Great Hearts Texas
Great Hearts Texas Annual Board Meeting (6/12/2025 @ 10:00 am CT)
Date and Time
Location
Great Hearts Live Oak, 7653 North Loop 1604 East, San Antonio, TX, 78233; https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82409256201?pwd=0vXjbut7vurwaNkSycVuzNI8YmHF7W.1
NOTICE AND AGENDA OF
A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF GREAT HEARTS TEXAS
Pursuant to Section 551.041 of the Open Meeting Act, notice is hereby given to members of the Board of Directors (“Board”) and to the general public that the Board will hold a regularly scheduled meeting in open session on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. The Board meeting will be held at Great Hearts Live Oak, 7653 North Loop 1604 East, San Antonio, TX, 78233. It is the intent of the Board to have a quorum physically present at the above address. Board members not physically present may participate by live two-way video and audio feed in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. If a quorum of the Board cannot be physically present at the above address, it is the intent to have the presiding officer physically present at the above address. If you require accommodations or have questions about how to access the meeting, please contact Jennifer Osborn at 210-888-9475 select 0, or email info@greatheartstxschools.org.
Items will not necessarily be discussed or considered in the order they are printed on the agenda below. If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in an executive or closed session, the Board will convene in such executive or closed session as permitted by and in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.
Pursuant to Sec. 551.007(b), the Board will allow members of the public who desire to address the Board regarding a specific item on the agenda, before or during the Board's consideration of the item at the meeting.
Persons desiring to address the Board verbally in-person, verbally via Zoom, or in writing may register for public comment or submit their written public comment by completing the Public Comment Sign-Up Form (https://forms.gle/uwBDRQNhkKxsLNtAA).
The deadline to register to address the Board is 9:00 a.m. CST on June 12, 2025. The Great Hearts Texas Public Comment agenda item will be limited to 45 minutes in total. Members of the public may have up to two (2) minutes to speak; however, depending on the number of speakers, the board meeting chair may limit the time allotted to fewer than two minutes in order to allow as many registered members of the public to be heard during the agenda item.
The speaking order will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the timestamp of when the individual registers. No individual presentation shall exceed two (2) minutes. In the event an individual uses a non-simultaneous translator when addressing the Board, the individual shall be permitted twice the allotted time to make his or her presentation.
This notice was posted on the 9th day of June 2025 at 9:30 a.m. Great Hearts Texas Office, 12500 San Pedro Avenue, Suite 500 in San Antonio, Texas 78216, and on the Great Hearts Texas website:
By: ___________________________
Megan Freeman, Chief of Staff
Agenda
I. | Opening Items | |
A. | Welcome | |
Welcome from the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Jim Rahn. |
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B. | Record Attendance | |
C. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
D. | Introduction and Welcome from Great Hearts Live Oak Headmaster Audelo | |
II. | Public Comment | |
III. | Approval of Consent Agenda | |
A. | Approval of Meeting Minutes from March 6, 2025 | |
B. | Approval of Official District Attendance Reporting Time | |
C. | Approval of Great Hearts America - Texas Conflict of Interest Policy | |
D. | Approval of Great Hearts America - Texas Expense Reimbursement and Credit Card Policy | |
E. | Approval and Resolution of Great Hearts America - Texas School Chaplain (SB 763) Policy | |
F. | Approval of Good Cause Exception Waiver to TEA for Monte Vista-South - Unable to Number the Main Sanctuary Doors to Temple Beth-El | |
G. | Approval and Resolution to Sell .3602 Acres of Prairie View land to TXDot | |
H. | Approval and Resolution to Purchase 2AC Parcel North for Prairie View | |
I. | Approval of HB 1707 Resolution with Regard to Purchase of Prairie View Campus Property | |
J. | Approval of Non-Expansion Amendment Resolution to postpone the opening of the previously approved campus to be called Great Hearts Tarrant County #4, to be located in the Northeast Tarrant County area | |
K. | Approval of a waiver and pending submission for an Expansion Amendment to add classrooms and a library for the Great Hearts Monte Vista campus (015835001) to be located directly across the street from the existing Monte Vista campus at the Great Hearts America - Texas District Office located at the Koehler House, 310 W Ashby Place, San Antonio, TX 78212. | |
L. | Approval of Submission of Low Attendance Waiver to TEA for Low Attendance Days | |
IV. | Conservator Progress Report | |
V. | Superintendent Report | |
A. | Academic Update | |
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B. | Operations Update | |
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VI. | Finance Update | |
A. | Review YTD Financial Report | |
B. | Discussion and Consideration to Approve the SY 2025–2026 Budget | |
C. | ESSA Funds Application Announcement | |
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D. | Resolution to Authorize the Superintendent to Sign Contracts for the Phase II Build of the Great Hearts Texas Prairie View and Invictus Campuses | |
VII. | Closed Meeting/Executive Session | |
The Board will retire to closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551 concerning the following sections: |
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A. | Pursuant to 551.071, Consultation with Legal Counsel regarding pending legal matters | |
B. | Pursuant to 551.074, Discussing conservator matters and consultation with conservator on HR matters | |
C. | Pursuant to 551.072, To deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, sell or value of real property | |
D. | Pursuant to 551.076, Deliberations regarding security devices or security audits | |
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E. | Pursuant to 551.074, Personnel, position of Superintendent - Annual Evaluation | |
F. | Pursuant to 551.074, Personnel, contract and compensation of the Superintendent | |
G. | Pursuant to 551.082, Review discipline of a public school child | |
VIII. | Governance/Annual Meeting | |
A. | Board Member Recruiting and Nomination Process | |
B. | Approval of Board Member Reappointment | |
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C. | Approval of Board Officer Appointment | |
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D. | Approval of Committee Assignments/Committee Structures | |
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IX. | Other Action Items | |
A. | Action to Approve HR Compliance Functions are Monitored by the Board Quarterly | |
B. | Approval and Resolution of Safety and Security-Armed Officer Present During School Hours and Baseline Duties of the Officer | |
C. | Consider and take possible action on matters discussed in closed session | |
D. | Approval of Annual Superintendent Evaluation | |
E. | Ratification and Approval of Superintendent Contract | |
F. | Approval of Service Agreement with Great Hearts America | |
X. | Closing Items | |
A. | Adjourn Meeting |