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Pasadena ISD board reviews policy revisions on library materials, homebound services and grievance cross-references
Summary
General counsel presented multiple policy updates including removal of expired Chapter 313 references, an expansion of homebound services to include psychological services, and a clarified library challenge and parental‑access process; the board approved the revisions.
The Pasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees reviewed and approved several policy revisions at its Sept. 24 meeting after a presentation from Sandra Hoon, the district’s general counsel.
Hoon said the recommended changes to CCGB remove provisions tied to Texas Tax Code Chapter 313 (commonly called the Economic Development Act), which expired in 2022. “That did expire in 2022 so there’s no reason that those provisions are still in the policy,” she said, and noted the district had not executed such agreements in the past. The retained language preserves reporting obligations should an agreement ever exist, including a requirement that local officials report potential conflicts within 60 days, she said.
The board also approved a revision to homebound instruction policy to explicitly allow psychological services as part of homebound services and to clarify that eligibility periods do not need to be consecutive (for example, a four‑week total need need not be four continuous weeks), Hoon said.
On library materials (EFB Local), Hoon detailed steps to improve transparency and parent access: parents may view the district’s online library catalog via ParentSquare or by making an appointment at the campus to view the catalog in person; the district will provide a standard form for formal challenges; the director of libraries is designated to lead reconsideration processes; a reconsideration committee must be convened within 15 days and issue a report within 60 days; and appeal steps run through existing grievance levels before board consideration.
Hoon said other edits mostly align cross‑references in the grievance and complaint policies (FNG and GF local) to existing series (for example, FFH for dating violence complaints and CKE for police officer complaints).
Trustees moved the policies to a vote later in the meeting and carried the motions to adopt the revisions (motion by Miss Sullivan; second by Miss Davala). The board discussed no further changes and approved the updated policies.
What happens next: The district will update its administrative regulations to mirror the newly adopted policies and supply the required forms and procedures for challenges and reporting.
