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Spring ISD to seek low-attendance waivers; district wins arts grants and awards contracts
Summary
Board approved staff requests to apply for two low-attendance waivers and heard awards of arts-integration grants and RFP results; the district will use external vendors for arts programming and received support from Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.
Spring ISD administration requested and the board recorded approval to pursue two low-attendance waivers to the Texas Education Agency: one for Sept. 24 at Spring High School (loss of electricity) and a second for Oct. 10 at Jenkins Elementary (low attendance due to a hand‑foot‑and‑mouth outbreak). The compliance officer explained the TEA threshold for low-attendance waivers and said staff would submit required documentation.
Arts integration and grants: The board heard results of an RFP for arts-integration services (11 vendors responded; administration recommended eight qualified vendors). David Langrebe, newly named director of professional visual arts, described using smaller local arts vendors to expand secondary arts integration and noted prior literacy gains tied to arts residencies. The district announced grants from the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion and others, including a $10,000 grant to support Bailey Middle School’s percussion ensemble travel and a transportation reimbursement check (about $15,000) to bus fifth graders to pavilion events.
Procurement and awards: The arts items and grants were presented as part of larger procurement and grants materials; trustees asked for details on program scope and funding sources where relevant. Administration said program details and budgets would be provided as requested.
