Votes at a glance: NEISD board approves personnel moves, wage resolution, HB3 goals; declines Hidden Forest turf agreement

The Northeast ISD Board of Trustees recorded the following formal actions on Jan. 14 (all votes noted below were taken at the regular meeting unless stated):

1) Personnel and superintendent contract (executive session outcomes) - Action: Routine personnel approvals (assistant principal appointments) — Motion moved by Trustee Landry, seconded by Trustee Villareal. Outcome: Approved, vote 7–0. - Action: Recommendation for termination of Chapter 21 term contract employees (as presented in executive session) — Motion moved by Trustee Thompson, seconded by Trustee Chigi. Outcome: Approved, vote 7–0. - Action: Recommendation for termination of a Chapter 21 probationary contract employee — Motion moved by Trustee Cox, seconded by Trustee Shelton. Outcome: Approved, vote 7–0. - Action: Superintendent contract approval (as discussed in executive session) — Motion moved by Trustee Villareal, seconded by Trustee Villareal. Outcome: Approved, vote 7–0.

2) Wage payments during emergency school closures - Action: Resolution to provide wage payments to employees instructed not to report to work during inclement‑weather school closures (for the 2024–2025 school year as corrected in public remarks). Motion to approve by Trustee Shelton; second by Trustee ? (record shows a second and unanimous approval). Outcome: Approved, vote 7–0.

3) House Bill 3 goals (HB3) 2025–2029 - Action: Adopt five‑year HB3 board goals (early literacy, early math, sixth‑grade proficiencies and CCMR targets). Motion to approve by Trustee Tracy Shelton; second by Trustee Villareal. Outcome: Approved, vote 7–0.

4) Hidden Forest turf interlocal agreement (operations) - Action: Decline/deny the City of San Antonio interlocal agreement for a Hidden Forest turf field as presented in the board packet. Motion to decline by Trustee L’Oreal; seconded by Trustee Villareal. Outcome: Approved to decline, vote 7–0. Board directed staff to consult with Councilman John Courage’s office and the Hidden Forest PTA on alternatives.

5) Consent agenda - Action: Routine consent items (including business services purchases over $50,000 and an HVAC chiller procurement item). Motion and second as recorded. Outcome: Approved, vote 7–0.

How items were recorded in the minutes: Most motions were made during the open meeting or immediately following executive session. Where the record uses voice votes (“Aye/Nay”) the board clerk recorded a 7–0 tally. Minutes indicate unanimous support across the listed motions.

Notes: The meeting also included substantive presentations (TAPR, district scorecard, PTA report) and an extended public comment period about proposed school consolidations; no final board action on consolidation was taken at the Jan. 14 meeting.