January 8, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Locust Grove Regular Meeting

1. Call meeting to order and Pledge of Allegiance

2. Roll Call

3. Open Forum, Public Comment or Indian Education Comments/Concerns

• Speakers must identify themselves and sign in prior to the start of the meeting
• Each speaker is given a maximum of five (5) minutes
• Total time allocated to this item is twenty (20) minutes
• The President reserves the right to interrupt this section and move to the next item

4. Superintendent Reports/Recognitions

5. Discussion and possible action to amend Little Pirates Childcare Learning Center contract

6. Discussion and possible action to approve Cherokee Fire Protection Professionals bid
a.) Middle School Shelter $19,240
b.) Addendum 1 Middle School Voice Evacuation Panel $ 41,150

7. Consent Agenda
All of the items, which consist of a routine nature normally approved at Board meetings, 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: 

7.a. Minutes of Regular Board Meeting, December 11, 2023

7.b. Treasurer/Financial Report

7.c. Approve General Fund 11 Encumbrances # 430 to 457 

7.d. Approve Building Fund 21 Encumbrances # 12 

7.e. Activity Fund Report for December, 2023

8. Board to consider and take action on the employment of Stephen L. Smith Corp. as financial consultants to the School District, for the fiscal year 2023-2024

9. Board to consider and take possible action, in the absence of the President and/or Clerk, to appoint an acting President and/or acting Clerk for the School District to execute any and all documents pertaining to setting the maturities, date, time and place of the bond sale

10. Board to consider and take action on a resolution determining the maturities of, and setting a date, time and place for the sale of the $650,000 Taxable Building Bonds of this School District, and designating bond counsel for this issuance of bonds

11. Discussion and possible action to approve Walsworth Yearbook agreement for 2024-2025

12. Proposed executive session for the purpose of discussing employment of Early Learning Custodian, Upper Elementary Custodian and resignation of Kay James, Upper Elementary Custodian pursuant to Oklahoma Statute 25 Section 307(B)(1)
a. Vote to convene
b. Acknowledge return to open session
c. Statement of executive session minutes
 

13. Take action on employment of Early Learning Custodian

14. Take action on employment of Upper Elementary Custodian

15. Take action on the resignation of Kay James, Upper Elementary Custodian

16. New Business and action, if needed

17. Adjournment