Board approves $13,048,578 amendment for Houston STEM and Career Academy, OKs purchasing and finance items
Summary
The board approved Amendment No. 1 to the ICB Construction agreement for the Houston STEM and Career Academy, citing a 'financial impact of $13,048,578 and 40' in the motion. The meeting also approved a $199,116 mental health grant purchase, consolidated application resolution, bank depositories and November 2025 financial reports.
The Houston County Board of Education approved a contract amendment and several fiscal items during its Jan. 7 meeting.
Mister Ivory moved to approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between the Houston County School District and ICB Construction Group Inc. for the Houston STEM and Career Academy; the motion referenced a "financial impact of $13,048,578 and 40" as stated in the transcript and carried on a unanimous 6–0 vote. The transcript includes the phrase "and 40" without additional clarification; the board record should be consulted for the formal contract language and exact figure breakdown.
Separately, the board approved the purchasing report for January 2026, which includes a $199,116 allocation from the general fund for a mental health grant to provide virtual therapy services for students. The board also approved the 2026 consolidated application resolution, the bank depositories for 2026 and the November 2025 financial reports; each motion passed on recorded unanimous votes in the meeting transcript.
The contract amendment concerns the Houston STEM and Career Academy construction agreement; the transcript captures the motion and vote but does not contain full contract documents or additional budget detail.
