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Whitehouse ISD board appoints Dr. Maricela Helm as Executive Director of Student Services
Summary
Following closed session, the Whitehouse ISD Board of Trustees voted 5–0 (two absences) to approve Dr. Maricela Helm as Executive Director of Student Services on a 12‑month assignment under the district salary schedule.
The Whitehouse Independent School District Board of Trustees approved Dr. Maricela Helm as Executive Director of Student Services following closed session on June 9, 2025. "Motion made to approve Dr. Maricela Helm as Executive Director of Student Services, per district salary schedule for a 12 month assignment as presented," and the motion, moved by Holly Conaway and seconded by Al Flanagan, passed with five yeas and two absences.
Board records show the vote tally as Holly Conaway: Yea; Joe Conflitti: Yea; Al Flanagan: Yea; Todd Raabe: Yea; Keidric Trimble: Yea; Nick Moss and Maegan Schneider were recorded absent. The action followed an executive-session personnel discussion listed under Texas Government Code Chapter 551 (Open Meetings Act), section 551.074, which authorizes deliberation on employee appointments and evaluations.
The board did not record additional details in the meeting transcript about Dr. Helm’s contract length beyond the 12‑month assignment or the specific salary amount; those terms were recorded as "per district salary schedule" in the motion. No public comment or debate about the appointment appears in the transcript.
