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Houston ISD special meeting, date not confirmed yet

1 h 10 min · 17 public speakers

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  3. Angela Lemond FlowersVice President
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Board approves open education resource transition plan and Bluebonnet Learning materials 1:08:25

  • Angela Lemond Flowers said 27 registered speakers would be limited to 2 minutes each under board policy. 0:51
  • Several speakers at public comment asked the board not to adopt the Bluebonnet curriculum, and another raised the district's special education plan. 6:06
  • After a presentation on the Bluebonnet curriculum by the deputy superintendent, the board approved the open education resource transition plan and adoption of Bluebonnet Learning instructional materials, 7 yes and no opposed, with 0 abstentions. 42:55
  • The board then approved the remainder of the agenda by consensus, with 7 in favor, 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. 1:09:03
Item by item (4)
  1. Opening and public comment 0:02
    • Angela Lemond Flowers convened the meeting at 5:01 PM and said 27 registered speakers would be limited to 2 minutes each. 0:02
    • Other speakers at public comment raised employee departures and turnover costs, leadership spending in the proposed budget and the district's special education plan. 6:06
    • Several speakers at public comment asked the board not to adopt the Bluebonnet curriculum, raising concerns about religious content and the timing of the review during summer vacation. 15:31
  2. Budget and proposed tax rate 39:44
    • A presenter said that even though the median homestead value is increasing, the average property tax bill is decreasing because of tax compression. 40:03
    • The presenter said the board is required to approve 3 budgets: the general fund, the debt service fund and the nutrition service fund. 41:18
  3. Bluebonnet curriculum adoption 41:43
    • The deputy superintendent said Bluebonnet includes the state board text and vocabulary lists, covers the topics required by state law and would allow the district to access about $3.3 million in additional funding. 42:55
    • Lauren Gore asked how the curriculum could be differentiated for diverse learners, and a staff member described previewing concepts in Spanish and embedding scaffolds for emergent bilingual populations. 46:55
    • Asked whether the item could wait until the next board meeting on August 13th, a staff member said no, saying a delay would start the school year without clarity, and a staff member said schools that had already adopted a different curriculum could continue to use it. 53:05
    • The motion passed, 7 yes and no opposed, with 0 abstentions. 1:09:03
  4. Remaining agenda items by consent 1:09:03
    • The board took up a motion to approve the remainder of the agenda items by consent. 1:09:03
    • It was announced that the next regular board meeting would be held August 13th, 2026, and the meeting adjourned at 6:11 PM. 1:09:35
    • The motion passed with 7 in favor, 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. 1:09:35

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Video: posted by the district as “School Board on 2026-06-25 5:00 PM - Special Meeting”