May 8, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

I. Opening Exercises:

I.A. Call to Order and roll-call recording of members present and absent

I.B. Moment of Silence

I.C. Flag Salute

II. Consent Agenda
All of the following items, which concern reports and items of a routine nature normally approved at a board meeting, will be approved by one vote unless any board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items. The consent agenda consists of the discussion, consideration, and approval of the following items:

II.A. Approval of the agenda

II.B. Vote to approve Minutes of the following Board meeting:

II.B.1. April 10, 2023, Regular Board Meeting

II.B.2. May 4, 2023, Special Board Meeting

II.C. Vote to approve the following items:

II.C.1. Monthly Financial and Investment Report for the month ending April 30, 2023:

II.C.1.a. Treasurer’s Report

II.C.1.b. Encumbrances

II.C.1.c. Warrant Register

II.C.1.d. Lease Revenue

II.C.2. School Activity Funds

II.C.2.a. Transfers within Bank

II.C.2.b. New Account

II.C.3. Vote to approve Blanket Position Salary Reserves Report for FY 2022-2023.

II.D. Vote to approve out-of-state or overnight travel requests:
1. Carl Albert High School Orchestra to travel to Six Flags in Arlington, TX, on May 12, 2023. Expenses to be paid by personal payments through the Booster Club.
2. Del City High School staff, Kristy Cooper, Amanda Shatswell and Steve Gilliland, and students to attend Jostens Renaissance Global Conference in Dallas, TX, on July 12-15, 2023. Expenses to be paid by School Activity Funds, (Student Council, National Honor Society, Senior Class and vending) and Sanctioned Organization Funds, personal funds and donations.
3. Carl Albert High School Boys Basketball to compete in the Midwest Showcase Basketball camp in Kansas City, MO, on June 17 & 18, 2023. Expenses to be paid by School Activity funds, Project Code 909 and Sanctioned Organization funds, Carl Albert Tip In Booster Club, personal funds and donations.
4. Carrie Newnam, Learning Services Center, to attend PowerSchool University training and conference in Anaheim, CA, on June 24-30, 2023. Expenses to be paid by General Fund, Project Code 000.
5. Shanna Howard, Learning Services Center, to attend PowerSchool University training and conference in Anaheim, CA, on June 24-30, 2023. Expenses to be paid by General Fund, Project Code 000.
6. Carl Albert Boys Golf to compete in the OSSAA State Tournament in Duncan, OK, on May 7-9, 2023. Expenses to be paid by Golf Activity Funds, Project Code 907.
7. Carl Albert High School Girls Golf to compete in the OSSAA Girls State Golf Tournament in Ardmore, OK, on May 2-3, 2023. Expenses to be paid by Girls Golf Activity Funds, Project Code 910.
8. We wish to revise the people attending the trip originally Board approved on February 13, 2023, to Grapevine, TX, for Destiny Christian School. Please replace Lisa Hill with Shelley Smith.

II.E. Vote to approve the following renewal or continuing contracts/agreements for FY 2023-2024:
 

II.E.1. Renewal of the lease purchase for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, as required under the provisions of the Sublease Agreement dated February 1, 2018, by and between the District and the Oklahoma County Finance Authority.

II.E.2. Renewal of the service agreement with Waste Management of Oklahoma, Inc. for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. This contract is for garbage disposal at five elementary school sites, located outside the city limits of Del City and Midwest City. The cost of this contract is $3,059.00 per month for a total of $36,708.00 per annum, reflecting an annual increase of $2,376.00 over the total cost of services for FY23. Expenditure to be paid from District Building Fund 21 and/or District General Fund 11.

II.E.3. Renewal of the lease agreement between Mid-Del Public Schools and Rachel Proper, dba Kinder Castle for the 2023-2024 school year. This renewal agreement is for leasing of the real property adjacent to the Mid-Del Schools Warehouse. This area is 25 feet by 175 feet and sits on the west side of the Warehouse. The Lessee agrees to pay the total annual sum of $1,200.00, at a rate of $100.00 per month, until the entire amount has been paid in full.

II.E.4. Renewal agreement with LatchKey Child Services, Inc. (LCSI) to provide child care services before and after the regular school day. Latchkey agrees to pay $1,000.00 per site per year to Mid-Del Schools as rent for the months of August 2023 through May 2024 for Mid-Del's thirteen elementary sites. In addition, Latchkey agrees to pay each school site an enrollment incentive of $50.00 per child, based on the average number of full-time enrollees.

