July 23, 2024 at 5:30 PM - Ardmore Board of Education Regular Meeting

Call the meeting to order, establish a quorum & state compliance with the Open Meeting Act. [James Foreman, Board President]

Pledge of Allegiance [Led By: James Foreman, Board President]

Reports:

Consent Agenda

Minutes

Monthly Financial Report for the Month Ending June 30, 2024.

• Activity Fund
• Treasurer's Report

Encumbrance Orders and Change Orders as listed for FY25.

New Activity Account Request(s):

Annual Activity Account Review|Approval

Fundraiser Requests from Schools, Clubs & Organizations

Contract Approvals/Renewals

Adoption|Revision to Board Policies and/or Administrative Procedures.

Consider and take action to increase the district's excess liability coverage with Oklahoma Insurance Group [OSIG] through local agent, the Bramlett Agency, for an additional $1,000,000 for FY25.  [TJ Riley, Bramlett Agency]

Consider and take action to adopt a resolution authorizing revision of management and signers for listed accounts with First National Bank & Trust Company of Ardmore, OK.  [Andy Davis, Interim Superintendent]

Consider and take action to adopt a resolution appointing Perry Zeiset, Director of Finance, as an Authorized Business Officer for the Ardmore City Schools Visa accounts. [Andy Davis, Interim Superintendent]

Consider and take action to declare the listed items as surplus to be disposed of at the discretion of the Interim Superintendent.  [Andy Davis, Interim Superintendent]

New Business not known at the time the agenda was posted.

Consider and take action, if necessary, on the date, time and place of the next regular board meeting, scheduled for August 20, 2024.

Proposed executive session to discuss the following items, followed by a vote to convene into Executive Session.

Board President to declare Executive Session complete followed by a motion and vote to acknowledge the Board's return to open session and the meeting being reopened to the public.

Board President to provide the Executive Session Minutes Compliance Announcement as to who was present in Executive Session, items discussed, note that no other business was discussed and that no action was taken while in Executive Session.

Consider and take action to approve or deny the recommendations for the certified employment for the 2024-2025 school year:

Consider and take action to approve or deny the recommendations for the employment of the following adjunct teachers in the listed areas and sites for the 2024-2025 school year:

Consider and take action to approve or deny the recommendations for non-certified support employment for the 2024-2025 school year:

Consider and take action to approve or deny the re-employment of the following Indian Education Tutors for the 2024-2025 school year:

Consider and take action to approve or deny the re-employment of the following ELL Tutors for the 2024-2025 school year.

Consider and take action to approve or deny the re-employment of the following substitutes for the 2024-2025 school year:

Consider and take action to approve or deny the certified retirement request for Talitha Howell, Spanish Teacher, Ardmore High School.

Presentation of Interim Superintendent's Recommendation for the dismissal of Alison Scott; vote to schedule a meeting for August, 14, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. in the Ardmore City Schools Administration Board Room, 611 Veterans Blvd., Ardmore, Oklahoma; and to direct that a copy of the Interim Superintendent's Recommendation, along with a notice of due process rights, be mailed to Ms. Scott.  [Andy Davis, Interim Superintendent]

Consider and take action to accept or reject the resignation agreement for Susan Hartman, 1st Grade Teacher, Charles Evans 1st and 2nd Grade Center.

Discussion and vote to accept or reject any resignations tendered since the posting of the Agenda.

The following resignations have been received and approved by the Superintendent.

Adjournment