August 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

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

2. Public Participation

3. Superintendent’s Report

4. Consent Agenda:  Discuss then vote to approve or not approve listed items in 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).

4.a. Approve Board meeting minutes for the July 14, 2026, board meeting.

4.b. Approve financial statements, all warrants issued for payment, change orders and all purchase orders and activity fund balances:
General Fund #11 FY 2026-2027 encumbrances __1-181
Child Nutrition Fund #22 FY 2026-2027 encumbrances __0
Building Fund #21 FY 2026-2027 encumbrances __1
RCB Bond Fund #39 FY 2026-2027 encumbrances__0
BOK Bond Fund #74 FY 2026-2027 encumbrances__1-13
Activity Fund #60 FY 2026-2027 encumbrances__1-52

4.c. Approve Fund Raisers: #811,#810, #844, #822, #841,#869, #818, #845, #875, #856, #843

4.d. Approve the contract between the Oklahoma School for the Deaf (OSD) and Chouteau-Mazie Public School District. 

4.e. Approve the contract with Motor Mouth Therapy, LLC and Chouteau-Mazie Public Schools for the 2026-2027 SY.

4.f. Approve a revised certified salary schedule incorporating the State-mandated $2,000 salary increase for the 2026-2027 school year for all certified staff and administrators. 

4.g. Approve the change in the amount of travel reimbursed mileage on Policy DEE-E1 in accordance with the new IRS guidelines to 0.76 per mile.

4.h. Welch Bank Lease Purchase 126945-Ag Truck - 1/2 GF 1/2 Ag Dept. Year 3 of 3.

4.i. Welch Bank Lease Purchase 124846, 115 S. Railroad (Admin Office) Year 4 of 5.

4.j. Welch Bank Lease Purchase 125445,  312 Harrison Year 4 of 5.

4.k. Welch Bank Lease Purchase 126296, 408 Harrison Year 3 of 5.

4.l. Welch Bank Lease Purchase Holland Properties Year 2 of 5.

4.m. Approve license agreement with Employee Evaluation Systems, Inc. for certified and administrative employee evaluation systems.

4.n. Approve quote for Lightspeed filter and Lightspeed Classroom.

4.o. Approve Homecoming Proposal Change.

4.p. Approve a contract with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education for the Secondary Career and Technology Education Program(s) for the school year 2026-2027.

4.q. Approve request for use of school property with Chouteau Little League Basketball for the 2026-2027 SY.

4.r. Approve Memorandum of Understanding between Chouteau-Mazie Public Schools and ROCMND Youth Services for the 2026-2027 SY.

4.s. Approve Payment to BOK Financial for lease purchase.

4.t. Approve invoice payment to Empire Roofing.

4.u. Approved updated bullying policies FNCD, FNCD-R, FNCD-P, and FNCD-E.

4.v. Approve updated policy FFG, Reporting Suspected Child Abuse And/Or Neglect.

4.w. Approve updated policy EKBA, Stong Readers Act.

4.x. Approve to surplus IT items. (list attached)

5. Proposed Executive Session
Discuss, then vote to approve or disprove going into executive session for the purpose of discussing the 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)

Resignations: Don Cochran

Employment: Angela Dennis
                      Stacie Applegate
                      Cheryl McCartney
                      Keri Mills
                      Karrie Kendrick
                      Natalie Ramsey Pickens
                      Jaiden Dixon
                      Daniel Smith
                      All extra duty assignments (list attached)

Discussion: Ag Teachers Stipend

5.a. Motion to Convene

5.b. Acknowledge return to open session

5.c. Statement by Board President

6. Current Business: Action Items

6.a. Vote to hire Angela Dennis as a Paraprofessional, Tier II for the 2026-2027 SY.

6.b. Vote to hire Stacie Applegate as a Paraprofessional, Tier I,  for the 2026-2027 SY.

6.c. Vote to hire Keri Mills for sub bus driver for the 2026-2027 SY.

6.d. Vote to hire Cheryl McCartney as an adjunct teacher for the high school for the 2026-2027 SY.

6.e. Vote to hire Natalie Ramsey Pickens for the 2nd-5th grade Art teacher for the 2026-2027 SY.

6.f. Vote to hire Jaiden Dixon for a Paraprofessional I for the 2026-2027 SY.

6.g. Vote to hire Daniel Smith as the IT Director for the 2026-2027 SY.

6.h. Vote to accept the resignation of Don Cochran.

6.i. Vote to approve all assigned extra duty assignments for the 2026-2027 SY  (List attached)

6.j. Vote to approve an administrative transfer position for Karrie Kendrick from Activity Funds Clerk to the Encumbrance Clerk for the 2026-2027 SY.

6.k. Vote to approve a stipend for the Ag teachers for the 2026-2027 SY

7. New Business: In accordance with 25 Okla. Stat. §311(A)(9), this is limited to any matter not known or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting of this agenda.
 

8. Vote for Adjournment