November 8, 2022 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. 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.

3.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.

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

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

3.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.

4. 2022-2023 One-Time Payment to Staff

5. Consent Agenda

5.A. Budget Amendment for Fiscal Year Ending June 2023

5.B. Capital Improvement - Landscape Improvements for MIS/HPMS 

5.C. Campus Improvement Plan Goals and Objectives 

5.D. Gifts for November 2022

5.D.1) Acceptance of Gifts

5.D.1)A) Highland Park ISD

5.D.1)A)(1) HP Sports Club

5.D.1)B) Highland Park High School

5.D.1)B)(1) PC TAG

5.D.1)B)(2) HPHS Parent Education Committee 

5.D.1)C) John S. Armstrong Elementary School

5.D.1)C)(1) Armstrong PTA

5.D.2) Reported Gifts

5.D.2)A) Highland Park ISD

5.D.2)A)(1) Briggs Freeman Sotheby

5.D.2)A)(2) PCLDA

5.D.2)A)(3) PC TAG

5.D.2)A)(4) The Schorr Law Firm

5.D.2)A)(5) Christopher & Megan McGuire 

5.D.2)B) Highland Park High School

5.D.2)B)(1) Veritex Bank

5.D.2)B)(2) PC TAG

5.D.2)C) McCulloch Intermediate School / Highland Park Middle School

5.D.2)C)(1) PC TAG

5.D.2)D) John S. Bradfield Elementary School

5.D.2)D)(1) PC TAG

5.E. Human Resources Report 

5.F. Human Resources Report Addendum

5.G. Interlocal Agreement Between the City of University Park, Highland Park ISD, and the Town of Highland Park

5.H. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Called Meeting Held on October 3, 2022

5.I. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Held on October 11, 2022

5.J. Minutes of the HPISD Board of Trustees Work Session Held on October 25, 2022

5.K. TEA Waivers

6. Board Announcements and Committee Reports

7. Superintendent's Report

8. Reports

8.A. Enrollment Report

8.B. Financial Report

8.C. Quarterly Investment Report 

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

9. Closed Session

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

9.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;

9.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;

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

9.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;

9.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 

9.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.

10. Reconvene in Open Session

11. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve a Contract with a Search Firm to Assist the District in the Hiring of the Superintendent of Schools 

12. Discussion of Districtwide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings 

13. Adjournment