April 11, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to order and roll call of members.

2. Swear in newly elected Board Member for Office #2 (Two), Mr. Shawn Fleming.

3. Board to consider and vote regarding reorganization of the Board of Education by election of officers for 2022 (President, Vice President and Clerk).

4. Vote to approve minutes of previous regular board meeting of March 7, 2022.

5. Vote to approve encumbrances FY'22; payroll, general fund (70772-70781), coop fund (80059-80060), child nutrition fund (90088-90094); claims, general fund (933-1032), coop fund (31-34), building fund (47-52), child nutrition fund (67-69), sinking fund (3).

6. Vote to approve warrants FY'22; payroll, general fund (3167-3488), coop fund (394-435), child nutrition fund (474-521); claims, general fund (3165-3166, 3489-3596), coop fund (436-449), building fund (47-52), child nutrition fund (522-530), sinking fund (3).

7. Vote to approve activity fund reports.

8. Vote to approve activity fund sub-accounts, transfers, expenditure requests, and/or interest designations.

9. Vote to approve activity fundraisers.

10. Public Comment (As outlined in Board Policy 2004).

11. Consider and vote to approve a lease purchase agreement for buses from Summit Bus with funding through Empire Financial.  The lease purchase of the buses would be funded through the use of the district’s One Half Cent Sales Tax allocation administered through the Pottawatomie County Commissioners and the Pottawatomie County Clerk’s Office.

12. Consider and vote to approve an out-of-state trip request for Middle School Junior Beta Club to attend the National Beta Convention in Memphis, Tennessee, from June 26-30, 2022.

13. Consider and vote to approve a trip request for Tecumseh High School Lady Savage Basketball team to attend a basketball team camp in Durant, Oklahoma, from June 1-3, 2022.

14. Discussion and possible vote to enter into agreement with Mr. Billy Mitchell to form a team with Oklahoma Bass Nation High School Fishing Program.  The team would be affiliated with Tecumseh High School and would use the school name, school colors, and school logo.  The District would not incur any expense nor any liability in this agreement.

15. Discuss and possible vote to approve an agreement with Frontline to provide human resources services for tracking leave for certified and support staff, managing timesheets for support employees, and managing substitute teacher time worked reports for the 2022-2023 school year.

16. Consider and vote to approve a contract for mowing with Okie Lawn Patrol for mowing services at Tecumseh Early Childhood Center, Barnard Elementary, Cross Timbers Elementary, Krouch Campus, and the old Board of Education building.  The contract will extend from April 2022 through October 2022.

17. Consider and possible vote to enter into an agreement with Central Oklahoma School Pictures to provide school pictures for students of Tecumseh Public Schools for the 2022-2023 school year.

18. Consider and possible vote to enter into a contract with Quality Choice to provide drug testing services for 7th through 12th grade students participating in extracurricular activities in Tecumseh Public Schools and bus drivers who work for the district during the 2022-2023 school year.

19. Consider and vote to approve continued participation in Secondary Career and Technology Education Programs with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education for the 2022-2023 school year.

20. Consider and vote to approve an Interagency Agreement with the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs/Central Oklahoma Juvenile Affairs (OJA) to provide emergency transportation to the residents of Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center in the case of an emergency.  This would be determined as any reason including, but not limited to, natural disaster, severe weather, health  pandemic, or any other emergent calamity - OJA may require timely assistance in transporting its residents to a safe, secure location.

21. Consider and vote to approve an agreement with the East Central Online Consortium to provide online course for students of Tecumseh Public Schools for the 2022-2023 school year.

22. Consider and possible vote to approve updates to the following district policies and procedures:
      4038 Prohibition of Race and Sex Discrimination in Curriculum and Complaint Process
      Tecumseh Public Schools Automatic External Defibrillator Procedures and Incident Report Process
      5004 Library Media Resources Selection and Review Process

23. Consider and vote to approve a Supplemental Appropriations for the Coop Fund (Form 307) for the 2021-2022 school year

24. Review of current COVID statistics for Tecumseh Public Schools.

25. Discussion regarding school personnel including possible executive session:
A.  Consider accepting personnel resignation requests:
      Danita Dayton - School Counselor - Barnard Elementary (retirement)
      Karen Lenaburg - Technology Teacher - Tecumseh High School (retirement)
      Roger Mize - Maintenance - District
      Blaine Atchley - Coaching duties only at end of 2021-22 school year - Tecumseh High School
      Hannah Fletcher - Paraprofessional - Barnard Elementary
      Nik Storm - Teacher - Tecumseh High School
      Russell Vaughn - Paraprofessional - Tecumseh Early Childhood Center
      Mary Keck - Teacher - Tecumseh High School (retirement)
      Elizabeth Ramey - Paraprofessional - Barnard Elementary
B.  Consider hiring new personnel for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year (temporary contract):
      Gayla Sikes - Paraprofessional - Tecumseh Middle School
      Ryan Wyatt - Custodian - Tecumseh Middle School
      Patricia Abney - Child Nutrition - District
      Blake Wiggins - Facilities Director - District
C.  Consider hiring new personnel for the 2022-2023 school year (temporary contract):
      Whitney White - Instructional Coach - District
      Tamera Daniel - Instructional Coach - District
      Ashley Renken - Instructional Coach - District
      Heidi Garlow - Teacher - Barnard Elementary
D.  Consider hiring personnel for the 2022-2023 school year:
      See Attachment A
E.  Consider hiring Certified personnel on a temporary contract for the 2022-2023 school year:
      See Attachment B
F.  Consider hiring Extra Duty Assignments for the 2022-2023 school year:
      See Attachment C
G.  The Board may vote to convene in executive session to discuss said personnel matters as identified in Items A through F as per Title 25 Oklahoma Statutes, Section 307 (B)(1).

26. Board vote to convene in executive session or to remain in open session.

27. Board to acknowledge the return to open session and to request the minutes clerk to record executive session minutes.

28. Board vote to accept resignation requests: Danita Dayton (retirement), Karen Lenaburg (retirement), Roger Mize, Blaine Atchley (coaching duties only), Hannah Fletcher, Nik Storm, Russell Vaughn, Mary Keck (retirement), Elizabeth Ramey.

29. Vote to hire new personnel for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year (temporary contract): Gayla Sykes, Ryan Wyatt, Patricia Abney, Blake Wiggins.

30. Vote to hire new personnel for the 2022-2023 school year (temporary contract): Whitney White, Tamera Daniel, Ashley Renken, Heidi Garlow.

31. Vote to hire certified personnel for the 2022-2023 school year.  See Attachment A.

32. Vote to hire personnel on temporary contract for the 2022-2023 school year.  See Attachment B.

33. Vote to hire extra duty assignments for the 2022-2023 school year.  See Attachment C.

34. Superintendent's Report.

35. Board Comments.

36. New Business.

37. Vote to adjourn or recess and reconvene.