January 12, 2026 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 

5. Report of the Superintendent

5.a. 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 2026 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS

5.b. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO A RESOLUTION
FIXING THE AMOUNT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES
2026A (THE “2026A BONDS”) TO MATURE EACH YEAR; FIXING THE
TIME AND PLACE THE 2026A BONDS ARE TO BE SOLD; DESIGNATING
A REGISTRAR/PAYING AGENT FOR THE 2026A 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 2026A BONDS.

5.c. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO A RESOLUTION
FIXING THE AMOUNT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, TAXABLE
SERIES 2026B (THE “2026B BONDS”) TO MATURE EACH YEAR; FIXING
THE TIME AND PLACE THE 2026B BONDS ARE TO BE SOLD;
DESIGNATING A REGISTRAR/PAYING AGENT FOR THE 2026B 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 2026B BONDS.

5.d. Revision to Policy EKBA Strong Readers Act (formerly Reading Sufficiency ACT)

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. FY27 Instructional Calendar 

6.b. Sanctioning Applications 

6.c. Report of the Purchasing Agent/Encumbrance Clerk 

6.c.1. Approve Purchase Orders
     General Fund (11) PO Numbers 1488-1584
     Building Fund (21) PO Numbers 148-159
     Bond Fund (33) PO Numbers 55-56
 

6.c.2. Change Order Listing 

6.c.3. Payroll Encumbrance Purchase Order Numbers

6.d. Report of the Chief Financial Officer 

6.d.1. Treasurer's Report for the Month of November 2025

6.d.2. Monthly Authorization to Invest

6.d.3. Contracts / Agreements
MOU Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center
MOU Multi-County Counseling
ESS Eddendum 
 

6.d.4. Out-of-Date Surplus Items 

6.e. Report of the Activity Fund Custodian 

6.e.1. Activity Fund Transfers, Expenditures, Establishments, and Amendments

6.e.2. Out of State Travel
MacArthur High School Key Club

6.f. Approval of the Minutes of the December 7, 2025 Regular Board Meeting

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

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

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

7. Proposed Executive Session to Discuss:

7.a. Discussion to enter a contract with an individual to serve as Superintendent of Lawton Public Schools, pursuant to 25 O.S.§ 307(B)(1).

7.b. 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. Consideration and vote to employ an individual as Superintendent of Lawton Public Schools. 

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

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

13. 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)

14. The next regular board meeting date is Monday, February 9, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., in the Shoemaker Center Auditorium.

15. Setting New Board Meeting Dates

16. Board Announcements

17. Adjournment