August 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Special Board of Education Meeting

1. Call meeting to order; roll call, flag salute, moment of silence.

2. Supertintendent's Report

3. Consent Agenda: Discuss, then vote to approve or not approve the listed items on  the consent agenda. (These items may be approved by one Board motion, unless any Board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items)

3.a. Approve Fundraisers: 869, 856, 810, 884

3.b. Approve Board meeting minutes for the July 28, 2025, Special Board meeting.

3.c. Approve updated use of School Property Regulations.

3.d. Approve to request an RFP application from the State for a food service.

3.e. Approve yearly step increase for certified employees per negotiated agreement for the 2025-2026 SY.

3.f. Approve updated Faculty and Student Handbooks.

3.g. Vote to approve SylogistEd Software Service Order Agreement that was due May 31, 2025.

3.h. Vote to approve updated form on Child Abuse and Child Neglect Reporting Attestation Form for Oklahoma Public Schools.

3.i. Approve Josh Gwartney, Superintendent, as purchasing agent for Chouteau-Mazie Independent School District; Authorized representative for all Federal Programs including Child Nutrition; and designated custodian for the general fund, building fund, child nutrition fund, bond funds, activity funds, all federal programs, all state programs, and all other school programs and activities not listed for the 2025-2026 Fiscal year; and to establish a $10,000.00 limit for use prior to board approval.

3.j. Discussion and possible action to approve Laura Cochran as authorized representative for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, Child and Adult Program and or Summer Food Service Program for the 2025-2026 FY

4. Proposed Executive Session
Discuss, then vote to approve or disapprove going into executive session for the purpose of discussing employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining, or resignation of any individual public officer or employee.
Executive Session Authority: Title 25 Oklahoma Statues 307 (B) (1)

Employment:
 Teresa Herring, adjunct teacher for Journalism for the 2025-26 SY
 Bus Drivers for the 2025-26 SY
Reading Specialist/Coach for the 2025-26 SY
School Nurse for the  2025-26 SY
Lay Football Coach for the 2025-26 SY
Executive Director of Business Services for the 2025-26 SY
ECC Para Tier 1

4.a. Motion to Convene: 

4.b. Acknowledge return to open session

4.c. Statement by Board President

5. Current Business: Action Items

5.a. Approve Teresa Herring, adjunct teacher for Journalism for the 2025-26 SY

5.b. Vote to hire Rhonda Gilstrap as the Reading Specialist/Coach for the 2025-26 SY

5.c. Approve Jared Spurgeon as Lay Football Coach

5.d. Vote to hire Bus Drivers for the 2025-2026 SY

5.e. Vote to hire Meagan Ragsdale for school nurse

5.f. Vote to hire Kelly Grossman as Executive Director of Business Services as of September 1, 2025

5.g. Vote to hire Megan Angeline as a Para Tier 1 for the ECC

6. Vote for Adjournment