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3 h 38 min · 50 public speakers

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  4. Angela Lemond FlowersVice President
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Houston ISD board adopts tax rate for tax year 2026 on 5⁠-⁠0 vote 3:32:58

  • Public comment took up much of the meeting, with 144 registered speakers limited to 1 minute each, and many speakers read from a commission report on the state takeover of the district. 9:03
  • The board heard a teacher retention report and a progress monitoring update on reading and math goals, and accepted the monitoring update 5⁠-⁠0. ~1:13:56
  • The board voted 5⁠-⁠0 to adopt a tax rate for tax year 2026, approve the remaining agenda items by consent and approve the closed session personnel agenda. ~3:33:23
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and pledges 0:00
    • Angela Lemond Flowers convened the meeting at 5:03 PM and said Angela Lemond Flowers would preside in the board president's absence. 0:00
    • Those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance and the pledge to the Texas flag. 2:00
    • Angela Lemond Flowers moved the recognitions to the beginning of the meeting. 2:44
  2. Recognitions of principals and educators 3:03
    • A district staff member recognized school leaders for National Principals Month. 3:22
    • The district recognized this year's Educator of the Year honorees and asked them to stand. 7:02
  3. Public comment from officials, students and parents 9:03
    • Speakers read from a commission report on the takeover of the district, which listed findings on curriculum, relationships, educators, governance and financial stewardship. 9:03
    • A speaker said 144 registered speakers would be limited to 1 minute each under board policy. 11:41
    • A speaker on Zoom said September enrollment came in 13,000 students below last year and asked when the district would update its revenue and fund balance projections. 1:04:43
  4. Board member reports 1:10:15
    • A board member described attending the Educator Awards on September 18th and a Collaborative for Children luncheon. 1:10:44
    • Paula Mendoza said applications from students in the guaranteed admission program were up almost 112% from last year. 1:12:08
  5. Teacher retention report 1:12:41
    • A presenter said 82.4% of teachers from the end of the '25-'26 school year returned as teachers, and 86.3% returned in any role. 1:13:56
    • The presenter said 92% of exemplary 1 teachers and about 90% of proficient 2 teachers returned to teach this year. 1:15:24
    • The presenter said teacher pool applicants were the top hiring source this year, at 50% of hires. 1:22:30
  6. Reading and math progress monitoring update 1:29:07
    • A presenter said beginning of year NWEA MAP data for 3rd graders in reading was up from the beginning of last year, toward a goal of 53% meets. 1:29:44
    • Staff described reading strategies including a structured linguistic phonics course for students in the bottom 20 percentile in grades 3 through 8. 1:34:10
    • The presenter said 3rd grade math data showed a slight improvement, toward a target of 51 at the end of the school year. 1:35:13
  7. Remaining public comment 1:44:57
    • Speakers continued reading from the commission report, including sections on school library closures and teacher turnover. 1:53:19
    • A speaker asked the Board of Managers to allow the purchase of Burris to preserve it as a community asset. 2:06:06
    • Speakers read report sections describing the SPOT observation system and classroom monitoring. 2:58:04
  8. Vote on progress monitoring update 3:30:23
    • The board considered a motion to accept the board monitoring update on goal progress measures 1.1, 1.2, 2.1 and 2.2. 3:31:47
    • The motion passed 5 yeas in favor, 0 opposed. 3:32:00
  9. Tax rate resolution 3:30:23
    • Marcos Rosales moved to adopt a tax rate of $84.21 per each $100 of taxable value for tax year 2026 and approve the resolution and ordinance levying ad valorem taxes. 3:32:58
    • The motion passed 5 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstentions. 3:33:23
  10. Consent agenda 3:33:23
    • The board considered a motion to approve the remainder of the agenda items by consent. 3:33:23
    • The motion passed 5 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstentions. 3:33:23
  11. Closed session personnel agenda 3:33:23
    • The board recessed to closed session at 8:51 PM and reconvened at 9:21 PM. 3:34:45
    • The motion passed 5 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstentions. 3:36:35
  12. Board training announcement and adjournment 3:36:35
    • The presiding officer made the annual announcement of board member training status, stating which members had completed required courses and which still needed to. 3:36:35
    • The next regular board meeting was set for November 12th, 2026, and the meeting adjourned at 9:24 PM. 3:37:56

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