The Hempstead ISD Board of Trustees met on Monday, March 25. Hempstead Early Childhood Center students led the pledges.
During the board meeting, Hempstead ISD Superintendent Herbert O’Neil recognized Women’s History Month, March Students and Staff of the Month, HHS FFA Project Show winners, and provided academic and extracurricular activity updates. Additionally, he provided information about the May 4, 2024 bond election.
Students Recognized
Our campuses have selected one student of the month from each grade level to be recognized for their excellence, efforts, and achievement in being outstanding students on campus.
Hempstead Early Childhood Center
Stormi Brown - Pre-K3
Sophia Zamora - Pre-K4
Hempstead Elementary School
Eddie Mata - K
Lucia Ponce Dominguez - 1st Grade
Titus Johnson - 2nd Grade
Jacob Rahdarian - 3rd Grade
Roslyn Knowles - 4th Grade
David Ramirez - 5th Grade
Hempstead Middle School
Zander Van Tilburg - 6th Grade
Daniella Vega - 7th Grade
Luz Padron Aguilar - 8th Grade
Hempstead High School
Delila McGrath - 9th Grade
Damian Vega-Stephens - 10th Grade
Collin Mayes - 11th Grade
Alvaro Trujillo - 12th Grade
Employees Recognized
Monthly Staff Recognitions
Hempstead Early Childhood Center
March HECC Teacher of the Month - Catherine Johns
March HECC Support Staff of the Month - Gloria Torres
Hempstead Elementary School
March HES Teacher of the Month - Tabitha Collins
March HES Support Staff of the Month - Renita Robinson
Hempstead Middle School
March HMS Teacher of the Month - Christina Conklin
March HMS Support Staff of the Month - Tameko Wilder
Hempstead High School
March HHS Teacher of the Month - Abigail Murray
March HHS Support Staff of the Month - Esmeralda Carrillo
Superintendent’s Higher Heights Award Recipient
Superintendent O’Neil announced the March Superintendent’s Higher Heights Award recipients are Eric Jimenez and Xochitl Jimenez. The two are parents at Hempstead ECC and Hempstead ES, where they serve as the PTO Presidents. Superintendent O’Neil thanked them for their commitment to the students and staff of Hempstead ISD.
The following information items were presented at the monthly board meeting.
Hempstead ISD Chief Communications Officer, Valonia Walker, APR, presented a strategic plan update for Goal 5. Goal 5 of the five-year strategic plan, Learning & Leading to Higher Heights, focuses on communicating to build trust.
Hempstead ISD will prioritize effective communication in order to build lasting relationships with families and the community.
Walker presented action steps to help the District implement strategies to achieve Goal 5.
Walker presented action steps that have been taken to help the District implement strategies created to achieve Goal 5. Several new strategies are ongoing through the 2023-2024 school year. This spring, the District will implement a new tool called Rooms. Rooms is a two-way parent-teacher communication and messaging tool integrated directly with the district mobile app. The tool will allow parents/guardians to ask their child’s teacher school-related questions in a monitored and safe system. They will also be able to see classroom announcements and message teachers in the same app where they get district and school news and updates.
Trustees Approve Action Items
During the March board meeting, Hempstead ISD Trustees approved the following action items:
Approved Purchase Over $50,000 (Cafeteria Tables).
Approved Budget Amendment #2.
Approved the Joint Election Agreement and Contract for Election Services with Waller County Elections Office for the May 2024 Hempstead ISD Board of Trustees and 2024 Bond Elections.
The April Board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 15, in the Administration Building Board Room.