August 14, 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 meetings:

II.B.1. Regular Board Meeting - July 10, 2023
2. Special Board Meeting - July 24, 2023

II.C. Vote to approve the following items:

II.C.1. Monthly Financial and Investment Report for months ending June 30, 2023 and July 31, 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.1.d.1. Lease Revenue Report June 1-June 30, 2023

II.C.1.d.2. Lease Revenue Report July 1-July 31, 2023

II.C.2. School Activity Funds

II.C.2.a. Transfers within Bank

II.C.2.b. New Accounts

II.C.3. Vote to approve Blanket Position Salary Reserves Report for FY 2023-2024.

II.C.4. Vote to approve Blanket Position Salary Reserves Report for FY 2022-2023-FINAL.

II.C.5. Vote to approve the Financial Statement for the 2022-2023 school year as required by Oklahoma Statutes Title 70-5-135.2.

II.C.6. Vote to approve sanctioning applications for 2023-2024 from the following organizations:

SITE	GROUP
CAHS	VOCAL
CAHS	ORCHESTRA
CAHS	GOLF
CAMS	POM
DCHS	DRAMA
MCHS	POM
MCHS	BAND
SCHWARTZ	PTA
SOLDIER CREEK	PTA
SOLDIER CREEK	VOCAL
TOWNSEND	PTA

II.D. Vote to approve the Internal Activities Review Committee for 2023-2024.

II.E. Vote to approve 3rd year of a 5 year agreement with Jostens to furnish senior graduation announcements, diploma covers, inserts, caps, gowns, hoods, and class rings for the 2023-24 school year for Carl Albert High School, Del City High School, Midwest City High School, and Administration. This is an extension of the Mid-Del Project #1612 with changes.

II.F. Vote to approve Section 125 Plan Administration by American Fidelity Assurance Company for CY2024.

II.G. Vote to approve a one year extension with Fleske Holding Company, LLC as the listing agent with exclusive right to sell for Jarman Middle School until July 13, 2024.

II.H. Vote to approve out-of-state or overnight travel requests:

II.H.1. Andrea Wood, Admin, to attend the CMC (California Mathematics Council) South Conference in Palm Springs, CA on November 2-4, 2023. Expenses to be paid by personal funds.
2. Pam Huston, Admin, to attend the AASPA (American Association of School Personnel Administrators) 85th Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA on October 2-6, 2023. Expenses to be paid by General Fund 11, Project 145.
3. Dr. Rick Cobb, Admin, to attend National Conference on Education in San Diego, CA on February 14-18, 2024. Expenses to be paid by Title II, Project 541.
4. Phil Bueno, Mid Del Technology Center, to attend Oklahoma SkillsUSA District Officers Training at Metro Tech Springlake Campus in Oklahoma City on August 28-30, 2023. Expenses to be paid by General Fund 12, Project 032 (MDTC Co-Op), Activity Fund 65, Project 962 (SkillsUSA), Project 826 (General Activity), Project 845 (Vending), Personal Funds and Donations.
5. Arletha Doolin, Mid Del Technology Center, to attend SkillsUSA Washington Leadership Conference in Washington DC on September 22-28, 2023. Expenses to be paid by General Fund 12, Project 032 (MDTC Co-Op), Activity Fund 65, Project 962 (SkillsUSA), Project 973 (Cosmetology I), Project 974 (Cosmetology II), Project 826 (General Activity), Project 845 (Vending), Personal Funds and Donations. Oklahoma SkillsUSA may reimburse the tech center for housing and registration.
6. Tracy Hunt, Admin, to attend National Council of Teacher of English (NCTE) on November 15-19, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. Expenses to be paid by Title I, Project Code 511 and Title II, Project Code 541.
7. Becki Foster, Simon Gallagher, and MDTC Teacher of the Year (TBD) to attend the National ACTE Conference in Phoenix, AZ on November 28-December 3, 2023. Expenses to be paid by MDTC CoOp, Fund 12, Project Code 032.
8. Becki Foster and John Day, MDTC, to attend Technology Center Superintendent/Directors Best Practice Conference in Kenosha, WI on October 22-26, 2023. Expenses to be paid by MDTC CoOp, Fund 12, Project Code 032.
9. Cindy Burns, MCHS, Danielle Taylor, DCHS, and Annie Cox, CAHS to attend Teaching Learning Coaching Conference on October 15-18, 2023 in Orlando, FL. Expenses to be paid by Title I, Project Code 511.
10. Kristy Cooper, Amanda Shatswell, and DCHS Student Council to attend OASC Student Council State Convention in Owasso, OK on November 11-13, 2023. Expenses to be paid by School Activity Fund 869, Student Council.
11. Mariah White and Del City High School Girls Basketball to travel to Bartlesville, OK to participate in an athletic tournament on January 4-6, 2024. Expenses to be paid by the Tournament Host, Personal Funds, and Donations.
12. Mariah White and Del City High School Girls Basketball to travel to Bishop Kelley High School to participate in OSSAA Tournament on December 14-16, 2023. Expenses to be paid by School Activity Fund 908, Girls Basketball.
13. Amy Gordon and Midwest City High School Student Council to travel to Owasso, OK to participate in OASC Student Council State Convention on November 11-13, 2023. Expenses to be paid by School Activity Fund 869, Student Council.

