December 16, 2024 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: Coolidge Elementary – Jared Gomez

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

I.B.3. Student Spotlight Reporter: Longfellow Middle School – Nora Ezzell

I.C. Recognitions:

I.C.1. Vocal Music All-State: Paityn Abernethy, Noelani Alpiche-Martinez, Delaney Caruthers, Raylee Garnand, Dana Guinn, Joseph Higbee, Harrison Lyon, Cooper McKee, Jude Newman, La’anie Ortiz, Hudson Plummer, Aubrey Richard, Emma Sullivan

I.C.2. All-State Jazz Band: Jude Newman

I.C.3. All-State Collective: Micah Milacek

II. Audience to Visitors

III. Superintendent's Report:

III.A. Athletics Fall Report Presentation

III.B. 2024–2025 Mid-Year ESS Report (teacher - substitute program)

III.C. Discussion and possible action to approve the purchase of a new Ag truck for Enid High School FFA. Northcutt has submitted a purchase price of $52,590 for a 2025 one ton truck. The truck is four-wheel drive with a gasoline engine and dual rear wheels. An additional $4,995 will need to be spent to add a flat bed with a trailer hook-up inset into the bed. Total purchase price is $57,585.

III.D. Discussion and possible action to approve entering into a contract with Henson Construction as Construction Manager, who will utilize KB Electric as the Electrical Contractor for the installation of new light poles and lights at Failing Field ($194,000) based on submitted proposals from November 13th for a total price of $220,641.00 paid for out of the Building Fund.

III.E. Enid Public Schools nomination for Northern Oklahoma College’s business partner for the 2025 Regents Business Partnership Excellence Award

III.F. Eisenhower Update

III.G. Student Enrollment Update

III.H. "The One" Movie Production 

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 18, 2024;

IV.A.2. Fiscal Year 2025 Encumbrances:

IV.A.2.a. General Fund Encumbrances for FY 2025 $460,947.02 (P.O. #’s 1756 - 1963)

IV.A.2.b. General Fund Change Orders since 11/12/24 $(13,434.86) (P.O. #’s 1 – 1755)

IV.A.2.c. Building Fund Encumbrances for FY 2025 $156,625.20 (P.O. #’s 49 - 59)

IV.A.2.d. Building Fund Change Orders since 11/12/24 $(850.00) (P.O. # 10)

IV.A.2.e. Garfield County Educational Facilities Authority 2016 Revenue Bond Fund Change Orders since 11/12/24 $(592.75) (P.O. # 2)

IV.A.3. Declare numerous items as surplus property for disposal;

IV.A.4. Fund raising requests and activity account budgets for the following account in the Enid Public Schools Activity Fund for Eisenhower Elementary, Monroe Elementary, Prairie View Elementary, Taft Elementary, Glenwood Elementary, Longfellow Middle School, and Enid High School.

IV.A.5. Memorandum of Understanding between Northwest Center for Behavioral Health and Enid Public Schools for creating a “No Wrong Door” crisis and access system.

IV.A.6. Granting a Public Access Easement and Temporary Access Easement to the City of Enid at Prairie View Elementary for the extension of the walking trail to the east of the east most drive off of Willow.

IV.A.7. Memorandum of Understanding between Enid Public Schools and The University of Oklahoma K20 Center for the sharing of data related to the GEAR UP Grant utilized at the three middle schools.

IV.A.8. Memorandum of Understanding between Enid Public Schools and T-Mobile. T-Mobile has renewed the WNC517 License with the Federal Communications Commission.

IV.B. Discussion then possible action to approve the District Financial Report for November 2024.

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: January 21, 2025 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" [pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(1)], negotiations concerning employees and/or representatives of employee groups [pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(2)], and possible purchase or appraisal of real property [pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(3)].

IX. Return from Executive Session

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