June 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Byng Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to order and roll call of members.

2. Reading and approval of the May 12, 2025 Regular Board Meeting and June 2, 2025 Special Board Meeting minutes as presented.

3. Vote to convene or not to convene into executive session to discuss the appointment of an individual and/or interview candidates for vacant School Board Seat #2. 25 O.S. §307(b)(1) and 70 O.S. §5-118.

4. Acknowledge board's return to open session.

5. Executive session minutes compliance announcement. 

6. Discussion and possible board action appointing individual to vacant School Board Seat #2 and swearing in of new board member. 

7. Consent Agenda

7.A. Take action on:
General Fund Purchase Order No. 1166-1241 with total expenditure of $69,649.36
Building Fund Purchase Order No. 85-97 with total expenditure of $413,652.96
All Payroll Change Orders.

7.B. Take action on the May investment report.

7.C. Take action to approve transfers within the activity fund.

7.D. Approval of Kevin Wilson as the purchasing agent with authority to approve purchases up to the temporary budget amount and any supplemental additions to the budget and sign purchase orders until rescinded by the Board for FY26.

7.E. Take action on annual renewal of:

• OSSBA / OROS / OASIS / NAFIS / NIISA / OSAC / OK ASBO / PCSAA / CCOSA district level services membership
• OSSBA policy services subscription
• OSSBA Assemble subscription
• Kronos subscription
• PowerSchool Ecollect subscription
• PowerSchool Unified Talent Perform Teacher and Principal subscription
• IXL Learning subscription
• Heartland School Solutions subscription
• OneNet internet services
• Oklahoma Copier Solutions lease agreement 
• Appointment of Darrel Johnston as Treasurer for FY26
• Approval of the school's Treasurer, Darrel Johnston, to make investments for the Byng School District for FY26
• Appointment of Angie Hargus as Minutes Clerk for FY26
• Appointment of Kim Johnson as Deputy Minutes Clerk for FY26
• Appointment of Kim Johnson as Encumbrance Clerk for FY26
• OSAG quote for FY26 Workers' Compensation Insurance coverage
• OSIG quote for FY26 Property and Liability Insurance coverage

7.F. Take action to approve request for the Cross Country team to attend the Nomad Endurance camp in Graford, Texas.  

7.G. Take action to approve resolution to transfer Activity Account funds and close accounts. 

8. Discussion and possible board action with regard to capacity limitations for student transfers for July 1, 2025.

9. Take action on contracts for Visual, Speech, Occupational, Physical Therapists, and Evaluations and Psychological services for FY26. 

10. Discussion and possible action to approve Interlocal Cooperative Agreement between Pontotoc County and Byng Public Schools for FY26.

11. Board to consider and take action on a motion approving the renewal of the Sublease Agreement dated September 1, 2024 between the District and Pontotoc County Educational Facilities Authority for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 as required under the provisions of the agreement. 

12. Discussion and possible action regarding the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Health of the Chickasaw Nation and Byng Public Schools for the position of Public School Health Educator for FY26. 

13. Take action on resignation(s) received to date.

14. Vote to convene or not to convene into Executive Session to discuss employment of District Social Media Coordinator, Music Teacher, 6th grade Teacher, and Morgan Daughtry - Pre Kindergarten Teacher for FY26. 25 O.S. §307(b)(1).

15. Acknowledge the board's return to open session.

16. Executive session minutes compliance announcement.

17. Take action on employment of District Social Media Coordinator for FY26.

18. Take action on employment of Music Teacher for FY26. 

19. Take action on employment of 6th grade Teacher for FY26.

20. Take action on employment of Morgan Daughtry, Pre-Kindergarten teacher for FY26.

21. Discussion and possible action to approve summer workers for FY25.

22. Take action to approve Jonathan Valdez-Gomez, driver's education for summer FY25.  

23. Discussion and possible action to approve a salary adjustment for Jamie Graham for FY25. 

24. Take action to approve payment of Oklahoma Paid Student Teaching Program stipend. 

25. Discussion and possible action on summer coaching stipends for FY25.

26. Discussion and possible action to approve hourly wages for FY26.

27. Bond report. 

28. Superintendent's reports.

29. New Business.

30. Vote to adjourn.