March 18, 2014 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. Pledge of Allegiance

2.B. Texas Pledge of Allegiance

3. Student and Staff Recognitions

3.A. Highland Park ISD Academic Decathlon

3.B. Highland Park ISD Girls Swimming and Diving

3.C. Highland Park ISD Wrestling

3.D. Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) Spotlight Award

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. Community-Based Assessment and Accountability System (CBAAS)

6.C. Construction Oversight Committee

6.D. Curriculum and Instruction Committee

6.E. Finance Committee

6.F. Highland Park Education Foundation & Alumni Association

6.G. HP Arts

6.H. HP Sports Club

6.I. HPISD Centennial Celebration

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

7. Consent Agenda

7.A. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Work Session Held on February 10, 2014

7.B. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Held on February 11, 2014

7.C. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Work Session Held on February 17, 2014

8. Instructional Day Waiver

9. Food Service Employee Appreciation Day

10. Annual Verification of Residency

11. Gifts for March 2014

11.A. Gift Summary for March 2014

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

11.B.1) Highland Park Independent School District

11.B.1)A) Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty

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

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

11.C. Reported Gifts

11.C.1) Highland Park Independent School District

11.C.1)A) Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty

11.C.1)B) Benchmark Bank

11.C.1)C) Highland Park Education Foundation

11.C.1)C)(1) Highland Park High School Academic Decathlon

11.C.1)C)(2) Peter McGuire for The Best Buddies Program

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

11.C.2)A) Jeffrey Olyan

11.C.3) Robert S. Hyer Elementary School

11.C.3)A) Anonymous Donation through the Causecast Foundation

11.C.4) Highland Park High School

11.C.4)A) Academic Scots Booster Club

12. Annual Certification of Instructional Materials

13. Adoption of 2014 Instructional Materials

14. House Bill 5 Graduation Requirements

15. Personnel Recommendations

16. Professional Personnel Contract Renewal Recommendations

17. Professional Personnel Contract Nonrenewal Recommendations

18. Certification of Unopposed Status of Candidates for Trustee Election on May 10, 2014

19. Order Declaring Unopposed Candidates Elected to Office

20. 2014-2015 Facility Needs

21. Facilities Master Plan

22. Reports

22.A. Changes in Personnel

22.B. 2013 - 2014 Enrollment Report

22.C. 2013-2014 Texas Public Information Act

22.D. January 2014 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 discussion of the evaluation of the superintendent, pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.074

25. Reconvene in Open Session

26. Adjournment