II.E.5. Renewal of the service agreement including Amendment #1 with Fullscope Restorations for Districtwide Athletic Fields lawn care, landscaping, field marking and maintenance services during the 2023-2024 school year. This is the fourth year of the renewal agreement under Bid Project #2100. The total cost of the contract is $506,153.40, reflecting no increase from FY2023, to be paid from District Building Fund 21 and/or Fund 11.

II.E.6. Renewal of EL Cloud Database from Eduskills LLC for a total cost of $35,420.00 to be paid from Title III, Project Code 572. Eduskills LLC is the sole source vendor for this product.

III. Recognitions

III.A. Carl Albert High School - Ms. Goggans
Superior Ratings State Solo & Ensemble Contest
Band Solos
Madilynn Davis - piccolo
Dylon Flores - alto saxophone
Matthew King - alto saxophone
Denay Pendleton - tenor saxophone
Makisi Tulikihakau - tenor saxophone
Elsa Heater - trumpet 
Isaac Marks - trumpet
Ricky Schreiber - trumpet
Trey Brown - horn
Holt Swanson - horn
Evan Kotsenburg - euphonium 
Joshua Robinson - euphonium
Jaxon Lang - tuba
Rume Marere - tuba
Tucker Barbee - snare drum 
Emily Crawford - marimba
Caden Farrow - marimba
Lily Goodman - timpani

Superior Rating Ensembles
Saxophone quartet with percussion - Caden Farrow, Matthew King, Denay Pendleton, Makisi Tulikihakau and Allyson Walker
Trombone quartet - Jonathan Clark, Layfette Fletcher, Aiden Ray and Joshua Robinson
Euphonium trio - Ben Hall, Evan Kotsenburg and Joshua Robinson
Brass quintet - Trey Brown, Jonathan Clark, Ben Jones, Isaac Marks and William Rowlett
Marimba duet - Caden Farrow and Ridge Thornton
Percussion ensemble - Tucker Barbee, Tara Brown, Emily Crawford, Caden Farrow, Ethan Fisher, Lily Goodman, Brooklyn Jones, Spencer Kelpine, Everett Ryan, Ridge Thornton, Katarina Wagner

Choir
Austin Fisicaro, Sydney Pride, and Carlie Strahorn

Orchestra
Chamber Orchestra

2023 Oklahoma Education Awards for Arts Excellence
Dance
Cadance Burke

Instrumental Music
Emily Hart

Vocal Music
Emma Bloyed
Austin Fisicaro
Bellamy Marks
London Owens
Lauren Park
Sydney Pride

Carl Albert Middle School - Ms. Anderson
Superior Ratings State Solo & Ensemble Contest
Band Solos
Alexa Tunender, Ryan Thornton, Cohen Colwell
Daviana Chavez, Kalen Spencer, Tyler Braun, 
Vanar Tunender, Sayde Young, Evan Barbero,
Braden Clark, Chris Clifford, Mya Krause, Alexa Kirkes,
Jordan Stewart, Zach Smith, Natalie Woodhouse, Even Atchison,
Lillian De Lorenzi, Brisa Campos, Jhonathan Wiley

Ensembles
Duet - Lillian Woodard and Liam Lange
8th Grade Brass Trio - Wyatt Anderson, Emerson Channel, Tyler Braun
Saxophone Quartet- Evan Barbero, Baden Clark, Talon Morris, Dexter Reineke

Orchestra
Liam Wilson
Addy Yocham
Skyler Stiers
Riley Carter
Meredith Curtis
Lucian Ewen
Arwen Ewen
Daphney Spoonemore

Del City High School - Mr. Gilliland
Superior Ratings State Solo & Ensemble Contest
Band Solos
Niaja Dunn - Flute 
Giana Juarez - Tuba
David Scott - 2 Mallet

Ensembles
Flute - Kyra Coberley, Sienna Lowery, Alea Christy, Ayah Hammoud, Niaja Dunn
Brass Quintet - Matthew Deel, Ronnie Brown, Charles Wall, Nacola Nelson, Molly Hellums
Trombone Quartet - Matthew Deel, Giana Juarez, Molly Hellums, Alex Bennett

