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The memorandum, introduced to the Harris County Board of Education during its June meeting, asks the district to supply a teacher and access to district curriculum so Micah’s Promise can run a lawful school program on the organization’s 17-acre therapeutic campus. Bobby Lynn Starr, a Micah’s Promise representative, said the nonprofit provides prevention education to schools and “we provide prevention education both to elementary, middle, and high school students as well as community members at no cost.” Mike Angstadt, who described decades of experience establishing residential-school MOUs in other Georgia counties, said similar arrangements have used a local school-system program model to provide instruction on campus.

The board did not take a final vote. Superintendent Doctor Finney told the presenters he had given the MOU to the district attorney, Greg Ellington, and said staff would work on “a couple of concerns” and recommendations before the board considers action at a future meeting. Finney said issues to be resolved include clarifying the MOU’s addressee (the MOU named the superintendent rather than the board), liability and safety protocols for staff working on the Micah’s Promise campus, and budgetary implications. Member questions focused on safety and liability for district employees who would work on the campus; board members also asked how other local MOUs had handled staffing, funding streams, and student custody.

Micah’s Promise representatives said the girls on site are in the custody of the state’s child-services agency and that state reimbursement (DFACS was named in the presentation) helps underwrite care, though presenters acknowledged their program’s operating costs exceed available reimbursement. Angstadt and Starr described prior MOUs with other counties and said those agreements documented how student full-time equivalents (FTEs) and related funding were managed with the partner school systems. Starr said the organization built its therapeutic school so it could provide in-house teachers and paraprofessionals and asked the board to consider a program model that would make the campus a district program for the students it serves.

Board members asked for references from other districts that have similar MOUs, and several asked staff to circulate further questions to Micah’s Promise during the week to allow staff and the district attorney to vet liability, safety, and funding questions before the board’s next regular meeting. Superintendent Finney said the board might table the MOU if recommended revisions are not completed in time.

The presentation did not include a final financial commitment from the district; presenters acknowledged the request was not budgeted in the current FY26 draft and emphasized they would assist in pursuing reimbursement sources and other funding. The board’s next review and any formal action on the MOU were left to a future meeting after the district’s legal and budget reviews.

Ending: The board asked staff to return with recommended edits, legal review findings and references from other districts that have executed similar MOUs; no formal action to approve the MOU was taken at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Harris County BOE - Monthly Committee Meeting 6/3/25","oneSentenceSummary","Micah’s Promise representatives presented a draft memorandum of understanding seeking a partnership with the Harris County School District to provide on-site schooling and therapeutic services for up to about 12 girls, aged roughly 12–17, who are being served at a residential, nondisclosed campus in Harris County.","taxTitle","Harris County, School Districts, Georgia","taxId",38460,"location","Georgia","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6216515,"Board reviews multiple policy proposals: strategic-waiver addition, curriculum-research policy, AI exhibit and organ‑donor leave update",963,7980000,8943000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3651060-12bd947c71fda6655a525d32e0f525cf&start=7980&end=8943","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3651060-12bd947c71fda6655a525d32e0f525cf/thumbnail_7980000.jpg","/articles/6216515/Georgia/Board-reviews-multiple-policy-proposals-strategic-waiver-addition-curriculum-research-policy-AI-exhibit-and-organdonor-leave-update","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6216515-22980441cb5b566de7e4dbbd61171573/orig.mp4?Expires=1773611516&Signature=SFRfY2PcfXArVJyCgDZsVxPuHdWdP5i0ooaO2V1HJAj39hK8FbTdkPti~VQ1jGFv7XAEzOkX~~laPoBFLZiC-e0HaolD-c8UWhUYPN7gRjTS5CH6bBRCIbH9svERF1zcgDpGc5JSYugnd2k7CdE2cSiqDIv0G~h-a4BPxSbvdfRM5Qjsv71sm~K0nUCN9ZaTUqpcNqCv9Hp5AvYsP5D5GpiqGuxc3rnSoGfSszkahGs2p1JpLZ-0jJuSzwQFBNbeuhPdxNlpxjxko2zdJuJgkFF5x1XRu5RtSeoW1eZZBN9KdrEBPnKSMY1Na0DiZ6rSUaB452OHW2c37t30CAYiLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Harris County Board of Education reviewed a package of policy proposals and related exhibits the district will consider at future meetings.

Strategic waiver — fair‑dismissal: The superintendent presented an amendment to the district’s strategic waiver to add authority to waive certain fair‑dismissal procedures. Staff emphasized that adding the waiver would not eliminate due process or documentation requirements but would allow procedural flexibility in specific cases. The superintendent said the district must submit a board resolution to the Georgia Department of Education (DOE) to add the waiver, and he has discussed the draft with board counsel. Board members asked staff to ensure the change preserves employee due process and to confirm required DOE steps.

