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Pearland ISD board approves personnel hires, finds teacher abandoned contract and authorizes TEA referral
Summary
The Pearland Independent School District Board approved recommended hires, voted 7-0 to find that probationary teacher Ashley Frames abandoned her contract and authorized the board president to request sanction from the Texas Education Agency; the board also noted a separate teacher, Elle Winn, left before her contract return and will not be reported to TEA.
The Pearland Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the superintendent’s recommended hires and took three personnel actions in open session following a closed-session review of personnel matters.
During open session, Trustee Scheffler moved "I move we accept and approve the superintendent's recommendation for employment of personnel as presented," a motion seconded by Trustee Carter; the board recorded the vote as "Motion carries 7 0." The board provided no additional details in the transcript about the individual hires or positions approved.
Later, Trustee Scheffler moved that the board "issue a finding in accordance with TEC section 21.210(c)(2) and 19 TAC 249.14(g) that good cause did not exist for Ashley Frames, a probationary contract teacher, to abandon her employment contract and abandon her position with Pearland ISD." Trustee Johnson seconded the motion, which passed 7-0. The board then authorized the board president to send a letter to the Texas Education Agency’s Educator Certification Division seeking sanction of Ashley Frames for abandonment; that motion, moved by Trustee Scheffler and seconded by Trustee Carter, also passed 7-0.
Board members discussed fund-balance reporting earlier in the meeting. A business-office presenter explained that fund-balance categories are produced as a June 30 snapshot in the annual report and that budget amendments are staff estimates of year-end positions; audited data will be available after the district’s audit is complete. Unidentified speakers thanked the business services staff and specifically acknowledged Miss Pham for her work on the presentation.
The board convened in closed session under Texas Government Code chapter 551 (personnel matters cited) at 7:12 p.m. and returned to open session at 7:57 p.m. No votes were taken while in closed session, and the board stated any action would occur in open session. The meeting adjourned at 7:59 p.m.
Votes at a glance - Employment approvals: motion by Trustee Scheffler, seconded by Trustee Carter; outcome — approved, 7-0. Details of individual positions not specified in the transcript. - Finding regarding Ashley Frames (abandonment): motion by Trustee Scheffler, seconded by Trustee Johnson; outcome — approved, 7-0. - Authorization to send letter to Texas Education Agency regarding Ashley Frames: motion by Trustee Scheffler, seconded by Trustee Carter; outcome — approved, 7-0.
Next steps The board directed the board president to send the referral letter to the Texas Education Agency. The transcript does not specify deadlines for that referral or further personnel actions.
