January 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Bixby Board of Education Regular Meeting

Call Meeting to Order/Roll Call

Reports to The Board

Special Recognition

Community Partner Award: South Community Church for family shopping for the holidays.
Pastor Mark Simpson
Member Kristen Rodriguez

Spartan Spirit Award: Erica Brown, Allison Morris, and Jessica Jernegan-Villareal for Spartans Serving Spartans

Spartan Coin of Excellence: Football Seniors (42 coins) for State Championship and Academic All State

Superintendent's Report - Lydia Wilson

Financial Operations Report - Mike Anthony

Comments from the Public

Speakers must identify themselves.

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 to approve consent agenda items #1-12. (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 December 11, 2025 Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting

Activity Fund Summary of Accounts and Transfer Requests

Encumbrances and Change Orders for FY 2026 General Fund, Building Fund, Child Nutrition Fund, Sinking Fund, and Bond Funds 31-39 per attached encumbrance registers

Approval of Out of State and Overnight Trips for BPS:

Middle School Robotics to Council Bluffs, Iowa (March 25-30, 2026)

Speech and Debate Tournament to Boston, MA (February 13-17, 2026)

Lisa Academy Aerial Drone Competition to Rogers, Arkansas (February 14, 2026)

Medical Leave - Support - High School - 1/20/2026 to 2/6/2026

Medical Leave - Support - North Intermediate - 1/5/2026 to 1/30/2026 

Medical Leave - Support - Central Elementary - 2/13/2026 to 4/10/2026

FMLA - Certified - Alt Ed - 1/5/2026 to 1/20/2026

Medical Leave - Certified - North Elementary - 2/2/2026 to 5/5/2026

FMLA - Certified - West Elementary - 2/23/2026 to 3/10/2026

Employment, Resignation, Retirement - Certified Personnel - per attached

Employment, Resignation, Retirement - Support Personnel - per attached

Finance

Presentation of TIF. Information only. No action is required by the Board of Education.

Discussion and possible board action to approve a contract with Schoolinks for the remainder of the 2025-26 school year at a cost of $14,500.00. 

Discussion and possible board action to approve an Internet Service Agreement with BTC Broadband for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

Teaching and Learning

Discussion and possible board action to approve a visiting author contract with Justin Colon at West Elementary on March 24, 2026.

Discussion and possible board action to approve a visiting author contract with Justin Colon at East Elementary on March 25, 2026.

Discussion and possible board action to approve a visiting author contract with Justin Colon at North Elementary on March 26, 2026.

Presentation from Lifewise, Inc. regarding the proposed release-time course. Information only.  No action required by the Board of Education.

Discussion and possible board action regarding the application for Released Time courses with LifeWise, Inc. for the 2025-26 school year.

Operations

Discussion and possible board action to approve the Strategic Plan for 2026-2030.

Discussion and possible board action to approve a Service Agreement with Garratt Callahan for a water treatment chemical program at a cost of $541.67 per month through December 31, 2026.

Discussion and possible board action to approve declaring items as surplus to be disposed of according to Oklahoma Statutes.

Human Resources

Discussion and possible board action to approve the use of the district's sick leave bank as recommended by the superintendent.

Discussion and possible board action to approve any resignations submitted after the agenda was posted.

Miscellaneous

Executive Session

Discussion and possible board action to move into executive session to discuss the possible sale of real property (25 O.S. Sec 307 (B)(3)), and to discuss the evaluation of the Superintendent (25 O.S. Sec 307 (B)(1) and (B)(7)).

Vote to acknowledge return to open session.

Statement by Board president of executive session minutes.

New Business

Vote to adjourn