April 6, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Bixby Board of Education Regular Meeting

Call Meeting to Order/Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance and Oklahoma Flag Salute led by EI students Sadie Skidmore and Audriana Wiley.

Reports to The Board

Special Recognition

Community Partner Award - BTG Gala Committee

Spartan Spirit Award - Tina Thomas, BHS Girls Basketball

Spartan Coin of Excellence

• Basketball Boys OCA All-State - Parker Friedrickson
• Basketball Girls OCA All-State - Gracy Wernli, Gentry Baldwin, Allysa Nielson, and Meredith Mayes
• Swimming OCA All-State - Teague Brown and Jack Mose
• 2023 State Superintendent's Award for Arts Excellence - Joseph Graver

Superintendent's Report - Rob Miller

• West Expansion 
• Legislative issues
• Staffing and class sizes for 2023-2024

Facilities and Operations Report - Gabe Hayes

Financial Operations Report - Mike Anthony

Comments from the Public - Board was addressed by Ella Fryer, thanking her old school, the Board and Teachers. Tanner Cooper, Congratulations to Matt Dotson and the Board and School System.

Speakers must identify themselves.

Each Speaker is given a maximum of three (3) minutes. Each Speaker is given a maximum of three (3) minutes. To ensure fairness for all speakers, this timeline will be strictly enforced. The Board clerk will notify the speaker when they have 30 seconds left. Speakers are expected to end their remarks immediately when the time limit is reached. 

In order to avoid repetitious information, a single spokesperson will be selected by groups desiring to address the board.

Total time allocated to this item is thirty (30) minutes.

Speakers may offer objective comments of school operations and programs that concern them. The Board shall not hear personal complaints unless the proper administrative procedures concerning complaints have been followed.

Speakers may not use profanity at a School Board meeting. Patrons conducting themselves in this manner may be asked to leave the meeting.

The president reserves the right to interrupt this section and move to the next item.

In accordance with provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, discussion or action by the Board on an item presented under the "Comments from the Public" agenda topic is not permitted. Board members and administrative staff will not respond to questions from the public. The Board appreciates and will seriously consider all comments made during this time. Proper questions from members of the public may be referred to the Superintendent for later report to the Board.

General Consent Agenda - Discussion and possible board action regarding Items #1-15. (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.)

Minutes of March 9, 2023 Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting

Activity Fund Summary of Accounts and Transfer Requests

Encumbrances and Change Orders for FY 2023 General Fund, Building Fund, Child Nutrition Fund, Sinking Fund, and Bond Funds 31-39 per attached encumbrance registers

Approval of the BHS Soccer Team request to play games at Bentonville West High School in Bentonville, Arkansas on March 27, 2023

Approval of the agreement with University Broadcasting, Inc. for audio and video services at the 2023 Bixby Graduation at a cost of $2,750.00

FMLA - Middle School - Support - 2/24/2023 - 6/6/2023

Medical Leave Extended - Middle School - Certified - 2/28/2023 - 3/13/2023

FMLA - Central Intermediate - Certified - 4/3/2023 - 5/22/2023

FMLA Extended - North Elementary - Support - 2/28/2023 - 3/27/2023

Medical Leave - Middle School - Certified - 5/8/2023 - 5/22/2023

Medical Leave - 9th Grade - Certified - 3/22/2023 - 4/4/2023

FMLA - West Intermediate - Certified - 5/9/2023 - 5/22/2023

Medical Leave - Central Elementary - Certified - 4/20/2023 - 5/12/2023

Medical Leave Extended - North Elementary - Support - 3/2/2023 - 4/20/2023

Employment, Resignation, Retirement - Support Personnel - per attached

Finance

Discussion and possible board action regarding the approval of the 2023-2024 Application for Temporary Appropriations as prepared by Jenkins & Kemper.

Teaching and Learning

Discussion and possible board action to approve new Bixby BOE Policy 2125, Student Mental Health Protocols.

Discussion and possible board action regarding a grant agreement with Project Lead The Way (PLTW) for implementation of PLTW Computer Science coursework at BHS.

Discussion and possible board action regarding renewal of the agreement with Imagine Learning for the Virtual Platform for the 2023-2024 fiscal year at a cost of $50,825.00.

Discussion and possible board action regarding a contract with Reading Writing Project Network, LLC for professional development services at a cost of $16,000.00.

Operations

Discussion and possible board action regarding an agreement with Mabee Center for the 2023 Graduation.

Discussion and possible board action regarding declaring items as surplus to be disposed of in accordance to Oklahoma Statutes.

Executive Session

Discussion and possible board action to move into executive session to discuss the possible purchase of certain real property 25 O.S. Sec. 307 (B)(3) and the employment of Certified Teachers and Certified Administrators and Directors subject to assignment by the Superintendent for the 2023-2024 fiscal year per Attachments "A" and "B", respectively 25 O.S. Sec. 307 (B)(1)(7).

Vote to acknowledge return to open session.

Statement by Board president of executive session minutes.

Human Resources

Discussion and possible board action regarding entering into negotiations with the Bixby Education Association for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

Discussion and possible board action regarding the appointment of the Board's Negotiations Team for the 2023-2024 fiscal year with regard to collective bargaining with the Bixby Education Association.

Discussion and possible board action regarding the employment of those Certified Teachers subject to assignment by the Superintendent for the 2023-2024 fiscal year per Attachment "A".

Discussion and possible board action regarding the employment of Certified Administrators and all Directors subject to assignment by the Superintendent for the 2023-2024 fiscal year per Attachment "B".

Discussion and possible board action regarding any resignations submitted after the agenda was posted. - NONE

New Business

Vote to adjourn