August 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Procedural Item

1.A. Call to Order

1.B. Pledge of Allegiance

1.C. Review and Approval of Minutes of July 14, 2025.

1.D. Public Comment

2. Presentation

2.A. Maintenance and Construction Report

3. Consent Agenda

3.A. Treasurer's Report

3.B. Encumbrance Report & Other Expense Reports

3.C. Approval of sub-accounts and fundraisers for the 2025-2026 school year as presented.

3.D. Designate John Potter as the District Bullying Coordinator for the 2025-2026 school year as presented.

3.E. Designate Bo Rainey and John Priddy as Hearing Officers for suspension appeals.

3.F. Approval of American Fidelity as the Section 125 Plan Provider.

3.G. Approval of a memorandum of agreement with the Pryor Creek Recreation Center for use of the facility by the Pryor Public School After School Program. 

3.H. Approval of Contract with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology for secondary education programs for the 2025-2026 school year.

3.I. Approval of the Pryor High School Handbook for the 2025-2026 school year.

3.J. Approval of agreement with Beazley/Lodestone for 2025-2026.

3.K. Approval of Preschool Education Program Agreement with C.A.R.D. Head Start for the 2025-2026 school year.

3.L. Approval for the high school softball team, coaches, and Daryl Heston to travel out-of-state to the Branson, MO, tournament, using school transportation, September 18-20, 2025.

3.M. Discuss then vote to approve or not approve items A-L. (These items may be approved by one Board motion, unless any Board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items).

4. Action Agenda

4.A. Motion, discussion and vote to convene in executive session for the purpose of discussing any resignations or retirements tendered, Hiring Certified Personnel on a temporary contract for the 2025-2026 school year; hiring Classified Personnel on a temporary contract for the 2025-2026 school year, and considering the appeal of denied student transfers with a review of confidential educational records and transfer requests of students whereby disclosure of any additional information could potentially violate FERPA, pursuant to Okla. Stat. tit.25 § 307(B)(1) (7).

4.B. Return to Open Session

4.C. Statement of executive session minutes (topics discussed and persons present)

4.D. Discuss then vote to accept or overturn the decision to deny student transfer requests a. 26-002.

4.E. Discussion then vote to approve or not approve any resignations or retirements tendered.

4.F. Discussion then vote to approve or not approve hiring the following Certified Personnel on a temporary contract for the 2025-2026 school year. All Personnel will be hired by one vote unless any Board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all listed personnel.

4.G. Discuss then vote to approve or not approve hiring the following Classified Personnel on a temporary contract for the 2025-2026 school year. All Personnel will be hired by one vote unless any Board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all listed personnel.

4.H. Discuss then vote to approve or disapprove the following reassignments: Valerie Hiett, interim high school principal and Jillian Willyard, interim middle school assistant principal for the 2025-2026 school year.

4.I. Discuss then vote to approve or not approve salaries for 11 month administrators, certified and non-certified personnel for the 2025-2026 school year.

4.J. Discussion then vote to approve or not approve Negotiated Agreement for the 2025-2026 school year.

4.K. Discussion then vote to approve or not approve salary schedules for the 2025-2026 school year.

4.L. Discuss then vote to approve or not approve Coaching and Extra Duty Assignments for the 2025-2026 school year.

4.M. Discuss then vote to approve or not approve salary adjustments, extra duty stipends as submitted for summer employment, extra duty and/or professional development for the 2025-2026 school year.

4.N. Discussion then vote to approve or not approve hiring staff for the Tiger Pride After School Program as presented.

4.O. Discuss then vote to approve or not approve AIA Document A133 - 2019 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Construction Manager with Crossland Construction Company, Inc.

4.P. Discussion then vote to approve or not approve AIA Document A201-2017 General Conditions of the Contract for Construction with Crossland Construction Company, Inc.

4.Q. Discuss then vote to approve or not approve using the school hours method (1086 school hours) as the school calendar to reflect the legislative requirements of HB 1864.

4.R. Discussion then vote to approve or not approve authorizing Pryor Public Schools to approve students, after the approval of their parent or legal guardian, to modify their existing graduation track to the new graduation requirements provided for in 70 O.S. Section 11-103.6 as authorized by House Bill 2672 (2024).

4.S. Discuss then vote to approve or not approve Board selecting voting delegate for OSSBA's Delegate Assembly.

4.T. Discussion then vote to approve, modify, or disapprove updates to Pryor Public Schools' board of education policy concerning Personal Wireless Devices and Electronic Accounts.

5. Superintendent's Report

5.A. Superintendent's Report

6. New Business

6.A. Board will address any pertinent new business that has arisen since the agenda was posted if deemed necessary. ("Any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting." 25 O. s. § 311)

7. Adjourn

7.A. Ajournment