Public Meeting Agenda: June 27, 2024 at 12:00 PM - Special Meeting

1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER.

2. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS.

3. FLAG SALUTE / MOMENT OF SILENCE / GOOD NEWS / & IMPACT SEMINOLE UPDATES.

4. INTRODUCTION Of Guests & Public Discussion By Those Who Requested By Signing Ahead of Time, To Address The Board Regarding Any Open Session Item As Listed On This Agenda.

5. Board to consider and take possible action, in the absence of the President and/or Clerk, to appoint an acting President and/or acting Clerk for the School District to execute any and all documents pertaining to the bond sale.

6. Board to receive bids for the $1,395,000 Building Bonds of this School District and take action to award bonds to the lowest bidder.

7. Board to consider and take action on a resolution providing for the issuance of building bonds in the sum of $1,395,000 by this school district, authorized at an election called and held for such purpose; prescribing form of bonds; providing for registration thereof; designating registrar and paying agent for this issue of bonds; providing for levy of an annual tax for the payment of principal and interest on the same; and fixing other details of issue.

8. Board to consider and take action on a resolution designating the general obligation bonds of 2024 as “Qualified Tax-Exempt Obligations” pursuant to Section 265(b)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

9. Board to consider and take action on the employment of Stephen L. Smith, Corporation, as Financial Consultants to the Seminole Public School District for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

10. CONSENT AGENDA. All of the following items, which concern reports and items of a routine nature normally approved at board meetings, will be approved by one vote unless any board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all the items. The consent agenda consists of the discussion, consideration, and approval of the following items:

10.A. Financial reports.

10.B. Encumbrances for 2023-2024 (To be presented).

10.C. Encumbrances for 2024-2025 (To be presented).

10.D. Fundraiser requests.

10.E. Annual Consent Items Including Service Agreements effective 7/1/24-6/30/25:

10.E.1.

Oklahoma School Insurance Premiums (Property & Casualty).
The Beckman Company/ Bob McCloskey Underwriter (Student Accident Insurance).
Special Services Agreements (Patricia Ford, Psychometrist), (Randy Randleman, School Psychologist & Assessments), Ryan Therapy (Occupational/ Speech), and Crossroads Head Start (LEA Cooperative Services).
Approval / acceptance of applications for sanctioning the Seminole Band Boosters (SY 2024-25).
Approval for the School’s Treasurer to issue Non-Payable Checks and authorizing the purchase of the checks as investments from other available District Funds in school year 2024-2025.
Authorization and assignments for the Superintendent, Dr. Bob Gragg, or his designees for school year 2024-2025: Chief Executive Officer for the board of education, District Personnel Administrator, Purchasing Agent, Authorized Representative for all federal programs, Custodian for the General Fund/ Building Fund/ Child Nutrition Fund/ Bond Funds/ Sinking Funds/ Activity Fund/ Endowment Fund/ Gift Fund/ Insurance Fund/ State Programs/ and School Activities not listed, District Administrative Officer for Special Education Services, District Administrative Officer for Donated Foods for the Breakfast and Lunch Programs. The Superintendent is also authorized to accept employee resignations and to employ temporary and/or seasonal employees on behalf of the board of education pending ratification by the board, and to approve change orders for encumbrance orders previously approved by the board of education up to 20% of the original and not to exceed $500.00.
Approval for registration and expenses to be paid for members of the board of education and administrative employees to attend the OSSBA/ CCOSA Annual Convention August 22-25, 2024 in Oklahoma City.

11. Board to consider and take action regarding the following policy updates and revisions including student handbook policies:

11.A. Student Handbooks 2024-2025

11.B. Policy EIED – Graduation Policy

11.C. Policy EMC – Graduation Exercises

11.D. Student Lunch Policy (Seminole High School)

11.E. EFEA – Artificial Intelligence System and Tools Use in the School District

11.F. HB 3958 – Staff-To-Student Communications

11.G. State Department of Education FY25 Sign-On Bonus

12. PROPOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION: TO DISCUSS THE EVALUATION OF THE POSITION OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, AND TO DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT OF THOSE CERTIFIED AND/OR NON-CERTIFIED PERSONNEL LISTED IN AGENDA ITEMS 12, PURSUANT TO 25 O.S. SEC. 307 (B) (1) (7), AND TO DISCUSS NEGOTIATIONS CONCERNING EMPLOYEES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEE GROUPS PURSUANT TO 25 O.S. SEC. 307 (B) (2):

12.A. Consider and take necessary action to convene or not convene in Executive Session.

12.B. Return of the board to open session and the board president’s executive session compliance statement.

12.C. Board to discuss, consider, and take necessary actions regarding the Superintendent’s recommendations for the items as listed below.

12.C.1.

Personnel Report: Including employee resignation(s) not known at the time of posting this meeting agenda; new hires/ temporary status; transfers; re-assignments; extra-duty assignments; and other conditions of employment.
Resignations: Eric Shultz; Cat Pollock; and Ira Harris (all effective at the end of the 2023-24 school year).
Support Employees: Continued employment for the school year 2024-2025, (ATTACHMENT A).

13. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:

14. Adjournment.

June 27, 2024 at 12:00 PM - Special Meeting

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