March 6, 2023 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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Jessica Eschbach, Language Arts Coordinator, is a recipient of the 2023 NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence California Casualty Award
Presented by Holly McKinney The California Casualty awardees, selected by their NEA affiliates, represent educators from across the country who embody excellence in their practice, advocacy for the profession, commitment to equity and opportunity, community engagement, and leadership in professional development.
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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 2022-2023)
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V.B. Board of Education Minutes for the Regular Meeting on February 13, 2023 and the Special Meeting on February 27, 2023
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V.C. Purchase Requests
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1. Lloyd Noble Center rental for Graduation for Norman High and Norman North from University of Oklahoma
2. John Deere Z903M Ztrac Mower for district wide use from Deere & Company 3. AMLE Conference Registrations for district wide use from Association for Middle Level Education 4. Folding Chairs and Storage Caddies for Adams Elementary, Eisenhower Elementary, Kennedy Elementary, Lakeview Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, McKinley Elementary, Monroe Elementary, Reagan Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary, Truman Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Wilson Elementary from Krueger International Inc. |
V.D. Treasurer's Report for the period through February 28, 2023
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V.E. Investment Report (presented for information only)
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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 2022-2023
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PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (Chelsey Kraft)
1. Agreement for event planning services with Factor 110 for the Celebration of Excellence banquet
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (Holly McKinney)
1. Summer Programs Addendum to the Agreement with AlphaBest Education, Inc.
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES (Gayla Mears)
1. Agreement for Assistive Technology Services with Eric Guillory, Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired (TBVI)
2. Amended Agreement for Vision Related Services with NewView Oklahoma |
V.I. Payment from the Oklahoma State Department of Education for National Board Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) a/k/a National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT)
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V.J. Activity Fund Raising Reports with Proposed Events
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1. Whittier Middle School - Speech and Drama
2. Alcott Middle School - Technology Student Association (TSA) |
V.K. Open Transfer Law (Senate Bill 783)
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The new open transfer law (Senate Bill 783) requires that each school site’s grade level capacity be approved by the Board of Education prior to the first day of January, April, July and October of each school year. The superintendent, or designee, shall determine the criteria to be used in determining grade capacity for each school site based on current enrollment and staffing.
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VI. Additional Agenda Items
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VI.A. Proposed Revisions to the 2023-24 Academic Calendar
Presented by Holly Nevels for Action
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VI.B. Proposed 2024-25 Academic Calendar
Presented by Holly Nevels for Information
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VI.C. Overview of the District Gifted Program
Presented by Dr. Kristi Gray for Information
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VI.D. Proposed Rescission of Policy 1001- By-laws for the Board of Education
Presented by Karen Long for Action
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Proposed the rescission of policy 1001 as the parts that need to be retained or revised have been moved into individual board policies and considered and approved by the Board (Board Officers and Duties, Public Participation in Board Meetings).
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VI.E. Proposed Revisions in Board of Education Policy 4010 - Bullying Behavior
Presented by Stephanie Williams for Action
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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 2023-2024 school fiscal year:
Justin Milner, Associate Superintendent, Chief Operating Officer
Brenda Burkett, Chief Financial Officer Holly Nevels, Associate Superintendent, Chief Human Resources Officer and Title IX Coordinator Holly McKinney, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning Stephanie Williams, Executive Director of Student Services and Deputy Title IX Coordinator Gayla Mears, Executive Director of Support Services 2. Re-employment and/or re-assignment of Off-Scale Employees for the 2023-2024 school fiscal year
B. Confidential communications between the Board and its attorneys concerning pending litigation wherein the District’s attorney believes and has advised the Board that disclosure would seriously impair the ability of the public body to consider and act in the public interest. The Board will discuss litigation involving Norman Public Schools and other school districts against JUUL Labs, Inc,, MDL. No. 2913; Case No. 19-md-02913-WHO, litigation involving the marketing, sales practices, and products liability of JUUL Labs. The Board’s discussions will include the proposed settlement of the litigation filed in 2019. Executive session authority: 25 Okla. STAT. Sec. 307(B)(4). Upon the conclusion of the executive session the Board shall return to public session and vote regarding proposed approval of the consent package and settlement of the pending litigation involving Norman Public Schools and JUUL Labs, Inc., MDL. No. 2913; Case No.19-md-02913-WHO. See Attachment "C" (posted with the agenda) 3. Re-employment and/or re-assignment of the Site principals (Elementary, Middle, and High School) for the 2023-2024 school fiscal year - See Attachment "D" (posted with the agenda) |
XI. Vote to Return to Open Session
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XII. Statement of 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 2023-2024 school fiscal year:
Justin Milner, Associate Superintendent, Chief Operating Officer
2. Re-employment and/or re-assignment of Off-Scale Employees for the 2023-2024 school fiscal year - See Attachment "C" (posted with the agenda)Brenda Burkett, Chief Financial Officer Holly Nevels, Associate Superintendent, Chief Human Resources Officer and Title IX Coordinator Holly McKinney, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning Stephanie Williams, Executive Director of Student Services and Deputy Title IX Coordinator Gayla Mears, Executive Director of Support Services 3. Re-employment and/or re-assignment of the Site principals (Elementary, Middle, and High School) for the 2023-2024 school fiscal year - See Attachment "D" (posted with the agenda) 4. Proposed approval of the consent package and settlement of the pending litigation involving Norman Public Schools and JUUL Labs, Inc., MDL. No. 2913; Case No. 19-md-02913-WHO. |
XIV. Adjournment
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