December 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PUBLIC COMMENTS

3. CLOSED SESSION

3.A. Private consultation with the Board's attorney (TGC 551.071)

3.B. Discussing or deliberating purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property (TGC 551.072)

3.C. Discussing or deliberating negotiated contract for prospective gift or donation to the school district (TGC 551.073)

3.D. Discussing or deliberating appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignments, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee (TGC 551.074)

3.E. Discussing or deliberating the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices; or a security audit (TGC 551.076)

3.F. Discussing or deliberating discipline of a public school child or employee complaint against another employee (TGC 551.082)

3.G. Discussing or deliberating a public school child which reveals personally identifiable information (TGC 551.0821)

3.H. Investigation; exclusion of witness from a hearing during examination of another witness (TGC 551.084)

3.I. Discussing economic development negotiations or offer of financial or other incentive to business prospects (TGC 551.086)

4. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

5. INVOCATION & PLEDGES

5.A. Invocation

5.B. Pledges

5.B.1) U. S. Pledge of Allegiance

5.B.2) Texas Pledge of Allegiance

6. RECOGNITIONS

6.A. HPHS Robotics National Awards

7. BOARD REPORTS

8. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT

9. PUBLIC HEARING 

9.A. Recess for Public Hearing

9.B. Public Hearing on TEA 2023-2024 FIRST Ratings Report

9.C. Close Public Hearing

10. RECONVENE OPEN MEETING

11. CONSENT AGENDA

11.A. Gifts for December 2024

11.A.1) Acceptance of Gifts

11.A.1)A) Highland Park ISD

11.A.1)A)(1) Highland Park Education Foundation

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

11.A.1)B)(1) HP Centennial Event

11.A.1)B)(2) Palmer Science Fund - HPEF

11.A.1)B)(3) PC TAG

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

11.A.1)C)(1) Armstrong PTA

11.A.2) Reported Gifts

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

11.A.2)A)(1) Class of 1964 - HPEF

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

11.A.2)B)(1) PC TAG

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

11.A.2)C)(1) PC TAG

11.B. Human Resources Report 

11.C. Human Resources Report Addendum

11.D. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Held on November 19, 2024

11.E. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Called Meeting Held on December 3, 2024

11.F. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Work Session Held on December 10, 2024

11.G. Board Goals

11.H. Policy Update 123 and Policy Review

11.I. Approve the City of University Park easement request at the Douglas & Lovers Ln intersection and delegate authority to the Superintendent or his designee to sign the agreement

11.J. Approve the Construction Manager-At-Risk delivery method as providing the best value for projects under the 2024 Bond Program and delegate authority to the Superintendent or his designee to issue procurement documents

11.K. Approve Agreement with VLK Architects, LLC, to provide architectural services for projects under the 2024 Bond Program and delegate authority to the Superintendent or his designee to sign the Agreement.

11.L. Approve Order authorizing the issuance of Highland Park Independent School District Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2025

12. ACTION ITEMS

12.A. 2025-2026 Academic Calendar

13. INFORMATION ITEMS

13.A. Honor Code Update

13.B. Bond Update

14. CLOSED SESSION (IF NECESSARY)

14.A. Private consultation with the Board's attorney (TGC 551.071)

14.B. Discussing or deliberating purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property (TGC 551.072)

14.C. Discussing or deliberating negotiated contract for prospective gift or donation to the school district (TGC 551.073)

14.D. Discussing or deliberating appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignments, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer (TGC 551.074)

14.E. Discussing or deliberating the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices; or a security audit (TGC 551.076)

14.F. Discussing or deliberating discipline of a public school child or employee complaint against another employee (TGC 551.082)

14.G. Discussing or deliberating a public school child which reveals personally identifiable information (TGC 551.0821)

14.H. Investigation; exclusion of witness from a hearing during examination of another witness (TGC 551.084)

14.I. Discussing economic development negotiations or offer of financial or other incentive to business prospects (TGC 551.086)

15. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

16. ADJOURNMENT