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Votes at a glance: Pasadena ISD board approves personnel, contracts, grants and program items
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Summary
At its April 22 meeting the Pasadena ISD Board of Trustees approved routine consent items, personnel appointments, multiple construction contracts tied to the 2022 bond program, several grant awards and student travel requests; all motions carried by voice vote.
The Pasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees, meeting April 22, approved a series of routine and substantive items by voice vote. The board recorded motions, seconds and the outcome for each item during open session. The following is a concise list of actions taken and relevant details.
Key approvals and motions (motion mover — second — outcome):
- Consent agenda (general consent of listed routine items). Motion: Miss Sullivan — Second: Mr. Fernandez — Outcome: Motion carries.
- Administrative personnel appointments (addenda items a–e). Motion: Paola Gonzales — Second: Kenny Fernandez — Outcome: Motion carries. Appointments announced included Christina Cross as assistant principal at Bondy Intermediate; Jarrell Hudson as assistant principal at May Smith Elementary; Patrick Longstreet as Director of Athletics; and Jennifer Stewart as principal at Southeastern High School.
- Reclassification of ACE family engagement specialist (A01 to E06) for 2024–25. Motion: Marshall Kendrick — Second: Nelda Sullivan — Outcome: Motion carries.
- Instructional materials and technology allotments and TEA certification for 2025–26. Motion: Nelda Sullivan — Second: Paola Gonzales — Outcome: Motion carries.
- San Jacinto College services (GED/ESL courses for parents) for 2025–26. Motion: Nelda Sullivan — Second: Kenny Fernandez — Outcome: Motion carries.
- Texas Education Agency LASSO Cycle 3 Strong Foundations planning grant award, $200,000. Motion: Kenny Fernandez — Second: Crystal Davila — Outcome: Motion carries.
- Texas Workforce Commission CAMP Code grant program and agreements, $52,302. Motion: Crystal Davila — Second: Paola Gonzales — Outcome: Motion carries.
- Clothed by Faith on‑site closet (approval to host program closets). Motion: Nelda Sullivan — Second: Paola Gonzales — Outcome: Motion carries.
- Sam Rayburn High School Texan Battalion JROTC travel to Washington, D.C., June 15–19 (Joint Leadership and Academic Bowl championship). Motion: Kenny Fernandez — Second: Nelda Sullivan — Outcome: Motion carries. Board noted the trip is all‑expense paid by U.S. Army Cadet Command and College Options Foundation.
- Pasadena Memorial High School student travel to Carnegie Hall (Scholastic Art & Writing Awards) June 10–12 — estimated cost ~$6,000. Motion: Marshall Kendrick — Second: Kenny Fernandez — Outcome: Motion carries.
- J. Frank Dobie High School speech/debate qualifying team travel to national tournaments (NIETOC, Kansas City; NCFL, Chicago) — estimated $16,000. Motion: Nelda Sullivan — Second: Kenny Fernandez — Outcome: Motion carries.
Construction and bond program approvals:
- Construction contract: Drymalla Construction Company, New Williams Elementary School replacement project — $36,104,609. Motion: Marshall Kendrick — Second: Nelda Sullivan — Outcome: Motion carries.
- Construction contract: Geary Mechanical LP, 2022 bond hydronic piping replacement at Burnett and Fraser Elementary — $2,326,662. Motion: Kenny Fernandez — Second: Nelda Sullivan — Outcome: Motion carries.
- Construction contract: Brown & Root Industrial Services LLC, 2022 bond domestic piping replacement at South Houston Intermediate — $1,445,241. Motion: Miss Sullivan — Second: (recorded second) — Outcome: Motion carries. Staff noted work will be invasive and occur over the summer to avoid impact to summer programs.
- Allowance expenditure authorizations (AEAs) and testing agreements tied to 2022 bond projects (Parkview Intermediate, New Parks Elementary): AEA #02 HVAC BAS replacement at Parkview — $74,771; AEA #13 New Parks Elementary — $85,828; HVAC testing and balancing agreement with National Precision Air LLC for New Parks — $66,750. All motions to approve were moved and seconded as recorded; all carried.
Other approvals and items for information:
- Certified and support personnel listings for 2024–25 and 2025–26 (information only).
- Construction updates and district vulnerability assessment (information only).
- Announcement and public recording of trustee continuing education completions for the period 05/01/2024–04/22/2025; attorneys reviewed required training areas.
All motions that were called to a vote were recorded in the meeting transcript as receiving an affirmative voice vote and the clerk announced “Motion carries.” The board had six members present at the meeting and no members absent; the transcript shows recorded unanimous voice outcomes in each instance where the clerk asked “All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries.”
