July 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Owasso Board of Education Regular Meeting

I. Call to Order and Roll Call

II. Special Recognition/Pledge of Allegiance 

III. Reports to the Board

III.A. Superintendent - Dr. Margaret Coates

III.B. Teaching and Learning - Dr. Chris Barber

III.C. District Services  -  Mr. Kerwin Koerner

III.D. Continuous Strategic Improvement (CSI) Goal Area #4 Ram Resources - Mr. Kerwin Koerner

IV. Comments from the Public Regarding Agenda Items
Each individual will have five (5) minutes to share their remarks related to the specific agenda item identified by the individual when signing up to speak. The total time allotted to comments from the public regarding the agenda will not exceed fifteen (15) minutes. 

V. Consent Agenda:  Board to consider and take possible action on the following consent agenda items. (Dr. Coates)

V.A. Minutes of Regular Meeting June 9, 2025

V.B. Teaching and Learning

V.B.i. Financial Agreement with Ignite2Unite for a workshop for the 2025-2026 school year at a cost of $3,700, as outlined in the attachment and authorize the Superintendent or designee to execute the financial agreement

V.B.ii. Contract with Integrative Physical Therapy for the 2025-2026 school year at a cost outlined in the attachment and authorize the Superintendent or designee to execute the Contract

V.B.iii. Contract with Tulsa Technology Center for Educational Services, Tulsa Tech Career Center Academy Program (TTCA) (A Dropout Recovery/Dropout Prevention Program) or Tulsa Tech Aerospace Academy Program (TTAA) for the 2025-2026 school year at a cost of $1,750.00 per student accepted for the TTAA or TTCA program as outlined in the attachment and authorize the Superintendent or designee to execute the Contract

V.B.iv. Contract with Function 1st Therapies for the 2025-2026 school year at a cost outlined in the attachment and authorize the Superintendent or designee to execute the Contract

V.B.v. Memorandum of Understanding with Goodwill Industries of Tulsa, Inc. for providing Work Adjustment Training classes for the 2025-2026 school year at no cost, as outlined in the attachment and authorize the Superintendent or designee to execute the Memorandum of Understanding

V.B.vi. Contract with Amira Learning for the Amira Learning Suite Site Licenses for the 2025-2026 school year at a cost of $52,725.00, as outlined in the attachment and authorize the Superintendent or designee to execute the Contract

V.C. District Services

V.C.i. Service Agreement with Schindler Elevator Corporation for $6,202.48 for elevator maintenance services and $1,181.25 for telecommunications in three elevators for the 2025-2026 school year at a cost of $7,383.73 per year as outlined in the attachment, and authorize the Superintendent or designee to execute the Contract

V.C.ii. Proposed 2025-2026 Owasso Public Schools meal prices as outlined in the attachment

V.D. Finance

V.D.i. Purchase orders (encumbrances) and changes to encumbrances for June and July 2025

V.D.ii. Activity Financial Report for June 2025

V.D.iii. Activity Account Budgets

V.D.iv. Sanctioning Applications

V.D.v. Advertising Agreement / Contract with Keith Tew Hometown Insurance Agency for the 2025-2026 school year at a donation of $2,500, as outlined in the attachment and authorize the Superintendent or designee to execute the Advertising Agreement

V.D.vi. Advertising Agreement / Contract with TTCU Federal Credit Union for the 2025-2026 school year at a donation of $5,000, as outlined in the attachment and authorize the Superintendent or designee to execute the Advertising Agreement

V.E. Quote with OSSBA for Board training for the 2025-2026 school year at a cost of $750.00, as outlined in the attachment and authorize the Superintendent or designee to execute

V.F. Agreement with the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration (CCOSA) for membership services for the 2025–2026 school year at a cost of $2,500.00, as outlined in the attachment and authorize the Superintendent or designee to execute the agreement

V.G. Human Resources

V.G.i. Transitions

VI. Teaching and Learning

VI.A. Board to review Policy # 1.22 for first reading. Edits, changes, and additions to the policy are outlined in the attachment (Dr. Sarah Vann)

VI.B. Board to consider and take possible action on the proposed edits, changes, and additions to Policy #5.31, as outlined in the attachment (Dr. Sarah Vann)

