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Tomball ISD board votes: bus routing contract, utility agreement, educator finding and routine items
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the board approved a Transfinder bus-routing contract, amendments to a water and wastewater agreement with MUD 572, designated an alternate TEA approver, and rendered a finding under Texas administrative and education codes for an educator; most items passed unanimously.
The Tomball ISD Board of Trustees approved several agenda items at its Jan. 14 meeting, including contracts, an administrative designation and a personnel-related finding.
Votes at a glance
- Bus routing contract (Item A): Approved unanimously. The board approved a five-year contract between Tomball ISD and Transfinder to provide bus routing hardware and software in the amount of $1,203,748 using Strategic Plan 2030 and local funds. The motion was made by Mr. McStravick and seconded by Mr. White.
- Water and wastewater agreement amendments with Municipal Utility District No. 572 (Item B): Approved unanimously. Motion made by Ms. Salem and seconded by Mr. McStravick. The agenda described the action only as “approve amendments to the water and wastewater service agreement with municipal utility district number 572.” Specific amendment details were not provided in the public portion of the meeting record.
- Physical security systems upgrade (Item C): Approved 6-1. See separate article for details; motion made by Mr. White and seconded by Mr. McStravick.
- Alternate TEA approver for TEAL (Item D): Approved unanimously. The board designated Mark White, assistant superintendent of accountability, as alternate approver for Texas Education Agency web applications within the TEAL system; motion made by Mr. Levandowski and seconded by Miss Bass.
- Educator finding under Texas Administrative Code, related to Texas Education Code sections (Item E): Approved unanimously. The board voted to “render a finding under Texas Administrative Code Section 249.14g that good cause did not exist as required by Texas Education Code Sections 21.105(c), 21.160(c), or 21.210(c) for the following educator, Aaron Trent.” The motion was made by Mr. White and seconded by Mr. McStravick. The board made no further action on the record beyond the finding.
- Consent agenda: Approved unanimously. The board approved the consent agenda earlier in the meeting; items included in the consent agenda were presented as part of meeting materials and were approved without separate roll-call discussion.
Actions taken at the meeting will be reflected in official minutes and the district’s posted board packet.
