The board approved proposed revisions to the district's local policy on student retention and promotion on its first reading.

What it means for you

This policy change could affect the standards and procedures used to decide whether HISD students are held back or promoted to the next grade.

Outcome

Adopted as part of the board's consent agenda, not by individual vote: "On motion by board member Rosales, with a second by board member Garza Lindner, the board voted to approve the remainder of the items on the agenda by consensus."