Choir
Dakota Kelton
Damien Simmons
Xzavian Dillard

Del City Middle School - Ms. Styers
Superior Ratings State Solo Contest
Band
Judah Dawson - clarinet

Midwest City High School - Ms. Berger
Superior Ratings State Solo & Ensemble Contest
Band
Andrew Knisely - trumpet
Scythe Cardenas - bass clarinet
Taigon Bell - marimba
Connor Reagan - snare drum
Cora Reagan - alto saxophone
Jordyn Fennell - snare drum
Eric Alvarez - timpani


Superior Rating Ensembles
Brass Quintet - Ethan Coughran, trumpet; Alicia Wooden, trumpet; Kevin Cardenas, horn; Xaiver Robinson, trombone; Juan Diego Pena, tuba

Percussion Choir
Eric Alvarez, Stori Fields, Bliss Norbury, Austin Jensen, Connor Reagan, Jordyn Fennell, Jordan Hilton, Jordan Sorrell, Mary Harvey, Ian Osentowski, Xavier England, Taigon Bell

Midwest City Middle School - Mr. Sanders
Superior Ratings State Solo Contest
Band
Justin Skaggs, Lizzie Gibson, Noah Hudson, Patrick Wells, Josh Bell, Kaden Krones, Brooklyn Gaines, Aniyah Fennell, Raniya Carolina, Quartavis Davis, Star Ford, Preston West, Jema Byers, Ella Landreth, Terrence Hill, Ivie O'Quinn, Anthony Aranda, Anthony Williams
 

III.B. Mid-Del Technology Center - Ms. Foster
SkillsUSA Award Winners
Lauren Holmes, Amanda Breen, Brenda Miller, Kenny Berry and Israel Whitfield participated in the Chapter Business Procedures Team event where they placed third.

Tyler Steward and Christopher Childers competed as a team in the Cyber Security Contest and placed third.

Lauren Holmes competed in the Cosmetology competition and placed third.

Abigail Grady placed second in the Job Exhibit Long Hair Design.

Hossein Najami placed third in the Plumbing Contest.

Kiara Obrien placed first in the Nail Care Contest.

Luke DeHart, Cadense Hall, Adrianna Lemon, Alexander Johnson, Estrella Martinez and Aryssa Zebert placed first in the Opening and Closing Ceremony.

Kiara Obrien and the Opening and Closing Team will represent Mid-Del and Oklahoma in Atlanta on June 19-23, 2023.
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Non-Traditional Award winners Kylie Summers and Syria Seijas

BPA (Business Professionals of America) Award Winners
Chloe Lamb - 1st place at State - Advanced Word Processing and Top 20 Health Administration Procedures

Alicen Jordan - 1st place at State - Intermediate Word Processing

The Administrative Support Team of Alicen Jordan, Tionna Bivins and Caitlyn Grove took 3rd place.

Tionna Bivins - Intermediate Word Processing - 7th place

Caitlyn Grove - Advanced Word Processing- 7th place

Timita Crittenden - 5th place - Health Administration Procedures and 5th place - Health Insurance and Medical Billing

Speedfest-Pre-Engineering Students
Received 2 of the 7 awards. Best Video and Best Plane Graphics.
Luke DeHart
Alex Johnson
Johnny Northrip
Ryan Ray
Ethan Sipos
Piper Small
Alijah Tennon-Cooper

III.C. RISE Award - Ms. Huston

IV. Information

IV.A. Public Participation
Persons who address the Board during the public participation portion of the regular Board meeting must meet the following qualifications:

1. Not, use the public participation portion of the Board meeting to make slanderous,
   abusive and personal statements against any individual. The President of the Board
   may rule any speaker out of order who makes such statements.
2. Not, speak regarding litigation pending against the District or employees of the
   District.
3. Not, speak regarding a matter that is currently the subject of an investigation being
   conducted by the District or its agents or attorneys, or which is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation. 
4. In order for the Board to fulfill its obligation to complete the planned agenda in an effective and efficient fashion, a single public participation period of thirty (30) minutes will be permitted at each meeting. Each person who wishes to speak will be allotted five (5) minutes until the total time of 30 minutes is used. Groups consisting of three (3) or more persons shall designate a spokesperson that will be given five (5) minutes to speak for and represent the group.

