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Votes at a glance: Key Humble ISD board actions, Jan. 14, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken by the Humble ISD board on Jan. 14, 2025, including personnel approvals, vendor listing, district improvement plans, calendar adoption and trustee election order.
The Humble ISD board of trustees recorded the following formal actions on Jan. 14, 2025.
1) Personnel recommendations (Agenda item 4a) Motion: "I move that the board approves the administration's personnel recommendations as presented in closed session with addendum." Mover: Trustee Holmes. Second: Trustee Sitton. Outcome: Approved, recorded as 7-0.
2) Resignation and release agreement — Humble ISD v. Maroney (Agenda item 4b) Motion: "I move that the board approve the resignation and release agreement in the matter styled Humble ISD versus Maroney as discussed in closed session." Mover: Trustee Holmes. Second: Trustee Grabowski. Outcome: Approved, recorded as 7-0. Docket number recorded in agenda: 040-lh-11-2024.
3) Authorization for legal negotiation — assistant athletic director dispute (Agenda item 4d) Motion: "I move to approve council to negotiate potential resolution in pending personnel dispute with the assistant athletic director as discussed in closed session." Mover: Trustee Holmes. Second: Trustee Scarfo. Outcome: Approved; meeting record indicates the motion passed with a recorded margin of 5-2.
4) Consent agenda (Items 5a–5n, excluding pulled items) Trustees moved and seconded approval of consent agenda items 5a through 5n with the exception of pulled item 5i. Outcome: Approved on reconsideration, recorded as 7-0.
5) District and campus improvement plans for 2024–25 (Pulled item 5o) Motion: "I move to approve the district and campus improvement plans for the 2024 2025 school year." Mover: Trustee Holmes. Second: Trustee Scarfo. Outcome: Approved, recorded as 7-0.
6) Approval of vendor listing for RFP 2021-006-11 (Pulled item 5i) Motion: "I move to approve the listing of vendors for RFP 2021-006-11 educational service consultants for district-wide use for the 2024 2025 school year." Mover: Trustee Holmes. Second: Trustee Lamond Dixon. Outcome: Approved, recorded as 4-3 after debate and an unsuccessful amendment to remove a named vendor.
7) Adoption of the 2025–26 district calendar (Agenda item 6a) Motion: "I move to adopt and approve the proposed Humble ISD 2025, 2026 calendar as presented in attachment." Mover: Trustee Holmes. Second: Trustee Lamond Dixon. Outcome: Approved, recorded as 7-0. The board agreed to move an elementary staff work day from Dec. 1 to March 23 to accommodate a community fundraising event.
8) Order calling trustee election (Agenda item 6b) Motion: "I move to approve the order for trustee election calling for the election of positions 1, 3, 4, and 5, and authorize the superintendent to negotiate and execute all agreements, take all actions, and provide all notices necessary for the same...including contracting with Harris County or any other governmental entities for purposes of conducting the election." Mover: Trustee Holmes. Second: Trustee Sitton. Outcome: Approved, recorded as 7-0.
Notes: Several items were discussed or pulled for presentation prior to approval. For the vendor-list vote (item 5i), counsel agreed to research whether future approvals should explicitly distinguish between newly proposed vendors and historically approved vendors so the board has clear precedent for future RFP actions.
