The HCISD board of trustees voted during its March 29 meeting to ratify the procurement of such services from various vendors to cover the storm's property damage.
According to officials, HCISD was insured under the Texas Association of School Boards. TASB will reimburse the vast majority of expenditures, minus a $25,000 deductible.
"We pay everything, and then TASB reimburses us on a very timely 30-day type manner. They're very quick," HCISD Chief Operating Officer Max Cleaver said. "We will only owe that $25,000 deductible—one deductible on the $2.8 million."
District 4 trustee Merideth Keller applauded district staff for the impact of the relationships they had built with contractors, which she said resulted in faster repairs.
The largest expenses being reimbursed included a $1,537,419 bill from Belfor USA Group Inc. and $770,756 to SI Mechanical LLC.
