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Trustee Scheffler asked to pull two proposed high-school titles (No. 61 and No. 64) citing graphic imagery and alarmist environmental content; the board voted 6–1 to sequester the two books from the purchase list until the next meeting for further review.
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Trustees approved the 2026–27 academic calendar, budget amendment No. 4, additional personnel requests and a $4.7 million capital renewal plan; trustees discussed non-CDL buses, track resurfacing, band instrument replacement and a plan to return graduation to Pearland Stadium.
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Pearland ISD trustees accepted a resolution presented by State Rep. Jeff Berry congratulating Pearland High School’s band for selection to the 2026 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and recognized multiple student and staff accomplishments across arts, athletics and GT programs.
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Following closed session, the board approved personnel recommendations, extended Superintendent Dr. Larry Berger’s contract through June 30, 2029, and voted to find that probationary teacher Chelsea Foster abandoned her contract and authorized a letter to the Texas Education Agency seeking sanction.
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Following staff advice that student-initiated religious expression may proceed without a new local policy, the Pearland ISD board voted unanimously to take no policy action on Senate Bill 11 while affirming students' existing legal rights under state and federal law.
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After a staff inventory found 126 noncompliant buses, Pearland ISD trustees approved a resolution reporting the districts SB 546 findings to TEA and stating the district is not financially able to retrofit or replace all buses immediately; staff estimated replacement costs at about $18.9 million or retrofits at about $4.28 million for eligible vehicles but warned of parts and labor constraints.
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Pearland ISD staff told trustees the district is "slow walking" expansion of local Teacher Incentive Allotment designations to ensure assessments are valid and to avoid losing state validation; the district reported $1.55 million generated last year and expects more than $2 million in 20256 if TEA approves pending submissions.
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The Pearland ISD Board approved multiple consent items including bond-funded Dell technology purchases (roughly $4 million), procurement motions, a commercial insurance renewal, an affiliation agreement for clinical teaching and December library book approvals; several trustees asked for funding-code clarifications for bond items.
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The district’s educational-technology specialists described a rebranded communications plan, a YouTube training channel with short instructional videos, a 'PD in a Box' subscription model and 'Learning in the Lounge' microlearning; early results include 1,300+ YouTube views, over 740 boxes distributed and roughly 120 hours of credited professional development.
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Auditor Whitley Penn reported an unmodified opinion on the FY24–25 financial statements; trustees approved the audit, a FY25–26 budget amendment, and merit-pay and CTE incentive payouts, citing healthy fund balance metrics and no audit findings.