June 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

A. Call to order and roll call.

David Paulk, President
Justin Smith, Vice-President
Jacob Zweifel, Clerk
Barry Carpenter, Member
Ryan Keeler, 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 May 2, 2025, Special Board Meeting

D.3. Approval of Minutes from the May 5, 2025, Regular Board Meeting

D.4. Payment Registers:

• General Fund #7479-8495
• Building Fund #66-74

D.5. General Fund Encumbrances - #314-319

D.6. Building Fund Encumbrance - #46

D.7. General Fund Change Orders

D.8. Building Fund Change Orders

D.9. Special Payroll

D.10. Activity Fund Report

D.11. July-September, 2025 - Student Transfer Capacity

E. Action Topics

E.1. Discussion in regards to adding additional athletic opportunities to the High School and/or Middle School curriculum.

E.2. Discussion with a possible vote to approve the listed new Blanchard School Board Policies:

• EKBA - Strong Readers Act
• FNG - Personal Electronic Devices

E.3. Discussion with a possible vote to approve new Activity Account #907 - Class of 2032, 6th Grade.

E.4. Discussion with a possible vote to approve all sub-accounts within the attached list of Activity Accounts for the 2025-2026 school year:

801 ATHLETICS	925 FFA ACTIVITY ACCOUNT	953 SADD ACTIVITY ACCOUNT
900 EDUCATION FOUNDATION	926 FCCLA ACTIVITY ACCOUNT	954 SPECIAL OLYMPICS ACCT
901 ART ACCOUNT	930 HS POM	956 MS ROBOTICS
902 CHILD NUTRITION ACCOUNT	932 HS CHEERLEADERS ACCT	957 HS YEARBOOK ACCOUNT
903 BAND ACTIVITY ACCT	933 HS TESTING ACCOUNT	959 MS LIBRARY ACCOUNT
904 HS TECH FEE	934 HS NAT'L HONOR SOCIETY	961 ATHLETIC  CONCESSIONS
906 CLASS OF 2025	935 HS SPECIAL ACCOUNT	962 BOYS BASKETBALL ACTIVITY ACCT
907 CLASS OF 2032	936 HS  STUDENT COUNCIL ACCT	964 MUSICAL THEATRE
908 CLASS OF 2028	937 JR HIGH CHEERLEADER ACCT	966 VOCAL MUSIC
909 CLASS OF 2030	938 JH NAT'L HONOR SOCIETY ACCT	967 MS ART CLUB
910 CLASS OF 2026	939 SAGA	972 MS FCCLA ACTIVITY ACCT
911 CLASS OF 2029	941 JR HIGH SPECIAL ACCOUNT	974 MS ACADEMIC TEAM
912 CLASS OF 2031	942 MS LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION	975 HS LIBRARY ACT
914 CLASS OF 2027	944 Media Broadcasting	978 POWERLIFTING
916 ELEM ACT	948 HS Robotics	980 Archery
917 ELEM. PTO DONATIONS	949 BHS Track & Field	984 FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN STUDENTS
918 ELEM KINDERGARTEN ACCT	950 BHS Cross Country	985 INTERMEDIATE SPECIAL
919 ELEM LIBRARY ACCT	951 GIRLS BASKETBALL	986 INTERMEDIATE LIBRARY
921 ELEM FUNDRAISER ACCT	952 SUPER NOW ACCOUNT	988 eSports

 

E.5. Discussion with a possible vote to approve the Activity Fund budgets for the 2025-2026 school year.

E.6. Discussion with a possible vote to approve the Activity Fund requests for fundraising for the 2025-2026 school year.

E.7. Discussion with a possible vote to approve the following contracts for the 2025-2026 school year:

• Vo-Ag Vehicle Lease Agreement - Drew Jervis personal truck use
• Wilson, Dotson & Associates, PLLC - Auditing Services
• OSIG - Liability and Property Insurance
• OSAG - Worker's Compensation Coverage
• OSSBA - Membership Renewal, Policy Subscription & Assemble Paperless Meetings

E.8. Discussion with a possible vote to approve opening negotiations with the Blanchard Association of Support Employees.
 

E.9. Discussion and possible action to approve 7 days and 4.25 hours of Sick Leave Sharing for Robin Smith, 8th Grade Language Arts Teacher.

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, Jacob Zweifel.

G. Discussion and possible action to approve hiring Luke Yost as our Athletic Director and Assistant High School Principal for the 2025-2026 school year.

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

I. New Business

J. Discussion and possible action to adjourn.