Final

Harmony Public Schools

May 17, 2025 HPS Board Meeting

Date and Time

Saturday May 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM CDT

Location

9321 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S,

Houston, TX 77099

3rd Floor El Paso Meeting Room

 

 

**We will serve breakfast after the board meeting is concluded in the fourth floor meeting room.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 9:00 AM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Oner Celepcikay
II. Attendance and Quorum
  A. Record Attendance and Guests FYI
III. Public Comments 9:00 AM
  A. Public Comments FYI 5 m
IV. Consent Agenda 9:05 AM
  A. Consider Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes of April 26, 2025 Approve Minutes
     
  B. Consider Approval/Ratification of the Minutes and of the Actions of the Finance Committee Meeting on April 12, 2025 Vote
  C. Consider Approval/Ratification of the Minutes and of the Actions of the Academic Committee Meeting on May 3, 2025 Vote
  D. Consider Approval/Ratification of the Minutes and of the Actions of the Governance Committee Meeting on May 3, 2025 Approve Minutes
     
V. Review of HPS Quarterly Investment Board Report of March 31, 2025 9:05 AM
  A. Review of HPS Quarterly Investment Board Report of March 31, 2025 FYI Ebru Akyildiz 10 m
VI. Review and Consider Approval of Resolution 9:15 AM
 

Authorizing an Amendment to 2017 Taxable Loan From Regions Commercial Equipment Finance, LLC, Qualification of Such Loan as Master Debt Under the Master Trust Indenture and Security Agreement Dated as of May 1, 2007 and Execution and Delivery of Documents in Connection Therewith and Containing Other Matters Related Thereto.

  
  A. Review and Consider Approval of Resolution Authorizing an Amendment to 2017 Taxable Loan From Regions Commercial Equipment Finance, LLC, Qualification of Such Loan as Master Debt Under the Master Trust Indenture and Security Agreement Dated as of May 1, 2007 and Execution and Delivery of Documents in Connection Therewith and Containing Other Matters Related Thereto. Vote Ebru Akyildiz 10 m
VII. New HPS Math Framework (K-12), K-5 Elementary 9:25 AM
 

Math Curriculum Pilot and Approval of Transition Plan for Bluebonnet Learning Instructional Materials

  
  A. New HPS Math Framework (K-12), K-5 Elementary Math Curriculum Pilot and Approval of Transition Plan for Bluebonnet Learning Instructional Materials Vote Sibel Cankurt 15 m
VIII. Multi-Year Student Discipline Report: Insights and Implications (2019–2025) 9:40 AM
  A. Multi-Year Student Discipline Report: Insights and Implications (2019–2025) FYI Guvanch Yazgeldi 15 m
IX. Approval of Resolution to submit a non-expansion amendment 9:55 AM
 

to TEA to postpone the opening date for Harmony School of Excellence-Fort Worth for HPS-North Texas Charter (CDN: 161-807)

  
  A. Approval of Resolution to submit a non-expansion amendment to TEA to postpone the opening date for Harmony School of Excellence-Fort Worth for HPS-North Texas Charter (CDN: 161-807) Vote Minh Baca 5 m
X. Approval of Resolution to submit a non-expansion amendment 10:00 AM
 

to TEA to postpone the opening date for the additional site for Harmony Science Academy-San Antonio for HPS-South Texas Charter (CDN: 015-828)

  
  A. Approval of Resolution to submit a non-expansion amendment to TEA to postpone the opening date for the additional site for Harmony Science Academy-San Antonio for HPS-South Texas Charter (CDN: 015-828) Vote Minh Baca 5 m
XI. Review and Approve the Harmony Public Schools 2025-26 Student Parent Handbook 10:05 AM
  A. Review and Approve the Harmony Public Schools 2025-26 Student Parent Handbook Vote Minh Baca 15 m
XII. Consider Approval of a One-Time Retention Bonus to our Employees 10:20 AM
  A. Consider Approval of a One-Time Retention Bonus to our Employees Vote Emre Altun 10 m
XIII. Consider Approval of Summer Work Compensation Updates 10:30 AM
  A. Consider Approval of Summer Work Compensation Updates Vote Emre Altun 10 m
XIV. Closed Session Pursuant to Govt. Code 10:40 AM
 

551.071 (Consultation with Legal Counsel), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), and 551.082 (Student Discipline Appeals and Employee Grievance)

  1. District Vulnerability Assessment Full Report as required by the TEA for both West Texas and South Texas
  2. Discussion of District-Wide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings for a campus under Harmony Public Schools – Houston West
  3. The Board will consider a Staff Grievance Appeal from Harmony School of Innovation -Dallas
  4. The Board will consider a Student Expulsion Appeal from Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo
  5. The Board will consider a Student Expulsion Appeal from Harmony School of Excellence - Dallas
  
  A. i. District Vulnerability Assessment Full Report as required by the TEA for both West Texas and South Texas FYI Kamil Yilmaz / Grace Cruz 15 m
  B. ii. Discussion of District-Wide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings for a campus under Harmony Public Schools – Houston West Discuss Ramazan Coskuner / Gokay Besli 15 m
  C. iii. The Board will consider a Staff Grievance Appeal from Harmony School of Innovation -Dallas Discuss 10 m
  D. iv. The Board will consider a Student Expulsion Appeal from Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo Discuss 10 m
  E. v. The Board will consider a Student Expulsion Appeal from Harmony School of Excellence - Dallas Discuss 10 m
XV. Resume Open Session, take action on items discussed in closed session: 11:40 AM
  A. i. Consider and take possible action on staff grievance appeal from Harmony School of Innovation -Dallas Vote
  B. ii. Consider and take possible action on student expulsion appeal from Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo. Vote
  C. iii. Consider and take possible action on student expulsion appeal from Harmony School of Excellence - Dallas. Vote
XVI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote