Humble ISD adopts resolution declaring public health emergency, continuing employee pay

"We certainly hope we don't need this emergency resolution that long, but we are just putting it out there through the contract year, through the fiscal year, and allowing us to have the flexibility to do the right things for our employees and our district in that time should we remain in a closed position," she said.

The resolution also ensures that employees will continue to be paid at their regular hourly or daily rate of pay; additionally, certain employees who are needed to physically work during the outbreak may now be given additional compensation.

Jamie Mount, chief communications officer at Humble ISD, said via email that all full- and part-time employees who were scheduled to work will be paid, including guest teachers on long-term substitute teacher assignments. However, she said temporary substitutes and tutors, who are considered temporary and seasonal employees, are not eligible for pay while the buildings are closed.

Other agenda items:

• Trustees approved in the consent agenda that DT Construction be the general contractor for the North and South Ag Barn projects. Construction on the project, which will be funded by a 2018 referendum, should not exceed the budgeted amount of roughly $6.1 million.
• Wylie Construction Services was chosen as the contractor for athletic improvements to Kingwood Park, Kingwood, Atascocita, Summer Creek and Humble high schools. The total construction cost should not exceed $3.5 million.
• Trustees approved the purchase of 28 acres of land on Old Humble Road for the future North Belt Elementary replacement campus. According to the agenda, the elementary school is currently set on 10.15 acres—much smaller than other, newer elementary sites.