February 9, 2016 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
Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God, one and indivisible.

3. Student Recognitions

3.A. 2015 Siemens National Science Research Competition Winners 

3.B. Highland Park ISD 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) Cover Winner

3.C. Highland Park ISD All-State Band

3.D. Highland Park ISD All-State Choir

4. Highland Park Sports Club Check Presentation

5. 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.

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

7. Superintendent's Update

8. Consent Agenda

8.A. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Called Meeting Held on January 14, 2016

8.B. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Held on January 19, 2016

8.C. Gifts for February 2016

8.C.1) Gift Summary for February 2016

8.C.2) Acceptance of Gifts from PTAs and Other Supporting Organizations Including

8.C.2)A) John S. Armstrong Elementary School

8.C.2)A)(1) Armstrong Bradfield Preschool Association

8.C.2)B) John S. Bradfield Elementary School

8.C.2)B)(1) Armstrong Bradfield Preschool Association

8.C.2)C) Highland Park High School

8.C.2)C)(1) Kershaw Foundation

8.C.2)D) Highland Park ISD

8.C.2)D)(1) Highland Park Education Foundation
 (A)  John Connolly Master Teacher Chair
 (B)  Teacher Salary Support

8.C.3) Reported Gifts

8.D. Educational Diagnosticians Week Proclamation

8.E. Order Appointing Election Officers and Authorizing Assistant Superintendent to Negotiate Contract for a Joint Election with Dallas County Elections Department

8.F. Notice of Election of Trustees

8.G. Changes in Personnel

8.H. Investment Report

9. Facilities Update

9.A. Elementary #5

10. Reports

10.A. Racial Profiling Exemption Report

10.B. Financial Report

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

11. Closed Session

11.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;

11.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;

11.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;

11.D. For consultation with attorney pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Sections 551.071 and/or 551.129; and

11.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.

12. Reconvene in Open Session

13. Adjournment