January 17, 2023 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. Student Recognition 

3.A. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report Cover Winner 

4. Board of Trustees Recognition 

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

5.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.

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

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

5.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.

6. Superintendent Search Process Update

7. Consider Approval of the 2021-22 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR)

8. Consent Agenda

8.A. Gifts for January 2023

8.A.1) Acceptance of Gifts

8.A.1)A) Highland Park ISD

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

8.A.1)B) Highland Park High School

8.A.1)B)(1) Kershaw Foundation

8.A.1)C) Robert S. Hyer Elementary School

8.A.1)C)(1) Hyer PTA

8.A.1)C)(2) Hyer Cafeteria PTA

8.A.2) Reported Gifts

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

8.A.2)A)(1) HPHS Class of '76 - HP Education Foundation

8.A.2)B) McCulloch Intermediate School/Highland Park Middle School

8.A.2)B)(1) HP Education Foundation

8.B. Health Supplemental Instructional Materials

8.C. Human Resources Report 

8.D. Human Resources Report Addendum

8.E. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Called Meeting Held on December 5, 2022

8.F. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Held on December 13, 2022

8.G. National School Counseling Week

9. Board Announcements and Committee Reports

10. Superintendent's Report

11. Reports

11.A. Enrollment Report

11.B. Financial Report

11.C. Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for Fiscal Year Ending August 31, 2021 

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

12. Closed Session

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

12.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;

12.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, including the Superintendent of Schools, pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.074;

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

12.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.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 

12.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.

13. Reconvene in Open Session

14. Adjournment