VI.C. Board to consider and take possible action on the proposed edits, changes, and additions to Policy #5.57, as outlined in the attachment (Dr. Sarah Vann)

VI.D. Board to consider and take possible action on the proposed school-approved student communication platforms/applications; Acellus to be used by school personnel in association with Policy #1.89 (Mrs. Charlene Duncan)

VI.E. Board to consider and take possible action on the Agreement with the University of Oklahoma for Early Childhood Professional Development for the 2025-2026 school year at a cost of $0.00 as outlined in the attachment and authorize the Superintendent or designee to execute the Agreement (Mrs. Melissa Zumwalt)

VI.F. Board to consider and take possible action on the Memorandum of Understanding with Southern Nazarene University for the Bachelor of Arts Degree for the 2025-2026 school year at a cost to the student of $15,840.00, as outlined in the attachment and authorize the Superintendent or designee to execute the MOU (Lisa Johnson)

VII. District Services - Kerwin Koerner

VII.A. Board to consider and take possible action on the proposed budget for the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Grant Application

VIII. Finance - Phillip Storm

VIII.A. Board to consider and take possible action on the Treasurer's Report for June 2025

VIII.B. Board to Consider and Take Possible Action on Proposed Salary Schedules for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year for Support Staff, Certified Staff, and Administrative Staff

VIII.C. Board to Consider and Take Possible Action on National Board Certified Stipend for FY 2025-2026

VIII.D. Board to consider and take possible action on the Contract with Oklahoma’s Credit Union sponsorship advertising for the 2025-2026 school year at a donation of $30,000 as outlined in the attachment and authorize the Superintendent or designee to execute the Contract

VIII.E. Board to Consider and Take Possible Action on a School Site Statutory Waiver Application for Textbook Funding to be Submitted to the State Department of Education

VIII.F. Board to consider and take possible action on the Contract with Dental Depot sponsorship advertising for the 2025-2026 school year at a donation of $2,000 as outlined in the attachment and authorize the Superintendent or designee to execute the Contract

VIII.G. Board to consider and take possible action on a Contract with Lawnovations sponsorship advertising for the 2025-2026 school year at a donation of $5,000 as outlined in the attachment and authorize the Superintendent or designer to execute the Contract

IX. Human Resources - Lisa Johnson

IX.A. Board to review Policy #1.22a for first reading. Edits, changes, and additions to the policy are outlined in the attachment

IX.B. Board to review Policy #1.47 for first reading. Edits, changes, and additions to the policy are outlined in the attachment

IX.C. Board to review Policy #2.13 for first reading. Edits, changes, and additions to the policy are outlined in the attachment

IX.D. Board to review Policy #3.12 for first reading. Edits, changes, and additions to the policy are outlined in the attachment

IX.E. Board to review Policy #2.19 for first reading. Edits, changes, and additions to the policy are outlined in the attachment

IX.F. Board to review Policy #2.27 for first reading. Edits, changes, and additions to the policy are outlined in the attachment

X. Executive Session

X.A. Vote to convene into executive session for the purpose of discussing 3 appeals of denied out of district student transfers (Student A, Student B and Student C) with a review of confidential educational records and transfer requests of students whereby disclosure of any additional information could potentially violate FERPA as authorized by Okla.Stat.Tit25§307(B)(7)

X.B. Acknowledge return to Open Session

X.C. Statement of Executive Session Minutes

XI. Board to consider and take possible action to accept or overturn the decision of the Superintendent to deny transfer request of Student A

XII. Board to consider and take possible action to accept or overturn the decision of the Superintendent to deny transfer request of Student B

XIII. Board to consider and take possible action to accept or overturn the decision of the Superintendent to deny transfer request of Student C

XIV. New Business

XV. Comments from the Public Regarding Non-Agenda Items
Each individual will have five (5) minutes to share their remarks related to the specific non-agenda item received in writing by the board minutes clerk seven (7) days prior to the board meeting date. The total time allotted to comments from the public regarding non-agenda items will not exceed fifteen (15) minutes.

XV.A. Mr. Doug Hall

XV.B. Ms. Regina Bogar

XV.C. Ms. Melissa Hickman

XVI. Vote to Adjourn