee to take appropriate notices and actions.
Trustees voted 6 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 abstention to uphold the administration's decision on a student expulsion, after a closed-session review. The transcript records the tally as “6 in favor, 1 abstention”; names of each vote are not read aloud in the public record included in the transcript.
In business pulled from the consent agenda, trustees approved a guaranteed maximum price of $83,928,817 offered by Satterfield and Pontikas for the Ross Sterling school project. Board discussion noted the original architect estimate was roughly $95–100 million and that the approved GMP is approximately 3–4% higher than a similar middle school signed two years earlier. Trustees praised staff and the building‑planning team for value engineering and cost management during a period of elevated materials inflation.
The board also approved an order authorizing the issuance of Humble ISD unlimited tax school building and refunding bonds in one or more series, and authorized a pricing officer to approve sale awards within specified parameters. Administration said the district expects to realize refinancing savings from current market conditions and to preserve momentum for bond‑funded construction projects.
Two procedural items were also recorded: the board unanimously approved reconsideration of a consent item (6q) and then voted to postpone action on 6q (nomination for a Region 4 TASB board seat) to the Oct. 30, 2025 meeting so materials can be finalized.
All formal motions and outcomes reported during the meeting are summarized below.