Final

Harmony Public Schools

January 27, 2024 HPS Board Meeting

Date and Time

Saturday January 27, 2024 at 8:30 AM CST

Location

9321 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S,

Houston, TX 77099

3rd Floor El Paso Meeting Room

 

 

**We will serve breakfast at 8:00 AM in the fourth floor meeting room.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 8:30 AM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Oner Celepcikay
II. Attendance and Quorum
  A. Record Attendance and Guests FYI
III. Public Comments 8:30 AM
  A. Public Comments FYI 5 m
IV. Consent Agenda 8:35 AM
  A. Consider Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes of December 9, 2023 Approve Minutes
     
  B. Consider Approval of Special Board Meeting Minutes of December 11, 2023 Approve Minutes
     
  C. Consider Approval/Ratification of the Minutes and of the Actions of the Finance Committee Meeting on January 12, 2024. Vote
  D. Consider Approval/Ratification of the Minutes and of the Actions of the Academic Committee Meeting on January 12, 2024. Vote
  E. Consider Approval/Ratification of the Minutes and of the Actions of the Governance Committee Meeting on January 23, 2024 Approve Minutes
     
V. Review and Consider Approval of Resolution 8:35 AM
 

of the Board of Directors of Harmony Public Schools Requesting the Permanent School Fund Guarantee of Bonds and Authorizing the Administration to Pursue Bond Financing to Finance Educational Facilities.

  
  A. Review and Consider Approval of Resolution of the Board of Directors of Harmony Public Schools Requesting the Permanent School Fund Guarantee of Bonds and Authorizing the Administration to Pursue Bond Financing to Finance Educational Facilities. Vote Ebru Akyildiz 15 m
VI. Review and Consider Approval of Resolution 8:50 AM
 

to Enter into Agreement with the following Cooperative Purchasing Programs:

  a) The Southeast Texas Purchasing Cooperative (Region 5 ESC)

  b) The Educational Purchasing Interlocal Cooperative (EPIC6)(Region 6 ESC)

  
  A. Review and Consider Approval of Resolution to Enter into Agreement with the following Cooperative Purchasing Programs: a) The Southeast Texas Purchasing Cooperative (Region 5 ESC) b) The Educational Purchasing Interlocal Cooperative (EPIC6)(Region 6 ESC) Vote Ebru Akyildiz 15 m
VII. Approval of Resolution to submit a non-expansion amendment 9:05 AM
 

to TEA to postpone the opening date for the 2 new campuses for HPS-Houston North Charter (CDN: 101858).

  
  A. Approval of Resolution to submit a non-expansion amendment to TEA to postpone the opening date for the 2 new campuses for HPS-Houston North Charter (CDN: 101858). Vote Minh Baca 10 m
VIII. Approval of Resolution to submit a non-expansion amendment 9:15 AM
 

to TEA to postpone the opening date for the 2 new campuses for HPS-Central Texas Charter (CDN: 227816).

  
  A. Approval of Resolution to submit a non-expansion amendment to TEA to postpone the opening date for the 2 new campuses for HPS-Central Texas Charter (CDN: 227816). Vote Minh Baca 10 m
IX. Approval of Resolution to submit a non-expansion amendment 9:25 AM
 

to TEA to postpone the opening date for the additional site under HSI El Paso for HPS -West Texas Charter (CDN: 071-806).

  
  A. Approval of Resolution to submit a non-expansion amendment to TEA to postpone the opening date for the additional site under HSI El Paso for HPS -West Texas Charter (CDN: 071-806). Vote Minh Baca 10 m
X. Approval of Resolution to submit Charter Expansion Amendment 9:35 AM
 

Requests to TEA for the following:

  1. Increase maximum enrollment for HPS-Houston North (CDN: 101-858)
  2. Increase maximum enrollment for HPS- Houston West (CDN: 101-862)
  3. Increase maximum enrollment and expand geographic boundaries for HPS-Central Texas (CDN: 227-816)
  4. Increase maximum enrollment, expand geographic boundaries, and add two additional sites for HPS – West Texas (CDN: 071-806)
  5. Increase maximum enrollment, expand geographic boundaries, and add two additional sites for HPS – South Texas (CDN: 015-828)
  6. Add an additional campus for HPS- North Texas (CDN: 161-807)
  
  A. Approval of Resolution to submit Charter Expansion Amendment Requests to TEA for the following: i. Increase maximum enrollment for HPS-Houston North (CDN: 101-858) ii. Increase maximum enrollment for HPS- Houston West (CDN: 101-862) iii. Increase maximum enrollment and expand geographic boundaries for HPS-Central Texas (CDN: 227-816) iv. Increase maximum enrollment, expand geographic boundaries, and add two additional sites for HPS – West Texas (CDN: 071-806) v. Increase maximum enrollment, expand geographic boundaries, and add two additional sites for HPS – South Texas (CDN: 015-828) vi. Add an additional campus for HPS- North Texas (CDN: 161-807 Vote Minh Baca 10 m
XI. College & Career Counseling – 1st Semester Summary Report 9:45 AM
  A. College & Career Counseling – 1st Semester Summary Report FYI David Duran 20 m
XII. Discussion of District-Wide Intruder Detection Audit Report Finds (Closed Session) 10:05 AM
  A. Discussion of District-Wide Intruder Detection Audit Report Finds (Closed Session) Discuss Guvanch Yazgeldi 20 m
XIII. Closing Items 10:25 AM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote