September 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Call to order.

II. Roll call.

III. Invocation

IV. Pledge of Allegiance.

V. The following concern reports and items of a routine nature normally approved at board meetings and will be approved by one vote unless any board member desires a separate vote on any or all of these items. The consent agenda consists of the discussion, consideration, and approval of the following items:

V.A. Minutes of the August 12, 2024 Regular Meeting and the August 29, 2024 Special Meeting.

V.B. Treasurer's Report for August, 2024

VI. Legal and Financial Reports:

VI.A. Vote to approve or not to approve encumbrances:
#156 through #204 in the amount of $196,801.08 in General Fund
#10, #11 and #14 though #20 in the amount of $77,073.73 in Building Fund
#13 through #21 in the amount of $16,299.86 in Child Nutrition Fund
#26 through #47 in the amount of $120,677.17 in the Gift Fund

VI.B. Vote to approve or not to approve student activity fund report and for the month of August 2024 or table action on this item.

VII. Status Report for the Nowata Classroom Teachers Association

VIII. Principals' Reports

VIII.A. Monae Thompson Elementary Principal:

• PTO Board Members 
  • Kelsi Atkinson - President
  • Mikki Allen - Secretary
  • Ashley Hubard - Treasurer
  • Bonnie Matheson & Monae Thompson - Fundraising Chair
  • Jennifer Myers - Community Outreach Chair
• Grandparent's Day - Tuesday, September 10th
• SchoolWorks Fundraiser Schoolwide
• MAP Testing

VIII.B. Gina Thompson Middle School Principal:

• Sports
• MAP Testing
• Guidance Classes
  • twice a month
  • Second-Step curriculum
• Student of the Month
• Learning lab
• After school tutoring

VIII.C. Deedee Hewitt High School Asst. Principal:

• MAP testing
  • Reading/Math
• Ironman Advisory
• Learning Lab/Tutoring
• Sports
  • Football
  • Softball

IX. Superintendent's Report:

• Student Drug Testing
• Recap of Start of Year
• Accreditation Audit
• PD Plan
• Special Ed
• Threat

X. General Business

X.A. Discussion and vote to approve, not approve or table 2024-2025 Estimate of Needs.

X.B. Discussion, public comment and vote to approve, not approve or table the Use of Esser III Funds LEA Plan

X.C. Discussion, public comment and vote to approve, not approve or table the 2024-2025 Esser III Budget

X.D. Discussion and vote to approve, not approve or table 2024-2025 Negotiated Agreement.

X.E. Discussion and vote to approve, not approve or table Student Transfer Capacity Report

X.F. Discussion and vote to approve, not approve or table the Chase Morris Sudden Cardiac Arrest Response plan for the High School, Middle School and Elementary School.

X.G. Discussion and vote to approve, not approve or table to remove Chris Tanner and Tracy Mitchell from the Arvest Bank Nowata School Pool Account and replace them with Tim Simpson and Cheryl Askew.

X.H. Discussion and vote to approve, not approve or table hiring a one on one aide for a second grade student

X.I. Discussion and vote to approve, not approve, or table the display of a plaque previously awarded by the school district to Nancy Reeves, commemorating 52 years of service to Nowata Public Schools. This is a posthumous request by Ms. Reeves' surviving family members to honor her commitment to our school district. If approved, they request that the plaque be displayed at the elementary school.

XI. New Business

XII. Act on Adjournment