IV.B. Superintendent’s Report - Dr. Cobb

IV.C. Legislative Report - Dr. Cobb

V. Discuss, consider and vote to approve or not approve the following items relative to the $14,960,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds, Series 2023. - Mr. Zack Robinson
a. Consideration and vote to award the $14,960,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds, Series 2023, to the lowest and best bidder.
b. Adopt Resolution providing for the issuance of the District's $14,960,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds, Series 2023 and matters related thereto including designation of bonds under the Internal Revenue Code and approving official statement, SEC Rule 15(c)2-12(b)(5) compliance, form of bonds, levy of an annual tax for  the payment of principal and interest on the same; and fixing other details of the issue.

VI. Discuss, consider and vote to approve or not approve the following items relative to the $1,600,000 General Obligation Building Bonds, Federally Taxable Series 2023. - Mr. Zack Robinson
a. Consideration and vote to award the $1,600,000 General Obligation Building Bonds, Federally Taxable Series 2023, to the lowest and best bidder.
b. Adopt Resolution providing for the issuance of the District's $1,600,000 General Obligation Building Bonds, Federally Taxable Series 2023 and matters related thereto including designation of bonds under the Internal Revenue Code and approving official statement, SEC Rule 15(c)2-12(b)(5) compliance, form of bonds, levy of an annual tax for the payment of principal and interest on the same; and fixing other details of the issue.

VII. Vote to approve or not approve an increase of .10 in student breakfast and lunch meal prices for FY2023-2024. - Ms. Johnson

VIII. Vote to approve or not approve the purchase of a Walk-In Freezer and Cooler for Midwest City High School (Bid #2308) from 360 Refrigeration for $34,025.00 to be paid from Bond Fund 35. - Ms. Johnson

IX. Vote to approve or not approve a Memorandum of Understanding between Mid-Del Schools and the Homeless Alliance. - Mrs. Brown

X. Vote to approve or not approve The Berckemeyer Consulting Group to provide professional development to middle school teachers and administrators throughout the 2023-2024 school year. The total cost of $56,500.00 is to be paid from Title I, Project Code 511, and Title IIA, Project Code 541. - Mrs. Brown

XI. Vote to approve or not approve GiANT Leadership Training for the 2023-2024 school year at the following schools and administration building departments:
Carl Albert High School, Del City High School, Midwest City High School, Carl Albert Middle School, Del City Middle School, Midwest City Middle School, Country Estates Elementary, Epperly Heights Elementary, Midwest City Elementary, Parkview Elementary, Ridgecrest Elementary, Schwartz Elementary, Tinker Elementary and Townsend Elementary. Also the Office of the Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, Office of the Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, Office of the Executive Director of Technology, and the Teacher Leader Development Academy. The total cost is $130,000.00 to be paid by Title I, Project Code 511, and Title II, Project Code 541. - Mrs. Brown

XII. Vote to approve or not approve Oklahoma School Pictures for school pictures district-wide for the 2023-2024 school year. All schools will be able to choose individual picture vendors for Spring pictures. - Mrs. Woodard

XIII. Vote to approve or not approve "Notice of Public Hearing" for the purpose of accepting comments and for holding an open discussion, including answering questions on the 2023-2024 Tentative Proposed Budgets, Midwest City-Del City Public School District, I-52, Oklahoma County. The Public Hearing is to be held at a Regular Board Meeting of the Board of Education at 6:00 p.m., on the 12th day of June 2023, in the Board Room at 7217 Southeast 15th Street, Midwest City, OK. - Mrs. Woodard

XIV. Vote to approve or not approve the 2023-2024 Tentative Proposed Budgets and to publish such budgets as required pursuant to the School District Budget Act (Title 70, 5-150-161). - Mrs. Woodard

XV. Vote to approve or not approve a Resolution for Schools and Libraries Universal Services (E-Rate) for 2023-2024. This resolution authorizes the filing of Form 471 applications for the funding year 2023-2024 and the payment of the applicant's share upon approval of funding and receipt of services. - Ms. Rennick White

XVI. Vote to approve or not approve the purchase of 31 time clocks with 3 years of service and support from Touchpoint Industries, in the amount of $108,611.60 to be paid from Bond Fund 35, Project Code 044. - Ms. Rennick White

