June 28, 2024 at 12:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

A. Call to order and roll call.

Tom Maston, President
David Paulk, Vice-President
Justin Smith, Clerk
Jacob Zweifel, Member
Barry Carpenter, Member

B. Audience may address the board.  State your name for the board, three-minute time limit.

C. Superintendent's Report

D. Consent Agenda
All of the items which concern reports 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 following items:

D.1. Approval of Treasurer's Report

D.2. Approval of Minutes from the June 3, 2024, Regular Board Meeting

D.3. Approval of Minutes from the June 11, 2024, Special Board Meeting

D.4. Payment Registers:

• General Fund #8293-9577
• Building Fund #61-70
• Bond Fund 33 #1

D.5. General Fund Change Orders

D.6. Building Fund Change Orders

D.7. General Fund Encumbrances, SY 2024-25 - #1-197

D.8. Building Fund Encumbrances, SY 2024-25 - #1-11

D.9. Bond Fund 32 Encumbrances, SY 24-25 - #1-3

D.10. Special Payroll

D.11. Activity Fund Report

D.12. Items for Surplus - to be disposed of/recycled

E. Action Topics

E.1. Discussion and possible action to approve awarding the bid for the Pavement Project.

E.2. Discussion and possible action to approve the contract with Turning Point Industries for the Pavement Project.

E.3. Discussion and possible action to approve the renewal of the Sublease Agreement dated December 1, 2019, between the District and McClain County Economic Development Authority for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, as required under the provisions of the agreement.

E.4. Discussion and possible action to approve Mr. Brady Barnes, Superintendent, as the official representative and purchasing agent for all State and Federal programs, Child Nutrition and Activity Fund, USDA Donated Foods and all Title Programs pertaining to Blanchard Schools for the 2024-25 school year.

E.5. Discussion and possible action to approve Gayle Castle and Karen Cooksey as district signing agents for all State and Federal programs pertaining to Blanchard Schools for the 2024-2025.

E.6. Discussion and possible action to approve Jamie Romine, CN Director, as a district signing agent for all Child Nutrition programs and claims reimbursement pertaining to Blanchard Schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

E.7. Discussion and possible action to approve the following school representation and assignments for 2024-25:

• Activity Fund Custodians - Pam Deaton, Brady Barnes & Gayle Castle
• Minutes Clerk - Brenda Reardon
• Deputy Minutes Clerk - Pam Deaton
• Encumbrance Clerk - Pam Deaton
• Deputy Encumbrance Clerk - Brenda Reardon
• Deputy Treasurer - Gayle Castle
• Payroll Clerk - Brenda Reardon
• Deputy Payroll Clerk - Gayle Castle
• Equity Coordinator - Karen Cooksey

E.8. Discussion and possible action to approve the following school representation and assignments for 2024-25:  

• Sexual harassment contact for female students/employees:

                       1) Karen Cooksey and 2) Shirley Myers

• Sexual harassment contact for male students/employees

                       1) Chance Grider and 2) Greg Jackson

E.9. Discussion and possible action to approve new school board policy DHAC - Staff Members and Social Networking Sites (replaces DHAK).

E.10. Discussion and possible action to approve contracting with the following entities during the 2024-2025 school year:

• Delta Head Start - educational services for 3-5 year olds
• Prairie Rock Architecture - for architectural services

E.11. Discussion with a possible vote to approve updates to the BPS Student Handbooks for the 2024-2025 school year.

E.12. Discussion and possible action to approve giving Micaela Rodriguez, Elementary Custodian, 12 days of Sick Leave Sharing.

E.13. Discussion and possible action to approve awarding returning contracted employees a $500 stipend and newly hired contracted employees a $200 stipend.

E.14. Discussion and possible action to amend the Return to Learn Plan.

F. Executive Session

F.1. Discussion and possible action to convene in executive session for the purpose of:

F.1.a. Discussing the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual salaried employee, pursuant to 25 O.S., Section 307 (B) (1).

F.1.b. Discussing negotiations concerning employees and representatives of employee groups, pursuant to 25 O.S., Section 307 (B) (2).

F.2.  Discussion and possible action to approve reconvening in open session.

F.3. Statement of executive session minutes from Board of Education Clerk, Justin Smith.

G. Discussion and possible action to approve the Personnel Report.

H. New Business

I. Discussion and possible action to adjourn.