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Board approves consent agenda and related items unanimously at Feb. 11 La Porte ISD meeting
Summary
The La Porte ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the consent agenda at its Feb. 11 meeting, covering minutes, reports, financial items, personnel actions, audit and insurance renewals, and a grant partnership.
The La Porte ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the consent agenda at its Feb. 11 meeting. The items bundled in the consent motion included board meeting minutes, principal reports, financial and human-resources reports, a resolution to pay employees for missed work days due to winter storm Enzo, an audit engagement letter for the year ending June 30, 2025, an attendance waiver for January 2025 related to the storm, a budget amendment, employment approvals for professional staff, authorization to execute a depository services contract, renewal of property and casualty insurance coverage, and approval of a Scaling for Success grant partnership agreement with Communities In Schools.
Vice President Martin read the consent items into the record, and the board chair called for a motion. A motion was made and seconded; Trustee Perez is recorded as the second. The board voted unanimously to approve the consent agenda.
Later in the meeting, after an insurance presentation from broker Joe Blasey and district discussion about how stadium and fieldhouse additions will affect premiums, the board took a separate motion on the insurance-related item and approved it in a subsequent vote.
Motion and vote summary:
- Motion: Approve consent agenda items a–n as read into the record (minutes; principal reports; financial, HR and investment reports; Resolution No. 2025-02 to pay employees for missed work days due to winter storm Enzo; audit engagement letter; attendance waiver; budget amendment; employment of staff; depository services contract authorization; renewal of property/casualty insurance; Scaling for Success grant partnership). Mover: not specified in the record. Second: Trustee Perez. Outcome: approved (unanimous).
- Motion: Approve insurance-related action presented after item M (details discussed by insurance broker). Mover: not specified in the record. Second: not specified. Outcome: approved.
The board did not take separate roll-call tallies naming each trustee's vote in the minutes excerpt; chair announced unanimous approval for the consent motion.
