Support services director Miss Baker described a three-step pre‑K registration schedule (Step 1 Feb 16–Mar 24; Step 2 Apr 8–Apr 18 online sign‑up; Step 3 complete online registration through Apr 30) and said Micah's Promise staff orientation begins Jan 14 with services expected to start Jan 19–20; participation numbers were not yet provided by the partner.
Mister Fisher updated the board: roof replacement at Carver began, septic work at New Mountain Hill was completed, gym floor resurfacing was finished over the break, Syntegix alerts were low for December, Evolv screening alerts remain near 10%, and the district received certification to provide in‑house third‑party CDL testing (first local test Dec. 22).
The Harris County Board of Education elected leadership for the 2026 calendar year and reselected Hall Booth Smith PC as the district’s legal counsel. The chair’s re‑election drew one dissent; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
Doctor Patterson presented winter 2025 EOC results to the Harris County Board of Education, noting the data are embargoed and that semester populations (heavier AP/honors enrollment) make direct comparisons to spring data unreliable. She also reviewed cohort graduation-rate reporting and the upcoming Georgia school climate survey.
Finance staff told the board the district is roughly 50% through the fiscal year with expenditures tracking to plan and a remaining fund balance of $1,134,000, an improvement over last year. Staff also said the district is beginning FY27 budget work (training Jan 22) and that textbooks are now included in SPLOST 7 planning.
Students and staff from Pine Ridge Elementary described a STEAM-linked podcast project and announced a Construction Ready grant of about $2,000 that supplied tools and materials for a new construction-readiness program and male-mentoring component led by teacher Mr. Ashcraft.
At its January meeting the Harris County Board of Education approved an increase to its outside counsel hourly rates, appointed a recreation-board representative, approved the consent agenda and personnel recommendations, and tabled a proposed employee-resignation policy (liquidated-damages language) for 30 days.
Miss Carlisle told the board that teacher intent-to-return forms are over 80% returned and about 98% of those indicate intent to return; HR plans January recertification visits, expanded 30/60/90-day onboarding checks and a proposed extra day of new-teacher orientation targeted to special education instructors.
Business services reported the Carver roof replacement will begin Dec. 29 with a mid-January finish, New Mountain septic work scheduled for Dec. 19 after students depart, and district safety tools produced 13 Syntegix alerts in November; SchoolDog site walks logged 900+ checks with 25% praises and 17% concerns.
Staff told the board the district has spent roughly 42% of its fiscal-year budget as of Nov. 30, received roughly $3.0–3.5 million in QBE receipts, and ended November with a fund balance just over $1 million; enrollment is plateauing and school nutrition fund balances are trending downward with monthly benefit and food costs near $170,000.
