March 17, 2015 at 5:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order
Announcement by the President whether a quorum is present, that the meeting was 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. Pledge of Allegiance

2.B. Texas Pledge of Allegiance

3. Student and Staff Recognitions

3.A. Highland Park ISD Academic Decathlon Team

3.B. Highland Park ISD Girls Swim and Dive Team

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 Dads Clubs

6.B. Curriculum and Instruction Committee

6.C. Facilities Advisory Committee

6.D. Finance Committee

6.E. Highland Park Education Foundation & Alumni Association

6.F. HP Arts

6.G. HP Sports Club

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

7. Consent Agenda

7.A. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Called Meeting held on February 5, 2015

7.B. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting held on February 10, 2015

7.C. Investment Report

8. 2015 National Merit Finalists

9. School Librarian Appreciation Day

10. School Food Service Employees Appreciation Day

11. Gifts for March 2015

11.A. Gift Summary for March 2015

11.B. Acceptance of Gifts from PTAs and Other Supporting Organizations including:

11.B.1) Highland Park ISD

11.B.1)A) Highland Park Education Foundation (through La Fiesta de las Seis Benderas)

11.B.2) John S. Bradfield Elementary School

11.B.2)A) Armstrong Bradfield Preschool Association

11.C. Reported Gifts

11.C.1) John S. Armstrong Elementary School

11.C.1)A) Park Cities Learning Disabilities Association

12. TASB Board Policy Manual Update 101

12.A. Revised Policies - First and Only Required Reading

12.A.1) BE(LOCAL):  BOARD MEETINGS

12.A.2) CH(LOCAL):  PURCHASING AND ACQUISITION

12.A.3) DGBA(LOCAL):  PERSONNEL-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS - EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS/GRIEVANCES

12.A.4) FMG(LOCAL):  STUDENT ACTIVITIES - TRAVEL

12.A.5) FNG(LOCAL):  STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES - STUDENT AND PARENT COMPLAINTS/GRIEVANCES

12.A.6) GF(LOCAL):  PUBLIC COMPLAINTS

12.B. Added Policies - First of Two Required Readings

12.B.1) EB(LOCAL):  SCHOOL YEAR

12.B.2) FFG(LOCAL):  STUDENT WELFARE - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

13. Interlocal Agreement with Local Police Departments

14. Energy Conservation Program Report

15. 2014-2015 Bad Weather Makeup Days

16. Personnel Recommendations

17. Professional Personnel Contract Renewal Recommendations

18. Certification of Unopposed Status of Candidates for Trustee Election on May 9, 2015

19. Order Declaring Unopposed Candidates Elected to Office

20. Facilities Master Plan

21. Level III Appeal Regarding Instructional Resources

22. Reports

22.A. Changes in Personnel

22.B. Enrollment Report

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

22.D. Financial Report

23. 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.

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

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

23.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.

24. Closed Session

24.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

24.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

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

24.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

24.E. For deliberation with the school district attorney regarding various matters pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.071

25. Reconvene in Open Session

26. Acquisition of Real Property, Including Consideration of the Use of Eminent Domain to Condemn Property

27. Superintendent Search Firm

28. Adjournment