Author: Haley Velasco

Friendswood ISD’s board of trustees approved a revision to its interdistrict transfer policy that adds grandchildren of residents and removes the geographic restriction on children of active-duty military and peace officers.

Clear Creek ISD’s board of trustees approved over $8.5 million in contract renewals and increases, as well as $4 million with multiple vendors for the 2025-26 school year.

Friendswood ISD is planning for a 1% teacher salary increase for the 2025-26 school year, which would cause the district’s projected shortfall to increase by nearly $677,000, bringing the new projected shortfall to over $2.2 million.

Alvin Community College will host a grand opening ceremony for a new campus location in Manvel in late April, according to a March 31 news release from the college.

Volvo Cars Clear Lake recently held its groundbreaking in Friendswood in early April, with the location to open by the end of the year, according to an April 8 news release from the business.

More requirements related to artificial intelligence are making their way into school code at Clear Creek ISD after the board of trustees approved revisions to a pair of policies at its April 14 meeting.

Several parts of Old Town in Pearland could be upgraded in the coming years as officials prepare and finalize a revitalization plan for the area.

Clear Creek ISD’s board of trustees at its April 14 meeting approved nearly $2.5 million in additional staff for the 2025-26 school year, including 16 additional teachers and 34 paraprofessionals.

Friendswood ISD is looking to enforce an “away for the day” cellphone policy beginning in the 2025-26 school year, but after a discussion on April 14, the plan remains up in the air.

Technology, transportation, a replacement school for Westwood and Bales Elementary, and Friendswood High School athletic improvements were among the top priorities discussed at Friendswood ISD’s April 7 Citizen Advisory Committee.