Harmony Public Schools
Minutes
October 29, 2022 HPS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Saturday October 29, 2022 at 9:00 AM
Location
9321 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S,
Houston, TX 77099
3rd Floor El Paso Meeting Room
**We will serve breakfast at 8:15 AM in the third floor cafeteria.
Directors Present
H. Koc, H. Sherwood (remote), H. Stewart, M. Argin, O. Celepcikay (remote), O. Kanlioglu (remote)
Directors Absent
L. Gonzalez
Guests Present
C. Lambert, F. Ay, J. Hoffer, M. Baca, N. Bayhan, U. Alpaslan
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
III. Consent Agenda
A.
Consider Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes of September 24, 2022.
B.
Consider Approval/Ratification of the Minutes and of the Actions of the Finance Committee Meeting on October 14, 2022.
C.
Consider Approval/Ratification of the Minutes and of the Actions of the Academic Committee Meeting on October 14, 2022.
IV. Approval of Resolution to submit a non-expansion amendment
A.
Approval of Resolution to submit a non-expansion amendment to TEA to submit a charter district office address change request for Harmony Public Schools- Houston South (CDN: 101-846) and Harmony Public Schools- Houston West (CDN: 101-862).
Ms. Baca, Chief Compliance Officer for Harmony Public Schools presents Approval of Resolution to submit a non-expansion amendment to TEA to submit a charter district office address change request for Harmony Public Schools- Houston South (CDN: 101-846) and Harmony Public Schools- Houston West (CDN: 101-862). She informs the board members HPS -Houston South (CDN: 101846) and HPS - Houston West (CDN: 101862) district offices will be relocating to the following address: 13522 West Airport Blvd, Sugar Land, effective October 31, 2022. Thus we must submit a non-expansion amendment to TEA as required.
V. Approval of Resolution to submit a non-expansion amendment
A.
Approval of Resolution to submit a non-expansion amendment to TEA to submit a charter district office address change request for Harmony Public Schools- West Texas (CDN: 071-806).
Ms. Baca, Chief Compliance Officer for Harmony Public Schools presents Approval of Resolution to submit a non-expansion amendment to TEA to submit a charter district office address change request for Harmony Public Schools- West Texas (CDN: 071-806). She informs the board HPS West District (CDN: 071-806) district will be relocating to the following address: 5250 Fairbanks, El Paso, Texas 79924, effective October 31, 2022.
VI. Consideration of Staff Grievance Appeal from Harmony School of Excellence-San Antonio.
A.
Consideration of Staff Grievance Appeal from Harmony School of Excellence-San Antonio.
Mr. Stewart announces that board members will be going into closed session as permitted by Texas Open Meeting Act Chapters 551.074 and 551.082.
Closed Session begins 9:05AM
Mr. Stewart starts regular session at 9:57AM Mr. Stewart states in closed session there was no action was taken.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Dr. Celepcikay announces to the board that our new starting time for board meetings will be 8:30AM and this will be posted on the agendas. Thus, as a reminder to our board members and to the public that we will move the start time of board meeting from 9:00am to 8:30am from this point forward.
None.