March 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education
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I. Call to Order and Establish a Quorum
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II. Pledge of Allegiance
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III. Awards Presentations
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III.A. Crossing Guard Appreciation
Presented by Justin Milner
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III.B. Molly Dettmann, Norman North Librarian, has been selected as the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Volunteer of the Year in the Chair/Team lead category
Presented by Holly McKinney
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The award acknowledges the contributions of a YALSA committee leader who has demonstrated outstanding service to the mission, goals and work of YALSA during a given service year.
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IV. Public Communications
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This is an open, public meeting held in accordance with the Open Meeting Laws of the State of Oklahoma. The purpose of this meeting is to conduct the business of the Norman School District. As elected representatives of the voters and patrons of the District, the members of the Board of Education will be making decisions concerning the operation of the District. The agenda for Regular Meetings includes an opportunity for the public to address any item appearing on the agenda. Members of the public wishing to speak must sign in with the Clerk of the Board prior to the convening of the Board meeting. Statements to the Board by the public are limited to no more than 3 minutes per speaker. The Board reserves the right to limit repetitive comments, comments unrelated to the business of the Board or the total amount of time dedicated to public comment in a single evening. Board members cannot respond to questions or comments during public communications but the Board President may refer matters of concern to the Superintendent for review and recommendations.
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V. Disposition of Routine Business by Consent Action
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The following matters may be approved in their entirety by the Board upon motion made, seconded and passed by a majority vote of the Board members. However, upon request by any Board member, any one or more matters will be removed from the consent docket and acted upon separately. Contracts are approved subject to review by the District’s legal counsel. Any or all of the public record items included within the consent docket, i.e., minutes to be submitted for approval; purchase orders to be submitted for acceptance; purchase request for approval; financial report; proposed transfer of funds between activity accounts; and fund raising event listing, may be examined at the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Education at the Administrative Services Center at 131 South Flood Avenue, Norman, Oklahoma, at any time during regular business hours, which are Monday-Friday 7:45 AM-4:15 PM
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V.A. Purchase Orders (Encumbrances and/or bills to be paid for fiscal year 2020-2021)
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V.B. Minutes for the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education February 8, 2021
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V.C. Purchase Requests
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1. Phase 2 Security Improvements including installation, upgrade and addition of cameras, detection devices and servers throughout the district from Digi Security Systems, LLC
2. 1,294 iPads, Logitech Cases and 3 years of Apple Care, Logitech Crayons; 142 Macbook Airs, 3 Mac Minis, 142 USB-C adapters and Aps Custom iPad Deploy Offsite Service for Lakeview, Adams, Cleveland, Jackson, Jefferson, Kennedy, Lincoln, Madison, McKinley, Eisenhower, Wilson, Monroe, Reagan, Roosevelt, Truman, Washington, and Truman Primary from Apple Inc. 3. Prime-Time Modular Recreation Equipment to be Furnished and Installed at Kennedy Elementary from GameTime-Cunningham Recreation 4. Prime-Time Modular Recreation Equipment to be Furnished and Installed at Madison Elementary from GameTime-Cunningham Recreation 5. Prime-Time Modular Recreation Equipment to be Furnished and Installed at Roosevelt Elementary from GameTime-Cunningham Recreation 6. Prime-Time Modular Recreation Equipment to be Furnished and Installed at Truman Primary from GameTime-Cunningham Recreation 7. Prime-Time Modular Recreation Equipment to be Furnished and Installed at McKinley Elementary from GameTime-Cunningham Recreation 8. Services of digital layout and design of custom printed premium matte laminate for wrapping two activity buses for Transportation Services from Walker Companies |
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V.D. Treasurer's Report for the period through February 28, 2021
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V.E. Investment Report (presented for information only)
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1. Lease Revenue Funds
2. Bank of Oklahoma Funds |
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V.F. Certified Personnel Report and Recommendations - See Attachment "A" (posted with the agenda)
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V.G. Support Personnel Report and Recommendations - See Attachment "B" (posted with the agenda)
