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Alvin ISD trustees approve contracts, election schedule and personnel in February meeting
Summary
Alvin Independent School District trustees voted in February 2025 to approve election scheduling, construction contracts for security upgrades, procurement methods for high‑school projects, a benefits platform, grant resolutions, personnel actions and an assistant‑principal appointment.
Alvin Independent School District trustees voted on multiple routine and project‑level items during their February 2025 meeting, approving election scheduling, construction contracts, procurement methods and personnel matters.
Key votes recorded at the meeting included:
- Calling a general trustee election for May 3, 2025, for trustee positions 4 (currently held by Regan Peterson) and 5 (currently held by David Celski); motion moved by Trustee Celski and seconded by Trustee Garza. Outcome: motion carried, 7‑0.
- Approving a countywide joint election contract with Brazoria County to conduct the May 3, 2025 joint election; motion moved by Trustee Swinney and seconded by Trustee Scott. Outcome: motion carried, 7‑0.
- Awarding a construction contract for Phase 1A security vestibule upgrades to “e contractors” (name in transcript), not to exceed $1,733,287.50; motion moved by Trustee Scott and seconded by Trustee Garza. Outcome: motion carried, 7‑0.
- Awarding a construction contract for Phase 1B security vestibule upgrades to Toucan LLC doing business as Unbehagen Construction, not to exceed $1,129,000; motion moved by Trustee Johnson and seconded by Trustee Humbert. Outcome: motion carried, 7‑0.
- Approving the use of Construction Manager at Risk as the procurement method for expansion and renovation projects at Alvin High School and Manville High School; motion moved by Trustee Swinney and seconded by Trustee Garza. Outcome: motion carried, 7‑0.
- Approving an insurance and benefit enrollment platform RFP award to Benefitfocus for a three‑year fixed contract (option to renew two additional one‑year terms), at $4.33 per employee; annual estimated cost for 4,000 enrollments $207,859.20; motion moved by Trustee Celsky and seconded by Trustee Johnson. Outcome: motion carried, 7‑0.
- Approving a grant resolution for Communities In Schools (CIS) for the 2025‑26 school year to support CIS programs at Alvin Junior High, Harvey Junior High and Iowa Colony High School; motion moved by Trustee Scott and seconded by Trustee Garza. Outcome: motion carried, 7‑0.
- Approving a resolution to address employee compensation and related actions for the January 2025 winter storm closure; motion moved by Trustee Humbert and seconded by Trustee Johnson. Outcome: motion carried, 7‑0.
- Approving personnel action items (as amended), including routine hires and separations; motion moved by Trustee Swinney and seconded by Trustee Humbert. Outcome: motion carried, 7‑0.
- Approving an administrative appointment for assistant principal at Stevenson Elementary: Danica Garza (recommended by committee). Motion moved by Trustee Humbert and seconded by Trustee Swinney. Outcome: motion carried with 6 in favor, 1 abstention (transcript does not record the name of the abstaining trustee).
Presentations earlier in the meeting also noted a transportation grant award of approximately $1,157,000 to replace nine diesel buses; district staff said the grant covers most of the purchase price and will be used with a budget amendment to acquire new buses. The transportation presentation credited operations staff for securing close to 30 grants overall and described the recent award as covering nine buses (district comment: about $1,157,000 total) with an approximate replacement cost cited at $160,000 per bus and a reimbursement figure of about $128,000 per bus.
All votes described above were taken during the open session and recorded in the meeting transcript as carrying by the tallies stated; where individual trustee vote names were not read aloud, the transcript reports the motion outcome (for example, “motion carries seven‑zero” or the numerical tally given).
