April 14, 2021 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call to order and roll call 6:31 p.m.

2. Consent Agenda:  All of the following items which concern reports of routine nature:
Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve:
a. Payroll change orders, reports & encumbrances     
General Fund change orders, reports & encumbrances #96    
Building Fund change orders & reports     
Child Nutrition Fund change orders, reports & encumbrance #10    
Bond Funds reports    
Sinking Fund reports
b. Treasurer's Report
c. Activity Fund Reports
d. Minutes of the March 10th, 2021, regular meeting.

3. Public Comments:  BED-R
In order to assure that persons who wish to appear before the Board of Education may be heard and, at the same time, conduct its meetings properly and efficiently, the Board adopts, as policy, the following procedures and rules pertaining to public participation at Board Meetings:

4. Reorganizing of the Board of Education.
a. Vote to keep the Board officers the same: Terry Minney, President, Earl Elliott, Vice-President, Curtis Morphew, Clerk.
b. Vote to reorganize.

5. Discussion, motion vote to approve/not approve ESSER II Funds Budget.

6. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve purchasing a 71 passenger bus with ESSER II funds, purchase order #97.

7. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve employing Stephen L. Smith Corp. as financial consultants to the Yale School District, for the fiscal year 2021-2022.

8. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve to take possible action, in the absence of the President and/or Clerk, to appoint an acting President and/or acting Clerk for the School District to execute any and all documents pertaining to setting the maturities, date, time and place of the bond sale. 

9. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve on a resolution determining the maturities of, and setting a date, time, and place for the sale of the $230,000 Building Bonds of this School District; and designating bond counsel for this issuance of bonds. May 4th, 2021 at noon, room #3 Yale High School, 315 E. Chicago Ave. Yale, OK.

10. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve the Resolution for Schools and Libraries Universal Services (E-Rate) for 2021-22.  This resolution authorizes filing of the Form 471 application(s) for funding year 2021-22 and the payment of the applicant’s share upon approval of funding and receipt of services.

11. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve renewing Renaissance Accelerated Reader for the 2021-2022 school year. 

12. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve using Weaver Drug Testing Lab for Drug and Alcohol Testing for the 2021-2022 school year. 

13. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve renewing membership with OPSRC for the 2021-2022 school year. 

14. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve activity fund transfer of $6,500.00 from #912 Concession to Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Baseball, Track & Cheerleading. 

15. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve activity fund transfer of $1,100.00  from #912 Concessions to 6th -11th grades.

16. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve Use of Property Request from Fellowship Baptist Church, Micheal Dershem for a bus July 19-24, 2021. 

17. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve the 2021-2022 school calendar.

18. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve summer school dates for 2021.
May 18-21, 25-28, and June 1-4, 8-11, 2021. 

19. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve the Retired Elementary School Teachers request to name the circle drive at the elementary in memory of Shirley Darling, former Yale Elementary secretary for over 30 years and erect a street sign in her memory.  All expenses to purchase and install the sign would be paid for by the retired teachers.

20. Discussion over the cafeteria

21. Board to convene into executive session to discuss the following items Pursuant to ( 25 O.S. Section 307 (b) (1). 7:05 p.m.
a. Certified Teachers on Continuing Contracts Attachment "A" for the 2021-2022 school year.
b. Certified Teachers on Temporary to Continuing Contracts Attachment "B" for the 2021-2022 school year.
c. Certified Teachers on Temporary Contracts Attachment "C" for the 2021-2022 school year.
d. Resignations
e. Middle School English Teacher for 2021-2022 school year.
f.  High School Science Teacher Biology for 2021-2022 school year.
g. High School Science Teacher Physical Science for 2021-2022 school year. 
h. JH/HS Basketball coaching duties for 2021-2022 school year.

22. Board to reconvene into open session. No other items were discussed and no vote was taken according to Oklahoma Statutes. Persons in the executive session were: Dale Bledsoe, Terry Minney, Curtis Morphew, Earl Elliott, Kendal Morphew, and Dusting Mueggenborg. 7:27 p.m.

23. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve hiring certified teachers on a continuing contract for the 2021-2022 school year, attachment "A".

24. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve hiring certified teachers from temporary contract to a continuing contract for the 2021-2022 school year, attachment "B".

25. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve hiring certified teachers on a temporary contract for the 2021-2022 school year, attachment "C".

26. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve the resignation of Heather Bledsoe.

27. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve the resignation of Cherie Carter.

28. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve the resignation of Ashley LaGasse.

29. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve hiring a Middle School English Teacher pending completion of certification on a temporary teaching contract for the 2021-2022 school year. 

30. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve hiring a High School Science Teacher pending completion of certification on a temporary teaching contract for the 2021-2022 school year. 

31. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve hiring an HS Science Teacher pending completion of certification on a temporary contract for the 2021-2022 school year.

32. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve hiring Craig Garner as the JH & HS girls basketball coach for the 2021-2022 school year. 

33. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve hiring Mike Moore as the JH & HS boys basketball coach for the 2021-2022 school year. 

34. Administrative Reports

35. New Business

36. Adjournment