Board Briefs

Board Regular Meeting - Feb. 21, 2023

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Action as Needed from Executive Session

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  • No action was taken as needed from executive session.  
    • Request for Approval of Routine Personnel Items

Action

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  • Trustees voted unanimously (6-0) to approve all action items.
    • Request for Approval of Enrollment Projections for the 2023–2024 School Year
    • Request for Approval of the Updated 2017 and 2022 Spring Branch ISD Bond Plans Bond Oversight Committee Charge and Composition
    • Request for Approval of New Members for the SBISD 2017 and 2022 Bond Plans Bond Oversight Committee

Consent Agenda Action Items

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  • Request for Approval of Budget Status Summary Report with Budget Amendment as of January 31, 2023
    • Trustees voted 6-0 to approve consent agenda action item.
  • Request for Approval of Facility Improvement Program Monthly Status Report with Project Budget Changes as of January 31, 2023
    • Trustees voted 6-0 to approve consent agenda action item.
  • Request for Approval of Contract Awards
    • Trustees voted 6-0 to approve consent agenda action item.
  • Request for Approval of Expenditure of Public Funds for Astros Tickets
    • Trustees voted 6-0 to approve consent agenda action item.
  • Request for Approval of Staff Development Waiver for 2023-2024
    • Trustees voted 6-0 to approve consent agenda action item.
  • Request for Approval of Foreign Exchange Student Limitation Waiver for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025
    • Trustees voted 6-0 to approve consent agenda action item.
  • Request for Approval of Revised Employment Contracts
    • Trustees voted 6-0 to approve consent agenda action item.
  • Request for Approval of Overnight Trips
    • Trustees voted 6-0 to approve consent agenda action item.
  • Request for Approval of Audit Engagement Letter for Fiscal Year Ending 2023
    • Trustees voted 6-0 to approve consent agenda action item.
  • Request for Approval for Authorization for Karen Heeth, Gary Henry, and Dorothy (Allison) Tennyson to Act as Superintendent Alternates for Approving Staff Requests for Access to One or More TEA Web Applications
    • Trustees voted 6-0 to approve consent agenda action item.
  • Accessed through the Texas Education Agency Secure Environment TEA Login (TEAL), Effective for One Year Period of May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024
    • Trustees voted 6-0 to approve consent agenda action item.
  • Request for Approval of the Agreement Between the City of Houston, SPARK and Spring Branch ISD - SPARK Program for the Hollibrook Elementary School SPARK Park
    • Trustees voted 5-0 to approve consent agenda action item.
  • Request for Approval of Acceptance of Gifts M. Request for Approval of Payroll and Operating Expenses - January 2023
    • Trustees voted 6-0 to approve consent agenda action item.
  • Request for Approval of Tax Overpayment Refunds (Sec. 31.11)
    • Trustees voted 6-0 to approve consent agenda action item.
  • Request for Approval of Minutes for School Board Meetings
    • January 24, 2023 - Special Meeting
    • January 23, 2023 - Regular Meeting
    • January 09, 2023 - Workshop
      • Trustees voted 6-0 to approve amended consent agenda action item.

Special Presentations 

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  • Recognition of Character Without Question Award Recipients 
    • Spring Branch ISD recognized 48 Character Without Question Award recipients for demonstrating their outstanding character through positive actions. One student was chosen from each campus for exemplifying SBISD's Core Characteristics of a T-2-4 Ready Graduate. All student award winners received a framed recognition. Read more and see the full list of recipients here.

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SBISD Board of Trustees

Chris Earnest
President

Lisa Andrews Alpe
Vice President

John Perez
Secretary

Josef D. Klam
Trustee

Chris Gonzalez
Trustee

Minda Caesar
Trustee

Caroline H. Bennett
Trustee