Harmony Public Schools
Minutes
March 25, 2023 HPS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Saturday March 25, 2023 at 8:30 AM
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 third floor cafeteria.
Directors Present
H. Koc (remote), H. Sherwood (remote), L. Gonzalez, O. Celepcikay, O. Kanlioglu (remote)
Directors Absent
M. Argin
Guests Present
C. Lambert, F. Ay, 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 February 25, 2023
B.
Consider Approval/Ratification of the Minutes and of the Actions of the Finance Committee Meeting on March 10, 2023.
C.
Consider Approval/Ratification of the Minutes and of the Actions of the Academic Committee Meeting on March 10, 2023.
D.
Review and Approval of the 2023-2024 Academic Calendars for all 7 HPS Districts.
IV. Review and Consider Approval of the Financial Auditor and the Form 990 Engagement Letter
A.
Review and Consider Approval of the Financial Auditor and the Form 990 Engagement Letter
Ms. Baca presents Review and Consider Approval of the Financial Auditor and the Form 990 Engagement Letter. Harmony would like to renew their agreement with Whitely Penn. This letter indicates The Board of Directors’ acknowledgment of, and agreement with, the arrangements for Whitley Penn’s audit of the June 30, 2023 financial statements compliance over major federal award programs including their respective responsibilities. Whitley Penn will also prepare the HPS' Form 990 to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for the year ended 2023 based on information provided by HPS.
Dr. Celepcikay asks if there are any significant changes to the terms of the agreement and Dr. Bayhan states there are not. Dr. Koc asks how long we have worked with Whitley Penn and Dr. Bayhan states five years and this contract is renewed on an annual basis.
V. Review and Consider Approval of Board Resolution to submit
A.
Review and Consider Approval of Board Resolution to submit Staff Development Day Waivers to TEA for all 7 HPS Districts.
Ms. Baca presents Review and Consider Approval of Board Resolution to submit Staff Development Day Waivers to TEA for all 7 HPS Districts. This is an annual waiver submission to TEA. This waiver allows us to train staff on various educational strategies designed to improve student performance in lieu of student instruction during the school year. All of our districts will be waiving up to 2100 instructional minutes.
Dr. Koc informs Ms. Baca that there is a typo on one of the dates for Houston North District and Ms. Baca states we will correct that date.
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