February 13, 2018 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

4. Recess and Reconvene Regular Meeting in MIS 5/6 Assembly Room

5. Recess for Public Hearing

6. Public Hearing to Discuss the 2016-2017 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)

7. Close Public Hearing and Reconvene Regular Meeting

8. 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.

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

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

8.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.

9. Board Announcements and Committee Reports

10. Superintendent's Report

11. Consent Agenda

11.A. Gifts for February 2018

11.A.1) Gift Summary for February 2018

11.A.2) Acceptance of Gifts

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

11.A.2)A)(1) Kershaw Foundation

11.A.2)A)(2) Confucius Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas

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

11.A.2)B)(1) Confucius Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas

11.A.2)B)(2) Mr. Basar Bilgin of Koleksiyon Furniture

11.A.3) Reported Gifts

11.A.3)A) Highland Park ISD

11.A.3)A)(1) Highland Park Education Foundation

11.A.3)B) McCulloch Intermediate School/Highland Park Middle School

11.A.3)B)(1) MIS/HPMS Choir Booster Club

11.A.3)B)(2) Park Cities Talented and Gifted (PC-TAG)

11.B. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Called Meeting Held on January 9, 2018

11.C. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Held on January 16, 2018

11.D. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Called Meeting Held on January 25, 2018

11.E. Educational Diagnosticians Week Proclamation

11.F. Food Service Employee Appreciation Day Resolution

11.G. Order Appointing Election Officers and Authorizing Assistant Superintendent and/or the Director of Business Services to Negotiate Contract for a Joint Election with Dallas County Elections Department

11.H. Notice of Election of Trustees

11.I. Human Resources Report

11.J. Human Resources Addendum

11.K. Wage Payments during Highland Park High School Closing

11.L. Investment Report

11.M. Budget Amendment for Fiscal Year Ending August 31, 2018

11.M.1) Proposed Amended General Fund

11.M.2) Proposed Amended Debt Service Fund

11.N. Approve Resolution Meeting Agreement

12. Elementary Rebuild Committee Report

13. Facilities Update

14. Reports

14.A. Financial Report

14.B. Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) Report

14.C. Racial Profiling Exemption Report

15. Closed Session

15.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;

15.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;

15.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;

15.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; and

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

16. Reconvene in Open Session

17. Adjournment