September 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. President of Board

1.A. Call to Order

1.B. Declare Quorum Present

1.C. Prayer

1.D. Pledges

2. Hempstead ISD Vision and Mission Statement

3. Open Forum - Agenda Item(s) and General Topic Only
*Please note that form must be submitted 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.

4. Superintendent's Report 

5. Recognitions/Presentations

5.A. September Students of the Month

5.B. September Campus Staff of the Month

5.C. September Operations Employee of the Month

5.D. Superintendent's Higher Heights Award

6. Consideration of Consent Agenda

6.A. Minutes of Previous Meetings
August 17, 2026 (Regular)

6.B. Tax Report
August 2026 Tax Report

6.C. Financial Report
August 2026 Financials

6.D. Quarterly Investment Report

7. Administrative Reports

7.A. Early Childhood Campus

7.B. Middle School

7.C. High School

7.D. Athletics

7.E. Operations

7.F. Donations

8. Action Items

8.A. Discuss, deliberate, and take possible action regarding Purchases Over $50,000.

8.B. Discuss, deliberate, and take possible action to approve the initial vendor award recommendations received for RFP # 2027.01 for Contracted Educational Services, and authorize the Administration to establish a Continuous Enrollment Qualified Vendor List to accept and recommend subsequent respondents on an ongoing, rolling basis throughout the school year.

8.C. Discuss, deliberate, and take possible action to approve an update to the District's Property/Casualty Coverage with Property Casualty Alliance of Texas (PCAT) to include the addition of two new school buses.

8.D. Discuss, deliberate, and take possible action regarding approval of a Resolution recognizing the Extracurricular Status of the Waller County Texas 4-H Organization for the 2026-2027 school year.

8.E. Discuss, deliberate, and take possible action regarding approval of an Adjunct Faculty Agreement with Texas AgriLife Extension Service and Cooperative Extension Program for the 2026-2027 school year.

8.F. Discuss, deliberate, and take possible action to nominate a member of the Hempstead ISD Board of Trustees to serve on the Hempstead Education Foundation Board of Directors.

8.G. Discuss, deliberate, and take possible action regarding approval of Senate Bill 12 (89th Legislature) Certification of Compliance. 

9. Information Items

9.A. Bilingual Program Updates  

9.B. Hempstead Elementary School Update - Third Future Schools

9.C. Bond Updates - Cumming Group Gallagher

10. Closed meeting will be held for the purposes authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq. concerning any and all purposes permitted by the Act, including but not limited to the following sections and purposes: Texas Government Code Section:

10.A. 551.074 – Personnel

10.A.1. Deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, resignation, complaints or dismissal of public officer or employees.

10.A.1.a. New Hires

10.B. 551. 071 – Legal

10.B.1. Consultation with the School District's Attorney regarding all matters as authorized by law.  

11. Action Resulting from Executive Session

12. Adjourn