September 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to order

2. Roll call of members and recording of present and absent

3. Principal's reports

4. Presentation of the most recent Annual 7-12 Dropout Report

5. Presentation of the most recent Annual Student College Remediation Board Report.

6. Reading of the minutes of the August 10, 2026 regular meeting and vote to approve or not approve

7. Reading of the minutes of the August 20, 2026 special meeting and vote to approve or not approve.

8. Discussion and vote to approve or not approve General Fund purchase order encumbrance numbers 174 through 261 in the amount of $142,746.90 with change order #174 through 261. 

9. Discussion and vote to approve or not approve Gift Fund 81 purchase order encumbrance number 1 in the amount of $19,263.00 with change order #1.

10. Presentation of Activity Fund activity and balances for the month and vote to approve or not approve financial report and transfer of activity fund sub-account 844 Class of 2027 to 805 Prom in the amount of $4,539.00.
 

11. Treasurer's Report

12. Discussion and vote to approve or not approve submitting BSN Sports invoice for girls' wrestling wall pads in the amount of $8,995.00 to BancFirst for payment using bond funds.

13. Discussion and vote to approve or not approve submitting Meadows Plumbing invoice for repairing the old gym plumbing in the amount of $23,500.00 to BancFirst for payment using bond funds.

14. Discussion and vote to approve or not approve a contract between Tonkawa Public Schools and 2 Girls and a Broom Cleaning Service for the 2026-2027 school year.

15. Discussion and vote to approve or not approve a memorandum of understanding between Tonkawa Public Schools and Otoe Missouria Head Start for the 2026-2027 school year.

16. Proposed executive session to discuss hiring a custodian for the 2026-2027 school year. 25 O.S. § 307(B)(1).

17. Board to appoint a minutes' secretary and vote to convene or not convene into executive session.

18. Acknowledgment board returned to open session.

19. Executive session compliance announcement.

20. Discussion and possible action on the Superintendent's recommendation to employ a custodian for the 2026-2027 school year.

21. Discussion and vote to approve or not approve an out-of-state 1st grade student field trip travel to Exploration Place in Wichita, Kansas in November.

22. Discussion and vote to approve or not approve out-of-state travel to Indianapolis, Indiana for Ag students to Nationals.

23. Discussion and vote to approve or not approve out-of-state travel to Washington D.C. and New York in May after school is out with Josh Nichols and EF Tours.

24. Discussion and vote to approve or not approve out-of-town travel to Buffalo, New York for Pearle Cramer and Kristy Street-O'Dell to attend the National Indian Education Association Conference in October. 

25. Discussion and vote to approve or not approve the Tonkawa Public Schools Estimate of Needs for the 2026-2027 school year.

26. Discussion and vote to approve or not approve the booster's sanctioning statuses for the 2026-2027 school year.

27. Discussion and vote to approve or not approve the 2026-2027 Emergency Medical Service Provision Plan for Tonkawa Public Schools and the Tonkawa Fire Department.

28. Discussion of the Tonkawa Public Schools' Gifted & Talented Advisory Committee for the 2026-2027 school year.

29. Discussion and vote to approve or not approve naming the football press box after former principal Bob Smith.

30. Discussion and vote to approve or not approve sponsoring Superintendent Lori Simpson for The Oklahoma Academy 2026 Town Hall Conference Retreat.

31. Discussion and vote to approve or not approve Tonkawa Public Schools Board Policies Section E Instruction.

32. Superintendent's report

33. New Business

34. Motion to Adjourn