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V.H. Agreements, Contracts and Renewals for Fiscal Year 2021-2022
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V.H.1. BUSINESS SERVICES (Brenda Burkett)
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1. Contract with Eide Bailly for Auditing Services by Eide Bailly for the 2020-2021 school year and related services for the 2021-2022 school year
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V.I. Transfers for Nonresident Students (Open Transfer Policy)
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1. Elementary Numbered E001-E020 (due to confidentiality names of students are not listed)
2. Secondary Numbered S001-S018 (due to confidentiality names of students are not listed) |
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V.J. Activity Fund Raising Reports with Proposed Events
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1. Irving Middle School - Orchestra
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V.K. Supplemental Schedule No. 03 to Master Agreement Between Norman Public Schools and Architects in Partnership, LLC
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VI. Additional Agenda Items
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VI.A. Proposed New Policy 1003 - Board Meetings Held via Videoconference or Teleconference
Presented by Stephanie Williams
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This policy addresses the temporary and permanent changes resulting from the passage of SB 1031. The policy relates to virtual and telephonic meetings specially permitted initially by SB 661 and now re-emerging through SB 1031. It does not replace the district’s regular policies regarding board meetings but addresses the special requirements that attach when districts elect to conduct virtual board of education meetings.
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VI.B. Policy 3008: Employee Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation
Presented by Holly Nevels
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Information regarding a proposed new Board of Education Policy outlining procedures for reporting, investigating and appealing employee complaints alleging discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all protected areas. Alternately, an employee alleging Sexual Harassment may choose to pursue a complaint under the Board’s Title IX Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Policy 4000.
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VII. New Business: New business refers to any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting of the agenda. Okla. Stat. tit. 25 § 311(A)(9).
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VIII. Administrative Staff Reports
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IX. Board of Education Reports
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X. Vote to go into executive session to discuss:
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A. The following employment matters after which the Board will return to open session to vote concerning one or more of these items. Executive session authority: 25 OKLA. STAT. § Section 307(B)(1) and (7).
1. Re-employment of the following Central Office administrators for the 2021-2022 school fiscal year: Justin Milner, Associate Superintendent, Chief Operating Officer
2. Re-employment and/or re-assignment of the following personnel for the 2021-2022 school fiscal year:
Brenda Burkett, Chief Financial Officer Holly Nevels, Associate Superintendent, Chief Human Resources Officer and Title IX Coordinator Beth Albert, Executive Director of Staff Development and Student Achievement Scott Beck, Executive Director of Student Services, Secondary Schools Holly McKinney, Executive Director of Student Services, Elementary Schools Peter Liesenfeld, Chief Technology Officer Stephanie Williams, Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Site principals (Elementary, Middle, and High School) and Off-Scale Employees - See Attachment "C" (posted with the agenda)
3. The evaluation of the Superintendent (this is a routine evaluation session that the Board conducts three or more times per year) pursuant to Executive Session authority—25 Okla. Stat. §307(B)(1) and (7). No action regarding this item will occur following the Board's return to open session.
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XI. Vote to Return to Open Session
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XII. Statement of the Executive Session Minutes
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XIII. Vote regarding:
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1. Re-employment of the following Central Office administrators for the 2021-2022 school fiscal year:
Justin Milner, Associate Superintendent, Chief Operating Officer
2. Re-employment and/or re-assignment of the following personnel for the 2021-2022 school fiscal year:
Brenda Burkett, Chief Financial Officer Holly Nevels, Associate Superintendent, Chief Human Resources Officer and Title IX Coordinator Beth Albert, Executive Director of Staff Development and Student Achievement Scott Beck, Executive Director of Student Services, Secondary Schools Holly McKinney, Executive Director of Student Services, Elementary Schools Peter Liesenfeld, Chief Technology Officer Stephanie Williams, Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Site principals (Elementary, Middle, and High School) and Off-Scale Employees - See Attachment "C" (posted with the agenda)
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XIV. Adjournment
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