February 22, 2021 at 5:00 PM - Lawton Public Schools Board of Education Special Meeting

1. Call to Order

(THIS SPECIAL BOARD MEETING WAS A RESULT OF THE CANCELLATION OF THE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021 REGULAR BOARD MEETING, DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER).   

 

2. Pledge of Allegiance - Kevin Hime

3. Roll Call to Establish Quorum

4. Special Guests/Special Recognitions - Kevin Hime and Patty Neuwirth 

5. Architect and Construction Manager at Risk Update

6. Report of the Superintendent

6.a. Information Item:  "Curb Appeal" Makeover Project Updates:

Pioneer Park Elementary
Lincoln Elementary
Tomlinson Middle School
MacArthur High School

6.b. Action Item:  Approval of Adoption of New LPS Customized Policy Manual (Under Separate Cover)

6.c. Superintendent's Announcement(s)

7. Action Item:   Applications for Sanctioning of Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs

8. Consent Agenda
(The following matters may be approved in their entirety by the Board upon motion made, seconded and passed by a majority vote of the Board members.  However, upon request of any Board member, any one or more matters will be removed from the consent agenda and acted upon separately.  Contracts are approved subject to review by the District’s legal counsel. Any or all of the public record items included within the consent agenda, i.e. minutes to be submitted for approval; purchase orders to be submitted for acceptance; financial report; proposed transfer of funds between activity accounts; and fund-raising event listings, may be examined at the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Education at the Shoemaker Center, 753 Fort Sill Blvd., Lawton, OK. An appointment to review records is requested.)

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 Item that was Previously Pulled for Separate Action

8.d. Approval of the Minutes of the February 1, 2021 Regular Board Meeting

8.e. Report of the Purchasing Agent/Encumbrance Clerk - Sheila Relf

8.e.1. Increase, Issue of Purchase Orders

8.e.2. Gasoline Tabulation

8.e.3. Bids/Quotes  (Buses - Transportation)

8.e.4. Payroll Encumbrance Purchase Order Numbers

8.e.5. Encumbrances/Partial Payments

8.f. Report of the Chief Financial Officer - Lance Gibbs

8.f.1. Treasurer's Report for the Month of January 2021.  

8.g. Report of the Activity Fund Custodian - Nancy McQuaide

8.g.1. Activity Fund Transfers, Expenditures, Establishments, and Amendments

8.g.2. Activity Fund Summary of Accounts

8.h. Report of the Clerk - Kathy Bentley

8.h.1. Contracts / Agreements

8.h.1.A. E-Rate Bid Quotes and Evaluation Worksheet for funding year 2021-2022, Category 2 Internal Connections

8.h.1.B. Frontline Education, Recruiting and Hiring Solution, Human Resources Department (Application Portal to replace Weidenhamer)  

8.h.1.C. Lindsey Hoerbert, VoAg Vehicle Lease Agreement

8.h.1.D. United Systems, Inc., E-Rate Category 2 Contract Funding Year 2021-2022

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 as listed on the Personnel Report.   

9.b. Executive Director of Finance

9.c. Board Appointed Positions for 2020-2021

10. Vote to Convene into Executive Session

11. Acknowledge Board's Return to Open Session

12. Executive Session Minutes Compliance Announcement

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

13.a. Approval of Superintendent's Personnel Report

13.b. Approval of employment of Executive Director of Finance.  

13.c. Approval of Board Appointed Positions for 2020-2021

14. The next regular board meeting date is Thursday, March 11, 2021, at 5:00 p.m., in the Shoemaker Center Auditorium.

15. Setting New Board Meeting Dates

16. Board Announcements

17. Adjournment