Curriculum research policy: The board reviewed a proposed policy (ICC) to regulate requests by university researchers, district staff and external parties to conduct research in district schools. Doctor Patterson drafted the proposal, the superintendent said, to standardize requests, require institutional review board (IRB) approval from researchers’ home institutions and protect student and staff confidentiality. The policy would prioritize teacher-led projects and require district vetting to avoid disruptions.

Artificial intelligence exhibit: The district proposed an exhibit to its Internet acceptable-use policy (IFBG) that defines acceptable and unacceptable uses of artificial intelligence for students, staff and parents. Staff reported they had solicited feedback from principals, parents and students, and recommended the exhibit be tabled for the public-comment window; the board agreed to hold the policy for one month and vote later.

Employee leave (organ donation): The board reviewed a state-required update to the employee leave policy to provide leave for organ and bone-marrow donation. The superintendent said the policy change is required by the state; board members asked whether the state provides funding or whether the leave will be covered with local funds. Staff said funding questions would be answered after follow-up research.

Ending: Board members asked staff to return with clarifications on due-process protections for the strategic waiver addition, details about funding for the organ‑donor leave, and timing for the AI exhibit’s public-comment period before voting.","The Harris County Board of Education reviewed a package of proposed policy changes including an addition to the strategic waiver to waive some fair‑dismissal procedures, a new curriculum‑research policy, an AI exhibit for acceptable use and a state-required organ‑donor leave update.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6216519,"Independent auditors give Harris County School District clean FY24 opinion and no federal findings",1717,6307000,8024000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3651060-12bd947c71fda6655a525d32e0f525cf&start=6307&end=8024","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3651060-12bd947c71fda6655a525d32e0f525cf/thumbnail_6307000.jpg","/articles/6216519/Georgia/Independent-auditors-give-Harris-County-School-District-clean-FY24-opinion-and-no-federal-findings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6216519-02131c2ffc7cecb6f292f5e21b205a06/orig.mp4?Expires=1773611516&Signature=kmfmJk776SeXTJGfzuNYvWH7b3HC-CVB0a5bTMCkYsa0N9-mDCJ148C-2gFUGAgelANXgjqCJccyloBhaM~t6nSGeIY2ytxGjeoxDRTwwfcM8Y8Qu01M-hy67dkwlYM6RL26wme8x02J~QikYRsqEvO7HKkRuaUkewpl7AT6jvbCVoP1yQDN6G0gov2zbUBZyonm0tFb3xECTXsKnbUtXzM1pFpO6CEJk5lT67S-cJdzfUWsw~OTu-7ZjV~iqMh-ZmTkgoUKHD5-qTLgFr3dRwagWGj6LXG9Kn-pRtocTL~l5JmZBo1kzsUmk0DRc1qG6NzSm09EIr826V1DJ6JSNQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The audit firm Robinson & Grimes presented the district’s FY24 audited financial statements and related compliance reports and issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on the financial statements.

Jenna Kaye, representing Robinson & Grimes, told the board the audit opinion states the district’s financial statements “present fairly in all material respects,” and the single-audit work on major federal programs — specifically school nutrition and special education — identified no material noncompliance in the auditor’s samples. The auditor also reported no material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting or internal control over compliance for the programs tested.

Kaye noted that government-wide reporting shows a decline in net position of roughly $4 million compared with the prior year, driven primarily by pension and OPEB measurement changes required under accounting standards; she emphasized that those measurement changes are noncash reporting effects that the district cannot control. At the fund level, cash balances were lower than the prior year largely because previously budgeted capital projects were completed in FY23 while federal CARES/ESSER funds drew down.

Kaye praised district staff for filing the required federal data-collection form on time for this audit cycle; timely filing (two years in a row) is one requirement to be designated a “low-risk auditee,” which affects future testing thresholds. The firm’s letter noted the district did not yet qualify as a low-risk auditee because it has not filed timely for two consecutive years, but the auditor said timely filing this year was a positive step.

