January 19, 2021 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order
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. First Order of Business

2.A. Invocation

2.B. U. S. Pledge of Allegiance

2.C. Texas Pledge of Allegiance

3. Public Comments
Members of the public who wish to make a public statement to the HPISD School Board 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.

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

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

3.C. Members of the public that wish to address the Board may not delegate or designate their minutes to another patron in attendance. 

3.D. 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.

4. Recess for Public Hearing 

5. Public Hearing to Discuss the 2019-2020 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) 

6. Close Public Hearing and Reconvene Regular Meeting 

7. Board of Trustees Reorganization 

7.A. Election of Vice-President 

8. Board of Trustees Recognition

9. Board Announcements and Committee Reports

10. Superintendent's Report

11. Consent Agenda

11.A. Resolution of the Board Regarding Extended Sick Leave During Epidemic 

11.B. Resolution Requesting Governor Abbott to Include Public School District Personnel in the Official Expert Vaccine Allotment Panel's Definition of Frontline Workers 

11.C. Gifts for January 2021

11.C.1) Acceptance of Gifts

11.C.1)A) Highland Park ISD 

11.C.1)A)(1) Moody Innovation Institute - HP Education Foundation 

11.C.2) Reported Gifts

11.C.2)A) Highland Park ISD 

11.C.2)A)(1) PC-TAG

11.C.2)A)(2) HP Education Foundation 

11.C.2)B) Highland Park High School 

11.C.2)B)(1) HP Education Foundation 

11.C.2)C) McCulloch Intermediate School/Highland Park Middle School 

11.C.2)C)(1) Zaner Law PC

11.C.2)D) Michael M. Boone Elementary School 

11.C.2)D)(1) PC-TAG

11.D. Human Resources Report 

11.E. Human Resources Report Addendum

11.F. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Work Session Held on December 1, 2020

11.G. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Called Meeting Held on December 8, 2020

11.H. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Held on December 8, 2020

11.I. National School Counseling Week

12. Consider Approval of the 2019-2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)

13. Receive Facilities Update

14. Reports

14.A. Enrollment Report

14.B. Financial Report

14.C. Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) Report 

15. Closed Session

15.A. For consultation with attorney pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.071; 

15.B. 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;

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

15.D. For discussion of the contract for the superintendent of schools, pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.074;

15.E. 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;

15.F. For deliberation in closed session to avoid revealing personally identifiable information about a student, pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.0821; and 

15.G. 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.

16. Reconvene in Open Session

17. Adjournment