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Splendora ISD board approves curriculum purchases, rescinds contractor award and hires Piney Woods principal
Summary
At a May 5 special called meeting, the Splendora ISD Board approved multiple curriculum and testing purchases, rescinded a prior award for baseball/softball drainage improvements to DTurfMeister, LLC, and approved the hire of Mrs. Bay Hill as principal of Piney Woods Elementary. One hiring for a Special Service Coordinator was tabled.
The Splendora Independent School District Board of Trustees at a special called meeting on May 5, 2026 approved a consent agenda of curriculum and testing purchases and took action on several personnel and procurement items.
The board approved annual student licenses for MAP testing and adopted multiple curricula, including McGraw-Hill social studies for grades 7–12, Summit K–12 science (grades 3–12), HMH literature (grades 6–12), Bluebonnet math (secondary and K–5), and Amplify Boost Reading (K–5). A motion "to approve the reviewed Consent Agenda items A through J" was recorded as made by Dan Muirhead and seconded by Jennifer Stewart; the minutes record the motion passed (voting totals recorded as 5 yea, 0 nay).
The board also rescinded the March 16, 2026 award of CSP #26-04 (Project #901-001) for baseball/softball drainage improvements to DTurfMeister, LLC and delegated authority to the superintendent to notify DTurfMeister of that action. The minutes record a motion to rescind the award and delegate notification authority; the motion carried with a 6–0 vote.
On personnel, the board approved hiring Mrs. Bay Hill as principal of Piney Woods Elementary after a motion by Travis "Doc" Jones and second by Jennifer Stewart; the minutes record the motion passed (voting totals 5 yea, 0 nay, 1 abstain). The posted agenda item to approve hiring for the Special Service Coordinator was tabled for the May 18, 2026 regular board meeting.
The board met in closed session under the Texas Open Meetings Act for personnel and attorney consultation; the minutes note the board reconvened and that any actions arising from closed session would be taken in open session as required by law.
