October 13, 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. Mrs. Jen Riley to give a reading presentation.

4. Mrs. Brumley to address the board about the Shoelace Program. 

4.a. Discuss then vote to approve or not approve the addition of the Shoelace Program.

5. Superintendent’s Report

6. Presentation of Superintendent's Recommendation for the dismissal of Melinda Purtle; vote to schedule a meeting date, time and place and to direct that a copy of the Superintendent's Recommendation, along with a notice of due process rights, be mailed and/or hand-delivered to Melinda Purtle in accordance with law.

7. Discussion and possible board action to approve the 2027 School Election Resolution.

8. 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).

8.a. Approve Board meeting minutes for the September 8, 2026, board meeting.

8.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 __260-359
Building Fund #21 FY 2026-2027 encumbrances __0
Activity Fund #60 FY 2026-2027 encumbrances__160-331
RCB Bond Fund #31 FY 2026-2027 encumbrances__0
RCB Bond Fund #39 FY 2026-2027 encumbrances__0
BOK Bond Fund #74 FY 2026-2027 encumbrances__0

8.c. Approve Fund Raisers: #845, #872, #824, #841

8.d. Approve Field Trips:
October 23, 2026, 2nd grade to attend Dusty's Adventure Farm, Adair, OK.
October 27, 2026, 3rd Grade to attend Dusty's Adventure Farm, Adair, OK.
October 28, 2026, Ladycats softball team and any other athletes to Claremore to watch NEO vs RSU.
October 29, 2026, Mazie PK-1st grade to Livesay Orchards.
November 2, 2026, Yearbook and Journalism students to the Oklahoma Scholastic Media sponsored Fall Media Day at OU.
November 4, 2026, Junior class to the Tulsa Botanic Gardens, Buck Adams, and then to eat at a restaurant, TBD.
November 5, 2026, Mazie 2nd-8th grade to Tulsa Zoo.
November 14, 2026, Elementary G/T competition trip. (Place of competition is TBA)
December 2, 2026, Senior class to the Gathering Place, Route 66 Neon Park, and then to eat at a restaurant TBD.
Week of December 14th, 2026, (final date TBA based on availability) Mazie 7th and 8th grades to The Sanditen/Kaiser Holocaust Center, Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art in Tulsa.

8.e. Approve surplus items:

• 11 sets of  Ladycats old basketball uniforms. 
• Surplus IT items (List Attached)

8.f. Approve quote from Masters Heating and Cooling to install a heating and cooling unit in the weight room.

8.g. Approve quote for Aviation - two desktop flight simulators, pedals, connect boxes, and headsets.

8.h. Approve the updated School Wellness Plan for the 2026-2027 SY.

8.i. Approve to adopt a food allergy plan for the 2026-2027 SY.

8.j. Approve an additional extra duty list for the 2026-2027 SY. (List attached)

9. 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), and OKLA. STAT. tit 70, § 5-118.

Discipline of Victor Markiewicz, a board member and volunteer of the school district.

Resignations:

Employment: Dylan Harris
                      Nicole Shelton
                      Troy Gilmore
                      Tutors for ECC, Elem., Mazie, MS, and HS. (List Attached)

9.a. Motion to Convene

9.b. Acknowledge return to open session

9.c. Statement by Board President

10. Current Business: Action Items

10.a. Discussion and vote to adopt or not adopt a resolution publicly censuring Victor Markiewicz, a Board Member.

10.b. Vote to approve the hiring of Dylan Harris on a temporary contact for a custodian for the 2026-2027 SY.

10.c. Vote to approve the hiring of Nicole Shelton on a temporary contract for the Activity Fund Clerk for the 2026-2027 SY.

10.d. Vote to approve the hiring of Troy Gilmore as the ISD Monitor for the high school, on a temporary contract for 2026-2027 SY.

10.e. Vote to approve the hiring of Tutors for the ECC, Elem., Mazie, Middle School, and High School for the 2026-2027 SY. (list attached)

11. 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.
 

12. Vote for Adjournment