April 10, 2023 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call to order and roll call

2. The BOE acknowledges the Election Results and the Oath of Office is administered to Earl Elliott Jr.

3. Reorganization of BOE:
a. Vote to keep Board Officers the same: Terry Minney, Board President, Earl Elliott Jr., Board Vice-President, and Curtis Morphew, Board Clerk.
b. Vote to reorganize

4. Consent Agenda: All the following items concern reports of routine nature.
      a.  Payroll Change Orders, Report & Encumbrance 
      b.  General Fund Change Orders, Report & Encumbrances 121
      c.  Child Nutrition Change Orders, Reports & Encumbrances 22 & 23
      d.  Bond Fund Change Orders, Reports & Encumbrances
      e.  Sinking Fund Change Orders, Report & Encumbrances 
      f.   Treasurer's Report.
      g.  Activity Fund Report.
      h.  Minutes of the March 6th, 2023, regular meeting.

5. 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:

6. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve of the contract with Steven F. Cundiff for the year ending June 30, 2023, for Estimate of Needs, and Financial Statement.

7. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the 2023-2024 Temporary Appropriations. 

8. Board to consider and take action on the employment of Stephen L. Smith Corp. as financial consultants to the School District, for the 2022-2023 school year. 

9. Board to consider and take possible action, in the absence of the President and/or Clerk, to appoint an acting President and/or Clerk for the School District to execute any and all documents pertaining to setting the maturities, date, time, and place of the bond sale.

10. Board to consider and take action on a resolution determining the maturities of, and setting a date, time, and place for the sale of the $245,000 Building Bonds of this School District; and designating bond counsel for this issuance of bonds. 

11. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the additional procedure for Policy FNF-R, Search of Students (Regulations).

12. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve Policy EJF (new 2022) Mental Health Crisis Protocol.

13. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the Service Agreement with Weaver Drug and Alcohol Testing Lab for the 2023-2024 school year. 

14. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the proposal from B & L Heating to replace heat exchangers at the HS Cafeteria and heat exchangers and inducer motors at the Elementary, purchase order #121.

15. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the use of property request from Yale Church of the Firstborn to hold a Pie Supper and meeting on June 24th, and June 25th, 2023 at the Multi-Purpose Building. 

16. Board to convene into executive session to discuss the following items Pursuant to ( 25 O.S. Section 307 (b) (1).
a. Rehire Certified Teachers on continuing contract for the 2023-2024 school year
b. Rehire Certified Teachers on Temporary Teaching contracts for the 2023-2024 school year. 
c. Resignation(s)
d. Discuss coaching duties

17.  Board to reconvene into open session. No other items were discussed and no vote was taken according to Oklahoma Statutes. Persons in executive session were:

18. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve rehiring Richard Baker, Diedra Bryant, and Christina Chestnut as Certified Teachers on continuing contracts for the 2023-2024 school year. 

19. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve rehiring the following Certified Teachers on Temporary Contracts for the 2023-2024 school year. 
Connie Amon, Elizabeth Arnett, Neal Bacon, Victoria Griffin, Crystal Kennedy, Nicole Madison, Cheyenne Pummill, Cindy Stewart, & Rebecca Vann.

20. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the resignation of Courtney Gallaway at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. 

21. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the resignation of Juanita Bell, effective May 11, 2023.

22. Administrative Reports

23. New Business

24. Adjournment