State-appointed Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles lost several points in his annual performance evaluation from the board for failing to effectively communicate with community members and for not prioritizing a positive culture,

The results of Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles' "confidential" annual performance evaluation are now known, and if one of his students scored the grade he received on his assessment, perhaps a visit to a "team center"—converted libraries where students with behavior issues are sometimes placed—would be in order for the state-appointed boss.

Local activist group Community Voices for Public Education planned both the sick-out and protest, targeted against the state-appointed board of managers and Superintendent Mike Miles. It estimates that nearly 3,