December 11, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

I. Opening

I.A. Call to Order and Roll Call

I.B. Presentations

I.B.1. Elementary Spotlight Pledge Leader: Glenwood Elementary

I.B.2. Presentation of Colors: Enid High School Air Force Junior ROTC

I.B.3. Student Spotlight Reporter: Waller Middle School

I.C. Recognitions:

I.C.1. Enid High School Vocal Music All-State Students

I.C.2. Enid High School Band All-State Student

I.C.3. Garrett Shull named the 2023 Large School (3A-6A) Baseball Player of the Year

II. Audience to Visitors

III. Superintendent's Report:

III.A. Updated transfer rules for OSSAA for 2024-25

III.B. Hear Presentation on Athletics- Fall Report

III.C. 1st Semester Substitute Program Report from ESS

III.D. Dropout Report

III.E. Remediation Report

III.F. Dates to remember:
Wednesday, December 13th: EPS Foundation Education Celebration
Monday, December 18- Monday, January 1st: Christmas Break
Tuesday, January 2nd: Morning Teacher Workday/ Afternoon PD Day
Wednesday, January 3rd: Students return
Tuesday, January 16th: Regular Board Meeting, no school January 15th
Wednesday, January 24th: Board Training with OSSBA 6:00pm
 

III.G. Enrollment Numbers

III.H. School Board Filings

III.I. Bond Committee Update; our next Committee meeting will be held in the EPS Boardroom at 3:45pm on Thursday, December 14th

III.J. Eisenhower Elementary Update

III.K. Discussion then possible action to approve entering into a partnership with Big Five Community Services to initiate a 3 year old Head Start Program at Carver Early Childhood Center. 

III.L. Discussion then possible action to approve a vocational agriculture program through OK Career Tech at Enid High School for the 2024-25 school year. 

IV. Regular Business

IV.A. Discussion then possible action to approve the following consent agenda items:

IV.A.1. Minutes of the Board of Education Regular Meeting of November 13, 2023;

IV.A.2. Fiscal Year 2024 Encumbrances:

IV.A.2.b. General Fund Change Orders since 11/07/23 $(17,223.33) (P.O. #’s 1 – 1902)

IV.A.2.c. Building Fund Encumbrances for FY 2024 $196,991.81  (P.O. #’s 66-70)

IV.A.2.d. Activity Fund Donations and Gifts for FY 24 $2,000.00 (P.O. # 21)

IV.A.2.e. Garfield County Educational Facilities Authority 2016 Revenue Bond Fund Encumbrances for FY 2024 $132,500.00 (P.O. # 2)

IV.A.3. Transfer from the EPS CARES Fund 60 Activity Account in the Activity Fund to the District General Fund Project 014 EPS CARES to cover payroll cost for the district-run daycare and child care program. 

IV.A.4. Declare numerous items as surplus property for disposal

IV.A.5. Fundraising requests and activity account budgets for the following account in the Enid Public Schools Activity Fund for Longfellow Middle School, Waller Middle School, and Enid High School.

IV.A.6.a. CKDA 24/7 Smoke Free/Tobacco Free Environment

IV.A.6.b. CO Enid Public Schools Wellness

IV.A.7. Approval of a change in wording to Board Policies as recommended by OSSBA for 

IV.A.7.a. DPB Substitute Teaching School

IV.A.7.b. FNCD Harassment/Bullying

IV.A.8. Approval of new Board Policy as recommended by OSSBA for CKGA Sex Offenders Registration Act. 

IV.B. Discussion then possible action to approve the District Financial Report for November 2023

IV.C. Discussion then possible action to approve the extension of the current Chromebook Lease for 9,000 devices with Trafera LLC through June 30, 2025 with the possibility of the second payment being removed because of the issuance of new devices in FY2025. Total cost to not exceed $621,926.00.

IV.D. Discussion then possible action to approve the district FY 2024 budget

V. New Business: (Any business that has arisen that could not have been foreseen or known about at the time the regular agenda was posted.) 25 O.S. Section 311(A)(9)

VI. Reports, Items of Information, Board Comments and/or Questions:

VI.A. Col. Little's Comments:

VI.B. Board Comments and/or Questions:

VII. Next Regular Meeting: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center Boardroom, 500 S. Independence, Enid, OK.

VIII. Discussion then possible action to approve a proposed executive session to discuss the employment of those individuals and/or positions listed on the attached Exhibit "A" and Exhibit "B" [pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(1)], possible purchase or appraisal of real property [pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(3)] and pending or possible litigation [pursuant to 25 O.S. §307 (B) (4)].

IX. Return from Executive Session and Executive Session Compliance Statement 

X. Discussion then possible action to approve those individuals and/or positions listed on the attached Exhibit "A" [pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(1)]

XI. Notification of Reassignments, Retirements and/or Resignations as Approved by the Superintendent and listed on the attached Exhibit "A" [pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(1).

XII. Adjournment