September 8, 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 August 4, 2025.

1.D. Public Comment

2. Consent Agenda

2.A. Approval of Estimate of Needs for the 2025-2026 school year and the Financial Statement for the 2024-2025 school year.

2.B. Treasurer's Report

2.C. Encumbrance Report & Other Expense Reports for the 2025-2026 school year.

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

2.E. Approval of annual applications for sactioning for booster clubs and parent organizations.

2.F. Approval to acknowledge the death of a district employee, Joy Holliday - Lincoln Elementary Teacher.

2.G. Designate David Stanley as District Safety Coordinator.

2.H. Approval of the Employee Handbook for the 2025-2026 school year.

2.I. Approval of Resident Teacher Committees for the 2025-2026 school year.

2.J. Approval of appointment of Chief Financial Officer as an Authorized Representative for all Federal Programs for the 2025-2026 school year.

2.K. Approval of Gifted and Talented Advisory Committee for the 2025-2026 school year.

2.L. Approval of the district professional development plan for the 2025-2026 school year.

2.M. Approval of the District's capacity to accept transfers for the quarter beginning October 1, 2025.

2.N. Approval of Concurrent Enrollment Agreement between Rogers State University and Pryor Public Schools.

2.O. Approval of continuing agreement with 5B Bar Enterprise LLC for bus driver clearinghouse services.

2.P. Approval for FFCLA to use District Transportation to go to Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO with FCCLA Chapters on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025.

2.Q. Approval for the high school cheer team and coaches to travel to the National Cheerleading Championships in Orlando, FL, January 29-February 2, 2026.

2.R. Approval for high school pom squad and coaches to travel out of state for the National Dance Team Championship in Orlando, FL, January 29-February 2, 2026.

2.S. Approval of Trevin Helmuth to use a district vehicle to Springfield, Missouri, to pick up the snowplow assembly for the shop service truck from Bus Andrew's Equipment. 

2.T. Approval to declare the attached items as surplus.

2.U. Discuss then vote to approve or not approve items A-T. (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).

3. Action Agenda

3.A. Motion, discussion and vote to convene in executive session for the purpose of discussing any resignations or retirements tendered, hiring Classified Personnel on a temporary contract for the 2025-2026 school year, hiring Certified Personnel on a temporary contract for the 2025-2026 school year, discussing the purchase of real property, and considering the appeal of denied student transfers with a review of confidential educational records and transfer requests or students whereby disclosure of any additional information could potentially violate FERPA, pursuant to Okla. Stat. tit.25 § 307(B)(1) (3) (7).

3.B. Return to Open Session

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

3.D. Discuss then vote to accept or overturn the decision to deny student transfer requests: a. 26-003 and b. 26-004.

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

3.F. 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.

3.G. Discuss then vote to approve or not approve hiring staff for the Tiger Pride After School Program as presented.

3.H. Discuss then vote to approve or not approve 10-month Certified Personnel salaries for the 2025-2026 school year.

3.I. Discuss and vote to approve or not approve the 10-month Classified Personnel Salaries for the 2025-2026 school year.

3.J. Discuss and vote to approve or not approve the 10-month Employee's Stipends for the 2025-2026 school year.

3.K. Discuss then vote to approve or not approve salary adjustments and extra duty stipends as submitted for the 2025-2026 school year.

3.L. Approval of allowing Cynthia Staten to utilize Sick Leave Sharing Program pursuant to Board Policy

3.M. Discussion then vote to approve or disapprove the employment of Stephen L. Smith Corp. as financial consultants to the School District, for the fiscal year 2025-2026.

3.N. Discussion then vote to approve or disapprove Change Order #1 for the Pryor Stadium Videoboard Project.

3.O. Discussion the vote to approve, disapprove, or modify proposed updates to Pryor Public Schools board of education policies. 

3.P. Discussion of traffic patterns and safety measures around district campuses.

4. Superintendent's Report

4.A. Superintendent's Report
The superintendent will discuss district enrollment numbers and upcoming district events.

5. New Business

5.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)

6. Adjourn

6.A. Ajournment