August 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Board of Education Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Pledge of Allegiance and Prayer

3. Action on Minutes of Regular Meeting on July 9, 2024

4.   ↵APPROVAL OF ENCUMBRANCES: 2024-2025    

5. Hearings and Correspondence

5.a. Communications

5.b. Opportunity for comments from the audience regarding the agenda

6. Consider and take action on the revised school calendar for 2024-2025

7. Consider and take action on the revised list of approved communication platforms for communications between District personnel and students. 

8. Consider and take action on Cushing Public Schools' transfer capacity

9. Consider and take action on the adoption of the following policies: 

• Classroom Decoration
• Released Time Course
• Voluntary Prayer
• Graduation Attire

10. Consider and take action on rescinding the following policy: 

• Standards of Performance and Conduct for Teachers

11. Consider and take action on revising the following policies: 

• Suspension, Dismissal and Nonremployment of Teachers
• Suicide Awareness, Training, and Prevention
• Student Residency
• Student Records
• Student Promotion and Retention and Student Pass/Fail of a Course
• Student Diabetes Care and Management
• Student Attendance
• Social Media and Social Networking
• Strong Readers Act
• Procurement
• District-Wide Parental Involvement (Parents' Bill of Rights)
• Open Records
• Media Center - Selection of Library Books
• Observation of Minute of Silence
• Lactation Policy
• Administration of Medicine to Students
• Alcohol and Drug Testing for Bus Drivers
• Attendance/Activities
• Child Nutrition Information for Employees
• Child Nutrition Information for Families

12. Consider and take action on Sanctioning of Booster Clubs/Parent Organizations

13. Consider and take action on the Contract for Secondary Career and Technology Education Program(s) for School Year 2024-2025

14. Consider and take action on academic credits offered by Central Tech in Drumright, OK

15. Consider and take action on Amendment to Renew Food Service Management Company Contract with Cushing Public Schools and Southwest Food Excellence for 2024-2025

16. Consider and take action on Cafeteria Meal Pricing for 2024-2025

17. Consider and take action on the School Hours Policy for 2024-2025

18. Consider and take action on an Option Agreement To Purchase Real Estate between Cushing Public Schools and Cushing Economic Development Foundation

19. Consider and take action on the request from CHS Girls Golf Team to take a trip to attend an LPGA event in Gravette, AR on September 28-29, 2024. 

20. Consider and take action on request to write a check from Office Fund activity account to General Fund account to correct a wrong deposit of $4,435.00 into the Office fund activity account instead of being deposited into the General Fund account. 

21. Consider and take action on Scott Chisholm as certified adjunct instructor for academic credit in World History/Geography for the 2024-2025 school year

22. Consider and take action on Wade Landrum as certified adjunct instructor for academic credit in US History/OK History/Government/Economics for the 2024-2025 school year

23. New Business

24. Reports

• Superintendent Report
• Capital improvements - facility update
• Activity Funds - Central Office, Edward Jones Investment  

25. Vote to Convene into Executive Session 

25.a. Discuss so board can return to Open Session and vote to approve/disapprove the resignation(s) of the following: 25 O.S § 307(B)(1)

25.b. Discuss so board can return to Open Session and vote to approve/disapprove the employment of the following: 25 O.S § 307(B)(1)

• Mindy Stevens - Bus Driver
• Michael Clift - Cushing High School Custodian
• George Hughes - Cushing Lower Elementary Custodian
• Rehire for Lisa Booth - Cushing Lower Elementary Custodian

26. Acknowledge return to Open Session

27. Executive Session Compliance Announcement

28. Vote to approve/disapprove the resignation(s) and employment of the ones listed

29. Vote to adjourn