February 12, 2013 at 5:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS
Announcement by the President whether a quorum is present, that the meeting has been duly called and notice of the meeting had been posted for the time and manner required by law.

2.A. Invocation

2.B. Pledge of Allegiance

2.C. Texas Pledge of Allegiance

2.C.1) Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

3. STUDENT RECOGNITIONS

3.A. Highland Park ISD 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) Cover Winner

3.B. Highland Park ISD All-State Band

3.C. Highland Park ISD All-State Choir

4. RECESS AND RECONVENE IN 5/6 ASSEMBLY ROOM

5. AGENDA RELATED PUBLIC COMMENTS
Members of the public who wish to make a public statement to the HPISD School Board on a specific agenda item at this meeting may do so by completing a Citizen Comment Card (available at the door) and returning it to the Meeting Secretary prior to the commencement of the meeting to reserve speaking time.

5.A. Please address your comments to the Board and limit your comments to three minutes.

5.B. Comments pertaining to individual personnel or individual student problems are not permitted.

5.C. Please recognize that under the Texas Open Meetings Act, the Board may not act at this meeting on a matter not listed on the public notice for this meeting.  If members of the public have questions or private comments for the Board, please contact any of them at their homes or offices by telephone or in person immediately after the meeting.  The Board invites public inquiries and suggestions.

6. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

6.A. Central Dad's Clubs

6.B. Curriculum and Instruction Committee

6.C. Facilities Improvement Committee

6.D. Finance Committee

6.E. Highland Park Education Foundation

6.F. HP Arts

6.G. Highland Park Sports Club

6.H. Staff , Student, and Community Commendations and Acknowledgements

7. SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE

7.A. Texas Public School Week - March 4-8, 2013

7.B. School Finance Litigation

7.C. Texas High Performance Schools Consortium

8. CONSENT AGENDA

8.A. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Held on January 15, 2013

8.B. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Called Meeting Held on January 31, 2013

8.C. Changes in Personnel

9. INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES

9.A. 2012 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Performance Results 

9.B. New Course Proposal for 2013-2014

10. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

10.A. School Security

10.B. Educational Diagnosticians' Week Proclamation

10.C. Gifts for February 2013

10.C.1) Acceptance of Gifts from PTAs and Other Supporting Organizations including:

10.C.1)A) Armstrong-Bradfield Preschool Association

10.C.1)A)(1) John S. Armstrong Elementary School

10.C.1)A)(2) John S. Bradfield Elementary School

10.C.1)B) John S. Armstrong Elementary School PTA

10.C.1)C) Cheryl and Sam Wyly

10.C.1)D) Park Cities Dads' Club

10.C.1)E) Highland Park Sports Club

10.C.1)E)(1) HPHS Girls and Boys Gymnastics

10.C.1)E)(2) HPHS Girls Golf Team

10.C.2) Reported Gifts:

10.C.2)A) Park Cities Asian American Families

10.C.2)B) Abbott Laboratories

10.C.2)C) Park Cities Dads' Club

10.C.2)C)(1) Robert S. Hyer Elementary School

10.C.2)C)(2) McCulloch Intermediate School

10.C.2)D) Highland Park Sports Club

10.C.2)D)(1) HPHS Girls Basketball Team

10.C.2)D)(2) HPHS Boys Golf Program

10.C.2)E) Highland Park Education Foundation

10.D. SHW Group Schematics and Scope of HPMS/MIS Project

10.E. Utility Easement for City of University Park

10.F. Facilities Planning Process

10.G. TASB Localized Board Policies

10.G.1) Revised Policy - First and Only Reading

10.G.1)A) CV(LOCAL)  FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

10.H. Highlander Stadium Ticket Options

10.I. Order Appointing Election Officers and Authorizing Contract for Election Services

10.J. Contract for Joint Election with Dallas County Elections Department

10.K. Texas Public Information Act

10.L. December Financial Report

11. NON-AGENDA RELATED PUBLIC COMMENTS
Members of the public who wish to make a public statement to the HPISD School Board on a non-agenda item at this meeting may do so by completing a Citizen Comment Card (available at the door) and returning it to the Meeting Secretary prior to the commencement of the meeting to reserve speaking time.

11.A. Please address your comments to the Board and limit your comments to three minutes.

11.B. Comments pertaining to individual personnel or individual student problems are not permitted.

11.C. Please recognize that under the Texas Open Meetings Act, the Board may not act at this meeting on a matter not listed on the public notice for this meeting.  If members of the public have questions or private comments for the Board, please contact any of them at their homes or offices by telephone or in person immediately after the meeting.  The Board invites public inquiries and suggestions.

12. CLOSED SESSION

12.A. For discussion of the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of an employee, or to hear a complaint or charge against an employee, pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.074

12.B. For deliberation in a case involving discipline of a public school child or in which a complaint or charge is brought against a district employee, pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.082

12.C. For discussion of the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property, pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.072

12.D. For deliberation of the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices; or a security audit, pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.076

12.E. For discussion of the formative evaluation of the superintendent, pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.074

13. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

14. ADJOURNMENT