August 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  Students from Highland Park High School will lead the pledges.

Description:  The Highland Park Independent School District is required to hold a public hearing before adopting property tax rates for the 2025-26 school year.
In accordance with the Texas Comptroller's of Public Accounts, "Truth-in-Taxation", a school district must publish a "Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Budget and Proposed Tax Rate" in a local newspaper. The notice must appear in the newspaper no later than 10 days or earlier than 30 days before the date of the public meeting.

Description:  The recommendation is that the Highland Park Independent School District Board of Trustees approves the following gifts presented for August 2025.

Description:  Highland Park Independent School District appraises teachers using the Self-Directed Appraisal System (SDAS) model. Each year, the board approves the SDAS appraisal calendars and the list of appraisers. The 2025-2026 SDAS Appraisal Calendars and List of Appraisers are attached and submitted for your consideration.

Description:  HPISD and the City of University Park are updating the current ILA between the two entities.  The new agreement has the same basic provisions and the same impact to HPISD as the one it will replace.

Description:  HPISD and the City of University Park are updating the current ILA between the two entities.  The new agreement has the same basic provisions and the same impact to HPISD as the one it will replace.

Description:  Options to Reduce Local Revenue in Excess of Entitlement

A district with local revenue in excess of entitlement has the following five options available to reduce the district's revenue level under TEC, Chapter 49:

1) Consolidation with another district as provided by Subchapter B;
2) Detachment of territory as provided by Subchapter C;
3) Purchase of average daily attendance credit as provided by Subchapter D ("Option 3");
4) Education of nonresident students as provided by Subchapter E ("Option 4"); and/or
5) Tax base consolidation with another district as provided by Subchapter F.

Districts, including Highland Park ISD, have historically selected Option 3. Successful elections conducted under TEC, former Chapter 41, carry over into TEC, Chapter 49.

The District has submitted to TEA its intent to reduce the property value for the 2025-26 school year using Option 3. 

Description:  Each year, the Board is required by TEC to select an option to reduce local revenue in excess of entitlement. The option for HPISD is the purchase of average daily attendance credit as provided by Subchapter D (""Option 3""). In conjunction with this requirement, Boards are also required to delegate the authority to obligate the school district under chapter 49 to the superintendent and the superintendent must be the person that submits the contract to TEA via the Excess Local Revenue module.

The Administration recommends that, for the 2025-26 school year, the Board delegates contractual authority to obligate the school district under Texas Education Code (TEC) §11.1511(c)(4) to the superintendent, solely for the purpose of obligating the district under TEC, §48.257 and TEC, Chapter 49, Subchapters A and D, and the rules adopted by the commissioner of education as authorized under TEC, 49.006. This includes approval of the Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credit or the Agreement for the Purchase of Attendance Credit (Netting Chapter 48 Funding). 

Description:  The proposed amended General Fund budget for 2025-26 is included.

Description:  Adopt Maintenance & Operations Tax Rate and Debt Service Tax Rate for the 2025-26 School Year    Attached is the Ordinance to adopt the 2025-26 Tax Rate for the Maintenance & Operations Budget and the Debt Service Budget. Budgets and proposed tax rates have been reviewed by the District Finance Committee; all appropriate notices have been posted and/or published; and a public hearing has been held and completed as required.