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Harris County board extends superintendent contract, adopts ELA materials and approves contracts; proclaims March fine-arts observances
Summary
At its March 13 meeting, the Harris County Board of Education extended the superintendent's contract for one year, approved a multimillion-dollar elementary ELA materials adoption payment schedule, awarded a landscape contract, approved several district contracts and proclamations recognizing fine-arts months and school breakfast week.
Garnet Ray III, chairman of the Harris County Board of Education, presided over the March 13 regular meeting where the board approved a series of personnel, curriculum and contract items and issued proclamations recognizing fine-arts and school nutrition observances.
The board voted to extend Superintendent Doctor Finney's employment contract for an additional year after completing its annual evaluation. "I appreciate the opportunity, and I must give most of the credit to my team out here," Finney said after the board moved to approve his contract.
In a separate curriculum and instructional-materials action, the board approved adoption of a Savvas (formerly Pearson) English language arts package. District staff presented a payment schedule the board approved: a $70,000 down payment due on approval, a $467,000 payment scheduled for July 15 and a remaining payment deferred to July 15, 2026. Staff described the district's total commitment as $537,000 and said the payment schedule…
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