January 13, 2025 at 5:00 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 - Kevin Hime and Carla Clodfelter

5. Report of the Superintendent

5.a. Discussion with possible action to approve Sanctioning Applications 

5.b. Discussion with possible action to approve the 2025 2026 Instructional Calendar

5.c. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO APPROVING A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH BOK FINANCIAL
SECURITIES, INC., AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR RELATIVE TO THE SALE
OF THE DISTRICT’S 2025 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS

5.d. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO A RESOLUTION
FIXING THE AMOUNT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES
2025A (THE “2025A BONDS”) TO MATURE EACH YEAR; FIXING THE
TIME AND PLACE THE 2025A BONDS ARE TO BE SOLD; DESIGNATING
A REGISTRAR/PAYING AGENT FOR THE 2025A BONDS; APPROVING
THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION
THEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO GIVE NOTICE OF SAID SALE
AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND APPROVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED
TO THE ISSUANCE OF SAID 2025A BONDS.

5.e. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO A RESOLUTION
FIXING THE AMOUNT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, TAXABLE
SERIES 2025B (THE “2025B BONDS”) TO MATURE EACH YEAR; FIXING
THE TIME AND PLACE THE 2025B BONDS ARE TO BE SOLD;
DESIGNATING A REGISTRAR/PAYING AGENT FOR THE 2025B BONDS;
APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND
DISTRIBUTION THEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO GIVE
NOTICE OF SAID SALE AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND APPROVING
OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE OF SAID 2025B BONDS.

5.f. 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) PO# 1466-1554
     Building Fund (21) PO# 69-80
     Bond Fund (33) PO# 159-190
 

6.a.2. Bids/Quotes

6.a.3. Payroll Encumbrance Purchase Order Numbers

6.a.4. Change Order Listing 

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

6.b.1. Treasurer's Report for the Month of December FY 25

6.b.2. Monthly Authorization to Invest

6.b.3. Out of State Travel: 
MHS JROTC to Louisville, KY

6.c. Approval of the Minutes of the December 9, 2024 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 is Monday, January 27, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., in the Shoemaker Center Auditorium.

14. Setting New Board Meeting Dates

15. Board Announcements

16. Adjournment