XVII. Vote to approve or not approve the purchase of Real-Time Reports from Level Data in the amount of $14,923.20 to be paid from Bond Fund 35, Project Code 044 and the purchase of AD Student Gold from Level Data in the amount of $24,374.56 to be paid from Bond Fund 35, Project Code 044. - Ms. Rennick White

XVIII. Vote to approve or not approve the purchase of Impact Cloud Subscription from Instructure in the amount of $25,650.00 to be paid by Bond Fund 35, Project Code 044. - Ms. Rennick White

XIX. Vote to approve or not approve the purchase of furniture for use at the Business Development and Training Center from Thompson's Educational Furnishings. This furniture will complete our remodel of the Training Center. The prices are quoted using OU State Contract #R-22000-22 for office furniture in the amount of $33,588.00 and for our client break area in the amount of $16,627.00. The total cost will be $50,215.00 to be paid from Mid-Del Technology Center General Fund 12, Project Code 032 or Building Fund 23, Project Code 032. - Ms. Foster

XX. Vote to approve or not approve Kanske Fire to replace two hundred thirty-six  (236) sprinkler heads, as required to meet current government fire safety codes in the field house at Carl Albert High School. The total cost of the project is $288,438.00, Bid Project 2307, to be paid from Bond 35, Lease Revenue 08. - Mr. Bryan

XXI. Vote to approve or not approve Pinnacle Solutions to provide District-wide pest control services during the 2023-2024 school year. The cost of this service is $2,997.28 per month, for a total contract amount of $35,967.36 to be paid from Building Fund 21 and/or Fund 11, Child Nutrition Fund 22, MDTC Fund 12 and/or Fund 23. (Bid Project 2306) - Mr. Bryan

XXII. Vote to approve or not approve an agreement between Mid-Del Schools and EDUStaff, LLC to provide education-related services for certified and non-certified site substitutes. - Ms. Huston

XXIII. Human Resources

XXIII.A. Vote to approve or not approve all actions recommended in the Human Resources Reports: - Ms. Huston

• Certified
• Non-Certified
• Child Nutrition
• Transportation

XXIII.B. Vote to approve or not approve the reemployment of Central Office Administrators for 2023-2024. - Ms. Huston

XXIII.C. Vote to approve or not approve the reemployment of Site Administrators for 2023-2024. - Ms. Huston

XXIII.D. Vote to approve or not approve the reemployment of Athletic Directors for 2023-2024. - Ms. Huston

XXIII.E. Vote to approve or not approve the reemployment of non-certified support staff for 2023-2024. - Ms. Huston

XXIII.F. Vote to approve or not approve a recommendation for Administrative Intern at the Career Academy. - Ms. Huston

XXIII.G. Vote to approve or not approve a recommendation for an Administrative Intern at Del City Middle School. - Ms. Huston

XXIII.H. Vote to approve or not approve a recommendation for an Administrative Intern at Midwest City Middle School. - Ms. Huston

XXIII.I. Vote to approve or not approve a recommendation for an Assistant Principal at Epperly Heights Elementary School - Ms. Huston

XXIII.J. Vote to approve or not approve a recommendation for an Assistant Principal at Parkview Elementary School - Ms. Huston

XXIV. Proposed Executive Session for the purpose of:
Semi-annual confidential evaluation and terms of employment for Dr. Rick Cobb, Superintendent of Schools, with no resulting vote intended, pursuant to Title 25, Section 307(B)(1) of the Oklahoma Statutes.
1. Vote to convene or not convene in Executive Session.
2. Acknowledge the board has returned from Executive Session.
3. Executive Session Statement of Minutes
 

XXV. Action items to follow Executive Session: - Dr. Kirk
A. Discussion and possible Board action regarding revision or amendment of contract for Dr. Rick Cobb, Superintendent of Schools.

XXVI. New Business
Item(s) that could not have been foreseen or known about at the time the agenda was posted which need action at this Board meeting.

XXVII. Adjourn
This agenda was posted at the Board of Education Center, 7217 S.E. 15 Street, Midwest City, Oklahoma, on May 5, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., in accordance with the Open Meeting Law.

The next Regular Board Meeting is scheduled for June 12, 2023.