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Board actions at a glance: monitoring updates, consent agenda, personnel vote

5841436 · August 15, 2025
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Summary

At the Aug. 14 Houston ISD Board meeting the board accepted progress-monitoring updates (Goals 1 and 2) 9–0, approved the consent agenda 9–0, and later voted 9–0 to terminate the performance contract of Pew Elementary principal Keith Garcia after closed session.

Key formal actions taken by the Houston ISD Board of Managers at the Aug. 14 meeting:

- Progress-monitoring updates (Goal 1 and Goal 2): Motion to accept monitoring updates for Goal 1 (GPMs 1.1–1.3) and Goal 2 (GPMs 2.1–2.3). Vote: 9–0 (approved).

- Consent agenda: Motion to approve consent agenda items. Vote: 9–0 (approved).

- Personnel action (closed session): Motion to terminate the performance contract of Keith Garcia, former Pew Elementary principal, and authorize the superintendent to give notice on terms discussed in closed session. Vote: 9–0 (approved). The board provided only the motion and vote in open session; details discussed in closed session were not disclosed.

These items were recorded in the public minutes and the meeting reconvened after closed session to announce the termination action publicly.

Sources: Meeting record and roll-call votes as read into the public record on Aug. 14.