Spring Branch ISD board approves closure of Northbrook Middle School, enacts boundary changes

The Spring Branch Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 7-0 on May 11, 2026, to approve a resolution to close Northbrook Middle School and to implement boundary adjustments related to Spring Woods Middle School, Spring Oaks Middle School and Landrum Middle School. Secretary Walker Agnew Jr. moved the resolution and Trustee Chris Earnest seconded the motion, which the minutes record as passing unanimously.

Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Blaine had placed the recommendation to close Northbrook on the meeting agenda. The minutes list nine residents who addressed the Board during public comment on that agenda item — Patricia Cabrera, Cristopher Melendez, Grace Fyfe, Linda Bennett, David Lopez, Diana Martinez-Alexander, Malena Jezek, Sean Gambini and Mallory Shaddix — and note that two others (Tyler Talabi and Thomas Davis) signed up but did not appear. The minutes do not include verbatim text of the public remarks or implementation details such as the effective date for the closure, student reassignment plans, or enrollment and capacity figures.

According to the official record, "Motion was made by Secretary Walker Agnew Jr., and seconded by Trustee Chris Earnest that the Board of Trustees approve the Resolution to Close Northbrook Middle School and Enact Related Boundary Adjustments related to Spring Woods Middle School, Spring Oaks Middle School, and Landrum Middle School." The minutes record the vote as 7-0. The record does not state a timeline for implementation or operational details; those items were not specified in the minutes.

Next steps are not recorded in the minutes; the district's public website and future Board agendas or staff reports would be the expected venues for details on student reassignment, transportation changes, and timelines.