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ON THE AGENDAHouston ISD Board of Managers · 2026-02-26

The Board is asked to approve closing seven HISD elementary schools at the end of the 2025–2026 school year and redrawing attendance boundaries for eight other elementary schools.

What it means for you

If approved, students at Alcott, Briscoe, Burrus, Benjamin Franklin, Henderson, Port Houston, and Betsy Ross elementary schools would need to enroll elsewhere after the 2025–2026 school year, and attendance zone lines for eight nearby elementary schools would change.

Outcome

No disposition recorded yet.

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Official source

Official meeting record — Houston ISD Legistar ↗

The record shows a named consensus vote for this item (a mover and seconder) rather than a per-member roll call.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

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Quick answersfrom the official record
Who decides?Decided by a vote of the Houston ISD Board of Managers. Taken up at the February 26, 2026 meeting — no outcome recorded yet.Legistar record ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount, a beneficiary, or who pays for it — full details in the official Legistar record ↗

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