August 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call to order and roll call

2. Consent Agenda: All the following items concern reports of routine nature.
      a.  Payroll Change Orders, Report & Encumbrance GF 50000-50006 BF 50000-50003
      b.  General Fund Change Orders, Report & Encumbrances #87-89
      c.  Building Fund Change Orders, Report & Encumbrances #4-5
      d.  Child Nutrition Change Orders, Reports & Encumbrances #7
      e.  Bond Fund Change Orders, Reports & Encumbrances
      f.  Sinking Fund Change Orders, Report & Encumbrances 
      g. Treasurer's Report.
      h. Activity Fund Report.
      i. Minutes of the 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. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the Academic Course Credits that are offered by the Central Technology Center for the 26-27 school year

5. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education Contract for Secondary Career and Technology Education Program(s) for the 26-27 school year

6. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the engagement letter with Rosenstein, Fist, and Ringold (RFR) for legal services for the 26-27 school year

7. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the Building Bond Fund #34 Cash Fund Estimate of Needs & Request for Appropriations for the 2025 Building Bond in the amount of $450,000.00

8. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the Early Graduation Policy & Portfolio

9. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the following policies:
EFEAA Artificial Intelligence Systems & Tools use in the school district
EKBA Strong Readers Act
EIA-R4 Student Retention (regulation)
FFG Reporting suspected child abuse and/or neglect

10. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the Follett Library Software renewal quote for the 26-27 school year

11. Discussion, motion, vote to approve/not approve the renewal agreement for a School Resource Officer agreement with the City of Yale for the 26–27 school year

12. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the fundraising requests from the new account, Student Council, #915: Candy grams, ice cream & blanket sales, and hat day Fridays

13. Board to convene into executive session to discuss the following items Pursuant to (25 O.S. Section 307 (b) (1).
a. Resignations
b. Discuss hiring a Paraprofessional
c. Discuss hiring a Certified Teacher
e. Discuss 26-27 Certified Teaching Contracts
f. Discuss 26-27 Temporary Teaching Contracts
g. Discuss 26-27 Support Contracts
 

14.  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:

15. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the resignation of Shauna Dennis

16. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve hiring a paraprofessional pending background check and approve a contract for the 26-27 school year

17. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve hiring a certified teacher on a temporary teaching contract for the 26–27 school year and approving the contract

18. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the following Certified Teaching & Extra Duty Contracts for the 26–27 school year: Richard Baker, Diedra Bryant, Nathan Folger, Jasie James, Crystal Kennedy, Makenzie Kroll, Jeffrey Lancaster, Nicole Madison, Keeley Moore, Taylor Neuway, Melinda Painter, Cheyenne Pummill, Kayla Richardson, Cindy Stewart, Brandy Thurman, Rebecca Vann, Kathy White

19. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the following Temporary Teaching & Extra Duty Contracts for the 26-27 school year: Cory Bales, Josephine Bryant, Kacey Burk, Nikki Hankins, Jerry Hays, Jacob Skinner

20. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the Support Employee Contracts for the 26-27 school year: Latasha Binford, Daelynn Brown, Laura Brown, Taedra Brown, Jessica Crowe, Jayli Downard, Heather Elliott, Christine Fisher, Shanon Hagler, Kaitlin Lichtenberger, Sauncia Mattox, Taylor Dunkin, Alexis Sloan, Angela Stafford, Jayleigh Standridge, Matt Mueggenborg, Jim Pothorst

21. Administrative Reports

22. New Business

23. Adjournment