January 18, 2022 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 before the public comments portion of the meeting has concluded or fifteen minutes after the start of the meeting, whichever is earlier.

3.A. Please address your comments to the Board and limit your comments to a minimum of one minute and a maximum of three minutes as determined by the presiding officer.

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. Board Announcements and Committee Reports

5. Superintendent's Report

6. Consent Agenda

6.A. Approval of Administrative Recommendation for Modification of School Counselor Job Descriptions 

6.B. Budget Amendment for Fiscal Year Ending August 31, 2022

6.C. Gifts for January 2022

6.C.1) Acceptance of Gifts

6.C.1)A) Highland Park ISD

6.C.1)A)(1) Highland Park Education Foundation

6.C.1)A)(2) Moody Innovation Institute - HP Education Foundation

6.C.1)A)(3) HP Sports Club (In-Kind)

6.C.2) Reported Gifts

6.C.2)A) Highland Park High School

6.C.2)A)(1) Kershaw Foundation 

6.C.2)B) McCulloch Intermediate School/Highland Park Middle School

6.C.2)B)(1) PC TAG

6.C.2)B)(2) Jennifer Mattison

6.D. Human Resources Report 

6.E. Human Resources Report Addendum

6.F. Localized Board Policy Changes 

6.F.1) Added Policies: Second of Two Required Readings 

6.F.1)A) EHB(LOCAL): CURRICULUM DESIGN-SPECIAL PROGRAMS

6.F.1)B) EHBAA(LOCAL): SPECIAL EDUCATION-IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND ELIGIBILITY 

6.G. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Held on December 14, 2021

6.H. National School Counseling Week

6.I. TASB Localized Policy Update 118

6.I.1) Added Local Policy: Second of Two Required Readings 

6.I.1)A) EHAA(LOCAL): BASIC INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: REQUIRED INSTRUCTION (ALL LEVELS)

6.I.2) Revised Policy: First and Only Required Reading 

6.I.2)A) DP(LOCAL): PERSONNEL POSITIONS 

7. Consider Approval of the 2020-21 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)

8. Board of Trustees Recognition

9. Reports

9.A. Counselor Job Descriptions Modification

9.B. Enrollment Report

9.C. Financial Report

9.D. Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) Report

9.D.1) January 2022

10. Closed Session

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

10.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;

10.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;

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

10.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;

10.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 

10.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.

11. Reconvene in Open Session

12. Adjournment