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Votes at a glance: board approves trips, consent items, personnel and project contracts
Summary
Minutes show trustees approved multiple out-of-state student trips, the consent calendar and personnel reports, and authorized architect selections and project scope additions; votes in open session recorded as carried with no recorded opposition.
At its May 19, 2025 meeting the New Caney Independent School District Board of Trustees took the following recorded actions in open session. Where the transcript did not record individual roll-call tallies, the meeting record shows motions were made, seconded and the presiding officer called for vocal approval; in each listed item the meeting minutes state the motion "carries."
Votes at a glance
- Porter High School engineering out-of-state trips (Bezos Scholar to Aspen, Gamma Aviation prize trip to Yakima): Motion to approve travel for identified CTE students and teachers. Mover/second: motion recorded for Ms. Tompkins with Mr. Trout noted as second for one trip; transcript shows vocal approval and "Motion carries." Outcome: approved.
- West Fork High School band/choir/orchestra out-of-state trip (Orlando, April 2026): Motion to approve the combined fine-arts trip; attendees to pay costs; trustees approved. Outcome: approved.
- New Caney High School Technology Student Association national competition trip (Nashville, June 26–July 1): Motion to approve travel for two students and a teacher funded by CTE funds; trustees approved. Outcome: approved.
- Consent calendar (minutes, finance, purchasing, facilities, instruction items): Motion by Mr. Trout, second by Ms. Harrell; trustees approved the consent calendar as presented. Outcome: approved.
- Personnel consent (personnel reports): Motion and second recorded; trustees approved personnel reports in the consent calendar. Outcome: approved.
- Arcadis selection as architect for Porter High School Phase 3: Motion to select Arcadis and authorize the superintendent to negotiate, finalize and execute contract for a fair and reasonable price; motion and second recorded, trustees approved. Outcome: approved.
- Arcadis selection as architect for New Caney ISD Elementary Campus No. 13: Motion to select Arcadis and authorize the superintendent to negotiate, finalize and execute contract; motion and second recorded, trustees approved. Outcome: approved.
- CPR 27 A & B for West Fork High School Phase 2 (PEMB building and associated work to construct a covered multipurpose practice facility): Motion to approve additional scope for Duratech as part of phase 2; motion and second recorded, trustees approved. Outcome: approved.
Where recorded, the meeting transcript shows motions were moved and seconded (examples: Ms. Tompkins moved and Mr. Trout seconded for a Porter trip motion; Mr. Trout moved the consent calendar and Ms. Harrell seconded). The public record in open session shows trustees voiced "Aye" on each motion and the presiding officer declared the motion carried.
