Recently, the Board of Directors of the Houston Citizens' Chamber of Commerce voted to endorse Houstonians VOTING FOR the HISD BOND package as modified by the commitments made by HISD Superintendent Abe Saavedra.
The Superintendent has agreed to shared access to economic opportunities for all Houston business owners and entrepreneurs; including more community members on the HISD Bond Oversight Committee and making it more involved in keeping the community informed on Bond related issues.
Forming a Community Advisory Council to work with him and the Board of Trustees, to improve academic programs in all HISD schools across the district; and, hiring a Houston-based accounting and auditing firm to review the recommendations on consolidating schools and reporting back to the Superintendent and the HISD Board on whether those recommendations should be implemented.
The Board’s decision to endorse (support) the HISD BOND package was also based on the need to continue improving HISD’s school buildings to make them safe and healthy for children, teachers and staff members.
The Houston Citizens' Chamber of Commerce is the oldest African-American Chamber of Commerce in Houston, founded in 1935.
The Board of Directors of the Houston Citizens' Chamber of Commerce is committed to holding Superintendent Saavedra to his commitments by working with him and HISD’s Trustees; the people’s elected fiduciary representatives who are legally and politically responsible for making HISD work for the children of our City.
*Carroll G. Robinson, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Houston Citizens Chamber
of Commerce (carroll-robinson@sbcglobal.net)
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