III. Recognitions

III.A. Tracy Hunt, Instructional Facilitator of Secondary ELA, is the recipient of the Gordon R. Alley Partnership Award and is also a published author in the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy.- Ms. Brown

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. Mid-Del Technology Center Report - Ms. Foster

V. Vote to approve or not approve revisions to the 2023-2024 Student Expectations Policies, Procedures, and Safety Guidelines.- Ms. Gilkey

VI. Vote to approve or not approve McKinney-Vento Act, 2023-2024 Transportation of Homeless Students Agreement.- Ms. Brown

VII. Vote to approve or not approve the Career and Technology education programs at Carl Albert High School, Del City High School, and Midwest City High School as well as Career Technology funding for Project Lead the Way and Gateway to Technology STEM programs at Carl Albert Middle School and Del City Middle School for the 2023-2024 school year.- Ms. Brown

VIII. Vote to approve or not approve a Memorandum of Understanding with Goodwill Industries to provide CLEET certified, unarmed security services for school-sanctioned athletics and/or fine arts events during the 2023-2024 school year.- Mr. Stephenson

IX. Vote to approve or not approve to enter into a contract with New Dawn Therapy, LLC to provide additional occupational therapists for 2023-2024. The estimated total cost is $50,000 to be paid by Special Services fund, Project 621, Impact Aid Fund, Project Code 592, and General Fund, Project Code 000.- Ms. Wilson

X. Vote to approve or not approve the 2023-2024 MDTC Student Handbook.- Ms. Foster

XI. Vote to approve or not approve the 2023-2024 MDTC Marketing Plan.- Ms. Foster

XII. Human Resources

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

• Certified
• Non-Certified
• Child Nutrition
• Transportation

XIII. Vote to approve or not approve revisions to Policy G-24, Family and Medical Leave.- Ms. Huston

XIV. Vote to approve or not approve to use the hourly method (1080 hours) to operate during the 2023-2024 school year. This option will allow the District more flexibility should the need arise for schools to be closed.- Ms. Huston

XV. Vote to approve or not approve the tentative agreement between Mid-Del Board of Education and Mid-Del Association of Classroom Teachers.- Ms. Huston

XVI. Vote to approve or not approve staff travel stipends for 2023-2024 not included in negotiated agreements.- Ms. Huston

XVII. Vote to approve or not approve pay rate revisions for 2023-2024.- Ms. Huston

XVIII. Vote to approve or not approve staff stipends for 2023-2024 that are administrative or not included in negotiated agreements.- Ms. Huston

XIX. Vote to approve or not approve an added pay schedule for mental health support specialists for 2023-2024.- Ms. Huston

XX. Vote to approve or not approve 2023-2024 compensation for employee groups not represented by negotiated agreements.- Ms. Huston

XXI. Vote to approve or not approve a recommendation of an intern at Midwest City Middle School.- Ms. Huston

XXII. Proposed Executive Session for the purpose of:
To hear evidence and discuss the denied student transfers with a review of confidential education records and transfer requests of students whereby disclosure of any additional information could potentially violate FERPA, and the executive session is requested by the parent or the student. 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(5) and (B)(7).
1. Vote to convene or not convene in Executive Session.
2. Acknowledge the Board has returned to open session.
3. Executive Session statement of minutes.

XXIII. Vote to uphold the Superintendent's recommendation to deny the transfer request, overturn the Superintendent's recommendation to deny the transfer request, or modify the Superintendent's recommendation to deny the transfer request of the following students:- Dr. Kirk
Student A
Student B
Student C
Student D
Student E
Student F
Student G
Student H
Student I
Student J
Student K
Student L
Student M
 

XXIV. 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.

XXV. Adjourn
This agenda was posted at the Board of Education Center, 7217 S.E. 15th Street, Midwest City, Oklahoma, on August 10, 2023, at 1:30 P.M., in accordance with the Open Meeting Law.

The next Regular Board Meeting is scheduled for September 11, 2023.