April 17, 2023 at 5:15 PM - Lawton Public Schools Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance - Kevin Hime

3. Roll Call to Establish Quorum

4. Special Guests/Special Recognitions - MacArthur High School JROTC

5. Report of the Superintendent

5.a. Presentation of the 2021-2022 School Audit presented by Mary E. Johnson & Associates, PLLC

5.b. Discussion with possible action regarding Retention Bonuses, New Teacher Bonuses and Classroom Supplies Allocation. 

5.c. Retirement of K-9 Police Officer, Coco.  Discussion and possible action to relinquish all possession, responsibility, accountability, and ownership rights of K-9 Officer Coco to Ms. Melody Tillman, who has been Coco's handler. 

5.d. Information Item:  Business Operations and Educational Services Departmental Updates 

5.e. Superintendent's Announcement(s)

6. 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.)

6.a. Report of the Purchasing Agent/Encumbrance Clerk - Sheila Relf

6.a.1. Approve Purchase Orders
     General Fund (11) Purchase Order Numbers 1961-1977
     Building Fund (21) Purchase Order Numbers 114-117
     Lease Purchase Turf Fund (35) Purchase Order Number - 1
     Bond Fund (33) Purchase Order Numbers 218-219
 

6.a.2. Change Order Listing

6.a.3. Payroll Encumbrance Purchase Order Numbers

6.b. Report of the Chief Financial Officer - Lance Gibbs

6.b.1. Treasurer's Report for the Month of March, 2023

6.b.2. FY 23 Audit Engagement Letter

6.b.3. Transition of credit card company:  JP Morgan Chase to Arvest 

6.c. Approval of the Minutes of the April 6, 2023 Regular Board Meeting

6.d. Item(s) Removed from the Consent Agenda for Separate Action

6.e. Approval of the Balance of the Consent Agenda

6.f. Approval of Item that was Previously Pulled for Separate Action

7. Proposed Executive Session to Discuss:

7.a. The employing, promoting, or receiving resignation(s) of individual certified and support salaried personnel as listed on the Personnel Reports, Exhibit A and Exhibit B.  (Exhibit B includes new potential hires and presented to the board under separate cover).  
[Authorized by 25 OKLA.STAT. Section 307 (B)(1) of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act]
 

8. Vote to Convene into Executive Session

9. Acknowledge Board's Return to Open Session

10. Executive Session Minutes Compliance Announcement

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

11.a. Approval of Superintendent's Personnel Reports, Exhibit A (and Exhibit B that was presented under separate cover)

12. New Business - This refers to any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting of the agenda.  Okla. Stat. tit. 25 Sec. 311(A)(9)

13. The next regular board meeting date is Monday, May 15, 2023, at 5:15 p.m., in the Shoemaker Center Auditorium.

14. Setting New Board Meeting Dates

15. Board Announcements

16. Adjournment