Ending: The board accepted the presentation. Auditor recommended continued attention to federal program testing and school-activity reconciliations, which staff said will be addressed during summer internal-audit work.","Robinson & Grimes issued an unmodified opinion on the Harris County School District’s FY24 financial statements and reported no material weaknesses or findings in the federal programs sampled (school nutrition and special education).",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6216524,"Harris County Board holds first FY26 budget hearing; tentative total rises to about $92 million",58,3826000,3884000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3651060-12bd947c71fda6655a525d32e0f525cf&start=3826&end=3884","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3651060-12bd947c71fda6655a525d32e0f525cf/thumbnail_3826000.jpg","/articles/6216524/Georgia/Harris-County-Board-holds-first-FY26-budget-hearing-tentative-total-rises-to-about-92-million","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6216524-304a5849d333c0b2730b8f9d99a9cd19/orig.mp4?Expires=1773611516&Signature=XnWggHjUPNcAx58cjGAG4JXg2G2CZ6Pszwx31ZaxgWtMutuS~mDWvSpDqepYKB~H-7OFUUwB5kiXE21HzRExH38a8BxoXP3Beo9WfSXAKhARVm0~ujl7Pe5XQI2qY0ooC23QT~zOHKKlTNzw5CVKe7QbHzfkojXZAKfknhPZtWPIIr~BpjEmEriinwzzOvFSe3745x8iPHY8dPP34-WkwPUbp1DybAi~KVpl-fpEyfLlj~qcnaQDjZK9Cl76sLy8Elt-ZO6ug~e2Fa9sifklvlvqxq07fyD~3TPQpVscg5z1pa-B52Zh4yw-gvx-foonmpINJNBDbx4bCEIgXgUTFg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Harris County School District officials presented the first of two required public hearings on the tentative FY26 budget, describing an all-funds total of about $92,000,000 compared with roughly $88,000,000 the prior year.

Finance staff said the increase reflects all funds (general fund, federal funds and state grants) and results mainly from rising personnel costs, health-care increases and TRS (Teachers Retirement System) measurement factors. The budget presentation said the district had earlier projected a possible shortfall caused largely by state-driven costs but that the $92 million draft is intended to meet anticipated shortfalls and provide required operating revenue for FY26.

No members of the public signed up to speak at the hearing. Board members acknowledged the continuing budget challenge and noted the district will hold a second legally required hearing the following Thursday and then consider approval of a final FY26 budget at the regular meeting next week. During the hearing, a board member identified a typographical error in the materials; staff corrected it and said updated slides would be circulated to board members.

A motion to adjourn the FY26 public budget hearing was made and seconded; the board voted to adjourn the hearing without further public comment.

Ending: The board scheduled the second public hearing at 6 p.m. next Thursday and expects to consider a final FY26 budget in the subsequent regular meeting.","At the board’s first public hearing on the FY26 budget, district staff described a tentative all-funds budget of about $92 million, an increase from approximately $88 million the prior year, and said personnel costs and state-mandated increases (TRS, health care) drove pressures; no public comments were received and the hearing was adjourned.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":80,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6216509,"Alpha Onward & Upward Foundation donates to district’s mobile-learning and pantry programs",411,8532000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3651060-12bd947c71fda6655a525d32e0f525cf&start=8532&end=8943","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3651060-12bd947c71fda6655a525d32e0f525cf/thumbnail_8532000.jpg","/articles/6216509/Georgia/Alpha-Onward-Upward-Foundation-donates-to-districts-mobile-learning-and-pantry-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6216509-273b4cbf545e3059a90ad9c5a4e7ac45/orig.mp4?Expires=1773611516&Signature=DzRa3LmPWNcOArgd4QXNa3WxzuFIThTZ7nM0oHUGlqKs35uMDuVxu5yh45lzGfuJUlMDLc5fbrrK9RQyQB8CQS5RlzBbD8SLjIEiFD-zB8gucZ3tWczRBQjyNFc4dy3b1GJIwrH~~TAH1V1EWhk1aHNfS~Dvz4aZtScwssMeswsg94wBjal3LC4jnhsStrCrqRpKXsNRzltgMrIMXGreNvPtKOlVYqT49ITkmYHUyFnkO710BAkiB2Hv5Zb28lJ3YDFOENjtlDb6IFW47lb8RYVwafmIE8GG0H986GOMrhEQci0sglsgnUP1b9c6HOuUjebglQMvdpM2h6qf~ri0Ow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives from the Alpha Onward & Upward Foundation introduced themselves to the board and presented a donation to support the district’s mobile learning lab and the “help‑yourself” shelves program.

Sir Michael Jones, chairman of the Alpha Onward & Upward Foundation, said the 501(c)(3) has awarded scholarships to Harris County students and that the foundation supports education, science and civic projects across a multi-county service area that includes Harris County. Jones asked Superintendent Finney and district staff to accept the foundation’s gift; the superintendent and board members thanked the foundation and accepted the presentation.

Ending: The board thanked the foundation for the donation; no additional board action was recorded at the meeting.","The Alpha Onward & Upward Foundation presented a donation to the Harris County School District to support the district’s mobile learning lab and student pantry initiatives; the board accepted the presentation and thanked the foundation.","actionData","errors"]

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Harris County Board holds first FY26 budget hearing; tentative total rises to about $92 million

Alpha Onward & Upward Foundation donates to district’s mobile-learning and pantry programs