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Votes at a glance: Alvin ISD board approves consent items, contract purchases, personnel and certifications (May 19, 2025)
Summary
The Alvin ISD Board of Trustees approved a set of consent, procurement and personnel motions May 19, 2025, including cooperative purchases for athletic surfaces, certification of trustee election returns, and administrative appointments.
The Alvin Independent School District Board of Trustees considered and recorded motions on multiple agenda items during its May 19, 2025 meeting. The board handled routine consent and procurement matters, certified election returns, and approved a set of personnel and administrative appointments.
Summary of actions (motions, movers/seconds and outcomes as recorded in the meeting):
- Consent agenda (items a–m): Motion to approve as presented; moved by Trustee Scott, seconded by Trustee Humbert. Outcome on the record: "Motion carries 7 0."
- Canvass and certify 05/03/2025 trustee election returns (positions 4 and 5): Motion to canvass and certify winners (Brian Roberson, position 4; Cheryl Harris, position 5); moved by Trustee Selske (as recorded), seconded by Trustee Swinney. Outcome on the record: "Motion carries 7 0." The clerk’s summary presented the unofficial vote shares and provisional ballot counts prior to canvass.
- Designation of nonbusiness days (House Bill 3033): Motion to approve the board’s designated nonbusiness days calendar (HB 3033 authorization allows up to 10 nonbusiness days per calendar year); moved by Trustee Scott, seconded by Trustee Humbert. Outcome: "Motion carries 7 0."
- Cooperative purchase: track repair, Shadow Creek High School: Motion to authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Bennion Sports Surfaces for the Shadow Creek High School track repair, estimated at $577,000; moved by Trustee Swinney, seconded by Trustee Garza. Outcome recorded: "Motion carries 7 0." Trustees discussed schedule and weather contingencies for asphalt and repairs.
- Cooperative purchase: synthetic turf replacement, Alvin High School Memorial Stadium: Motion to approve an estimated expenditure of $677,490 (cooperative contract, FieldTurf USA) for the varsity turf replacement; moved by Trustee Salsky (as recorded), seconded by Trustee Swinney. Outcome recorded: "Motion carries 7 0." Staff described manufacturing and installation timelines (28 days manufacturing plus ~21 days installation) and contingency planning for completion by Aug. 1.
- Contract renewal: districtwide athletic trainers: Motion to approve renewal with Methodist Hospital for athletic‑trainer services for the district; moved by Trustee Garza, seconded by Trustee Johnson. Outcome recorded: "Motion carries 7 0."
- Review of 2025–26 teacher appraisal calendar (informational): Motion to review the appraisal calendar as presented; moved by Trustee Humbert, seconded by Trustee Swinney. Outcome recorded: "Motion carries 7 0." The calendar is created annually under the district’s local appraisal system and presented for board review.
- Employment/Personnel approvals (new hires and a new director of maintenance): Motion to approve recommended personnel items; moved by Trustee Celski (as recorded), seconded by Trustee Scott. Outcome recorded: "Motion carries 7 0." The superintendent introduced the new director of maintenance to the board.
- Administrative appointment: Associate Principal, Alvin High School (Charles Moore): Motion to approve the appointment; moved by Trustee Scott, seconded by Trustee Humbert. Outcome recorded: "Motion carries 7 0." Moore was introduced; trustees welcomed him and his family.
- Administrative appointment: Executive Director of Elementary Education (Victoria Kwan): Motion to approve; moved by Trustee Garza, seconded by Trustee Humbert. The roll-call recorded on the transcript enumerated votes during the motion: the recorded counts on the floor were four in favor and two opposed as stated at the time of the vote; the superintendent announced the appointment following the vote.
- Administrative appointment: Executive Director of Secondary Education (Craig Rhodes): Motion to approve; moved and seconded as recorded. The transcript records discussion and a recorded response indicating two trustees opposed; the appointment was announced as approved on the record.
- Adjournment: Motion to adjourn moved by Trustee Humbert, seconded by Trustee Johnson. Outcome recorded: "Motion carries 7 0."
What the record shows: Most routine procurement and contract actions passed unanimously (7–0), and the board approved multiple personnel and administrative appointments. Two executive‑leadership appointments produced recorded opposition from trustees (counts statutorily recorded on the floor as read). The transcript does not provide full roll‑call sheets for every contested vote; where the transcript states a numerical count during the meeting, those counts are summarized above and reproduced from the board record as spoken on the floor.
Detailed backup documents (bid tabulations, cooperative contract references, and personnel packets) were attached to the meeting agenda materials and referenced during discussion; the board’s formal contract awards and purchase orders will follow the district’s procurement review and posting procedures.
