August 16, 2018 at 5:00 PM - Lawton Public Schools Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance - Tom Deighan

3. Roll Call

4. Special Guests/Special Recognition - Tom Deighan and Kent Jester

4.a. Recognition of Col. Samuel Curtis and his years of service to the Lawton Board of Education

5. Departmental Reports

5.a. Information Item: Update - Business Services/Educational Services Reports

5.b. Consideration and action regarding a contract with Sodexo for proposed facilities management services - Barbara Ellis

6. Architect's Report

7. Report of the Superintendent

7.a. State Department of Education District Accreditation Status for 2018-2019

7.b. Beginning of the Year Update

7.c. Superintendent's Announcement(s)

8. Consent Agenda Items

8.a. Item(s) Removed From the Consent Agenda for Separate Action

8.b. Approval of the Balance of the Consent Agenda

8.c. Approval of the Minutes of the August 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting.

8.d. Report of the Purchasing Manager/Encumbrance Clerk - Sheila Relf

8.d.1. Increase, Decrease and Issue Purchase Orders

8.d.2. Gasoline Tabulation

8.d.3. Bids/Quotes

8.d.3.A. Landscaping, Freedom Elementary

8.d.4. Encumbrances/Partial Payments

8.e. Report of the Activity Fund Custodian - Kathy Bentley

8.e.1. Activity Fund Transfers

8.e.2. Out of State Travel

8.e.3. Establishment of New Account(s)

8.e.4. Activity Fund Summary

8.f. Report of the Clerk - Kathy Bentley

8.f.1. Construction Related Contracts/Agreements

8.f.1.A. Approval of Certificate of Substantial Completion - MHS Cafeteria Renovation

8.f.2. Contracts / Agreements

8.f.2.A. Afterwork Productions, DJ for MHS Student Council Howdy Back Dance, August 17, 2018

8.f.2.B. Cindy Elkins, Educational Consultant for Reading/Math, Cleveland and Washington Elementary Schools

8.f.2.C. K20 Center for Educational and Community Renewal, Evaluator for Grant 775

8.f.2.D. Lifetouch, Carriage Hills Elementary

8.f.2.E. Oklahoma Assistive Technology & Educational Consulting Association, Inc, Special Services, Continuing Education on Ethics for Licensed Therapists

8.f.2.F. OSSAA Eligible Athletic Officials

8.f.2.G. Sodexo Operations LLC, Management Agreement for District Facilities Management Services

8.f.2.H. Tamie Barrett, Consultant, Adams Elementary

9. Proposed Executive Session to Discuss [Authorized by 25 OKLA.STAT. Section 307 (B)(1) of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act]:

9.a. The employing, promoting, or receiving resignation(s) of individual certified and support salaried personnel so the board can return to open session and vote to take action on personnel transactions as listed on the Certified and Support Personnel Reports

9.b. The selection of Business Office Coordinator

10. Vote to Convene in Executive Session

11. Vote to Acknowledge Return to Open Session

12. Statement of Executive Session Minutes

13. Superintendent's Personnel Report / Items Discussed in Executive Session

13.a. Approval of Certified and Support Personnel Reports

13.b. Approval of the selection of Business Office Coordinator

14. 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) [Authorized by 25 O.S. Section 311(A)(9)]

15. Next regular board meeting date is: Tuesday, September 4, 2018, 5:00 p.m., Shoemaker Center Auditorium.

16. Setting New Board Meeting Dates

17. Board Announcements

18. RECESS

19. Conduct a hearing scheduled for Derek Beardsley concerning the Superintendent's written recommendation to terminate the employment of Derek Beardsley

20. Testimony to be presented by witnesses

21. Proposed executive session to discuss the employment status of Derek Beardsley so that the Board of Education can return to open session and vote to adopt findings of fact and vote to accept or reject the recommendation of the superintendent to terminate the employment of Derek Beardsley [as authorized by 25 O.S. Section 307 (B)(1) of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act]

22. Vote to go into executive session

23. Vote to acknowledge return to open session

24. Vote to adopt findings of fact

25. Consideration and action to accept or reject the recommendation of the Superintendent to terminate the employment of Derek Beardsley

26. Adjournment