Humble ISD thanks exiting board members, recognizes newcomers Written by Beverly Horner Published: 17 May 2021
At the May 11 board meeting, the Humble ISD Board of Trustees met to thank current members for service and congratulate newcomers. Board President Robert Sitton thanked exiting members Brent Engelage for his 15 years of service and Keith Lapeze for his 10 years of service to the district.
Sitton stated, “These two gentlemen have made a huge impact on our schools over the past decade and a half. We congratulate them for all their combined and individual contributions. They have researched issues, attended events, represented the school district, and been a voice for our children.”
Sitton, Kirchhofer, Parker, Lemond Dixon win Humble ISD election Written by David Tatchin Published: 03 May 2021
On May 1, voters cast their ballots for four Humble ISD board of trustees positions. Incumbents Robert Sitton and Martina Lemond Dixon retained their seats while newcomers Ken Kirchhofer and Chris Parker were elected.
Approximately 9,000 votes were cast in the election, which is equivalent to a low 7 percent turnout.
The newly elected board members will be sworn in next month. “Board members are scheduled to take the oath of office at the school board meeting on June 8,” said Jamie Mount, chief communications officer for Humble ISD.
Humble ISD posts second financial statements of candidates Written by Cynthia Calvert Published: 30 April 2021
The second round of campaign financial disclosures for the Humble ISD school board election show Martina Dixon raised the most money during the second reporting period (March 23- April 21.) She raised $5,980. Chris Parker had the second highest donated, with a reporting of $5,352. Ken Kirchhofer raised $2,908.53 and Robert Sitton raised $2,763.04. The reports are posted at HumbleISD.net.
Dixon benefited from a $2,500 donation from Rick Walker, a Kingwood resident who ran for Congress in 2018. The first round of reports showed he donated the same amount to Sitton, Parker and Janie Branham. U.S. Congressman Dan Crenshaw, who defeated Walker, donated $1,000 from his campaign to Sitton.
Candidates appear at ATPE forum Written by Beverly Horner Published: 20 April 2021
The Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) held a forum April 12 for candidates for the Humble ISD school board. Topics ranged from how to better prepare students for next steps, transgender sporting participation, volunteering, Title 1 schools, diversity and technology.
Each candidate was given one minute to answer the posed questions to the best of their ability. The talent pool was vast, as the candidates each came with differing strengths, ideas for change and backgrounds to benefit the students of the district.
Several questions had the candidates unified in response, such as diversity and inclusion, transgender sporting participation and pandemic handling.
Campaign reports detail candidate donations Written by Cynthia Calvert Published: 20 April 2021
The first round of required campaign reports have been filed by candidates for the May 1 Humble ISD school board election. The reports are for the initial period ending March 31.
State law dictates reports must be filed 30 days before the election and again eight days before the vote. All the reports may be found on the Humble ISD website under the “school board” tab.
Several running have amassed significant sums while most of the 19 running have received much less or no money at all.
Chris Parker, candidate for the open seat Pos. 3, collected the highest amount of donations, $12,910.60. Robert Sitton, the incumbent running for Pos. 1, garnered the second highest with $11,952.04. Ken Kirchhofer, running for the open seat of Pos. 4, reported the third highest total with $6,000 in donations while Martina Lemond Dixon, an incumbent running for Pos. 5, repo