May 17, 2011 at 5:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS
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.A. Invocation

2.B. Pledge of Allegiance

2.C. Texas Pledge of Allegiance

2.C.1) Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

3. RECOGNITIONS

3.A. State Gymnastics Winners

3.B. National Student Television Network Award Winner

3.C. State Girls Doubles Tennis Winners

3.D. National Young Epidemiology Scholars Winners

3.E. State UIL Science Team Winners

3.F. Other Recognitions

4. 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.

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

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

4.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.

5. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

5.A. Construction Oversight Committee

5.B. Curriculum and Instruction Committee

5.C. Finance Committee

5.D. Highland Park Education Foundation

5.E. HP Arts

5.F. Staff , Student, and Community Commendations and Acknowledgements

6. SUPERINTENDENT'S UPDATE

6.A. Legislative Update

6.B. End-of-Year Activities

7. CONSENT AGENDA

7.A. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Held on April 12, 2011

8. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

8.A. Election Results for School Board Trustees Held on May 14, 2011

8.B. District Safety and Security Audit

8.C. TASB Localized Policies

8.C.1) Added Policies - Second and Final Reading

8.C.1)A) EHBN(LOCAL)  SPECIAL PROGRAMS: HONORS

8.C.1)B) EHDB(LOCAL)  ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR EARNING CREDIT: CREDIT BY EXAMINATION WITH PRIOR INSTRUCTION

8.C.1)C) EHDE(LOCAL)  ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR EARNING CREDIT: DISTANCE LEARNING

8.C.2) Revised Policy - First and Only Required Reading

8.C.2)A) EHBB(LOCAL)  SPECIAL PROGRAMS: GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS

8.C.3) Policy Resolution - First and Only Required Reading

8.C.3)A) EIE(LOCAL)  ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: RETENTION AND PROMOTION

8.D. Permission to Accept Gifts

8.D.1) Highland Park Middle School PTA / McCulloch Intermediate School PTA

8.D.2) University Park Elementary School PTA

8.D.3) Armstrong Elementary School PTA

8.D.4) Bradfield Elementary School PTA

8.D.5) Highland Park Education Foundation

8.D.6) Park Cities Dad's Club

8.D.7) Other Gifts

8.D.8) Year-to-Date Gift Summary

8.E. Personnel

8.E.1) Changes in Personnel for May 2011

8.E.1)A) Personnel Recommendations

8.E.1)B) Changes in Personnel

8.F. Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Maintenance Tax Notes, Series 2011

8.G. March Financial Report

8.H. Texas Public Information Act

8.I. Enrollment Report

8.J. Construction Projects

8.K. Construction Budgets

8.L. 2011-2012 Budget

9. INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES

9.A. TAKS Testing Results

10. 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.

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

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

10.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.

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 or real property, pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.072;

11.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.

12. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

13. ADJOURNMENT