Plainview ISD board approves handbook amendment, committee appointments and stipends; emergency HVAC work noted
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Summary
Trustees voted 4–0 to appoint members to the School Health Advisory Committee, approve amendments to the student handbook and code of conduct (adding a suspected substance‑use assessment appendix and discretionary expulsion for continuous pervasive misbehavior), and authorize stipends for teacher leaders; an emergency HVAC purchase for the high school was reported.
At its meeting, the Plainview ISD Board of Trustees approved several business items including committee appointments, a student handbook amendment and stipends for teacher leaders, and the board was briefed on an emergency HVAC procurement at the high school.
The board approved appointments to the School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) as required by the Texas Education Agency; administration recommended a slate of parents and community members who will meet four times during the year. A motion to approve the appointments passed on a recorded voice/hand vote reported as 4–0.
Trustees also voted to amend the 2024–25 Student Handbook and Code of Conduct to add an appendix for suspected substance‑use assessment procedures and to include a discretionary expulsion option for continuous and pervasive misbehavior that disrupts campus operations. The district described the assessment process presented earlier in the meeting and said designated administrators and nurses will be trained to conduct assessments. The board motioned and approved the handbook amendment by a recorded 4–0 vote.
The board approved stipends for teacher leaders and content specialists to support curriculum framework work (approximately eight hours per semester, monthly two‑hour meetings) to develop pacing guides, bundled curriculum and teacher notes. District staff said the stipends will be funded from federal instructional funds.
In an information item, administrators reported an emergency procurement to replace seven HVAC units at Plainview High School. The district said the vendor procurement and crane scheduling required moving forward before the October board agenda and estimated a vendor price range of roughly $66,000 to $100,000; formal contract approval will be on the October agenda.
The consent agenda (minutes from prior special call and regular meetings) was approved 4–0. Where votes were recorded in the audio transcript, the board noted a unanimous 4–0 outcome on listed motions.
