Harmony Public Schools
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Saturday September 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Location
Harmony Public Schools
9321 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S.
Houston, TX 77099
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Committee Members Present
F. Ay, H. Koc, H. Sherwood (remote), O. Celepcikay
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
C. Lambert (remote), J. Hoffer (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
II. Planning and Preparation for Board Retreat
A.
Planning and Preparation for Board Retreat
III. Closed Session Govt. Code § 551.071 Consultation with Legal Counsel
A.
Closed Session Govt. Code § 551.071 Consultation with Legal Counsel on Legal Requirements for Charter Amendments and Pending Legal Matters, Govt Code § 551.074 Personnel (Discuss Executive Officer Positions)
Dr. Celepcikay announces the committee will go into closed session under Govt. Code § 551.071 Consultation with Legal Counsel on Legal Requirements for Charter Amendments and Pending Legal Matters, Govt Code § 551.074 Personnel.
Closed Session begins at 12:06pm.
IV. Open Session: Consider and Take Possible Action on Matters
A.
Open Session: Consider and Take Possible Action on Matters Discussed in Closed Session. Consider and Take Possible Action on Recommendations to Board on Charter Amendment and Organizational Chart revisions.
Dr. Celepcikay starts regular session at 12:43pm. Dr. Celepcikay states in closed session the committee discussed the charter amendments and no action was taken.
Dr. Celepcikay reviews the schedule for the 2025 HPS Board Retreat. He confirms that we adjusted the schedule to start with Joe Hoffer's "Navigating New Frontiers: Legal and Legislative Landscape" and end day one with board members discussion "Round Table Discussion: Reflecting on the Past, Charting the Future". Dr. Celepcikay clarifies that the last agenda item is meant for board member discussion in terms of the agenda, governance, good practices, board member suggestions and proposals. Dr. Celepcikay informs Mr. Hoffer that the start time for his session shows 10:30am, however if we have a short agenda for the board meeting we would like for him to start earlier as generally the board members have a lot of questions for him. Mr. Hoffer confirms that he will be prepared to start early. Mr. Hoffer recommends starting the start time for the board retreat at the same time as the board meeting incase the board meeting ends early.