October 10, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to order and roll call of members.

2. Vote to approve minutes of previous regular board meeting of September 12, 2022.

3. Vote to approve warrants (FY'22); claims, child nutrition fund (802)

4. Vote to approve encumbrances (FY'23); payroll, general fund (70495-70529), coop fund (80018-80026), child nutrition fund (90054); claims, general fund (406-504), coop fund (none), building fund (31-38), child nutrition fund (41-45), sinking fund (2).

5. Vote to approve warrants (FY'23); payroll, general fund (640-963), coop fund (56-103), child nutrition fund (98-146); claims, general fund (964-1060), coop fund (104-114), building fund (21-30), child nutrition fund (147-156), sinking fund (2).

6. Vote to approve activity fund reports.

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

8. Vote to approve activity fundraisers.

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

10. Consider and vote to approve a resolution to redraw ward boundaries for school board member candidate elections.

11. Consider and vote to approve a resolution of the Board of Education of Tecumseh Public Schools to the County Election Board for the 2023 school district election including election for board member from Office Number Three (3), five year term.

12. Consider and vote to approve an agreement with The City of Tecumseh to provide a School Resource Officer for the District for the 2022-2023 school year.

13. Consider and vote to approve the District Title I Plan for the 2022-2023 school year.

14. Consider and vote to approve a quote from Trafera to purchase 80 laptop computers for elementary teachers using Pottawatomie County Half Cent Sales Tax funds to pay the district's portion of the overall cost.

15. Consider and vote to approve E-sports expenditures including costs of computers, gaming systems, monitors, furniture, and peripherals.  The funds for these items would be paid from the Pottawatomie County Half-Cent Sales Tax.

16. Discussion and possible vote to approve changes to board policies.
     3022 Civil Rights Policy

17. Discussion and possible vote to adopt new board policies.
     3022A  Discrimination Complaint Procedures and Form
     3038  Disposal of Surplus School Property

18. Board review of the 3rd Grade Reading Sufficiency Remediation results for the 2021-2022 school year. Cross Timbers Principal, Ms. Alisha Jonker, will present data.

19. Discussion and vote to approve transfer capacities for each grade level as per Policy 6004 Student Transfers.

20. Discussion of current COVID statistics for Tecumseh Public Schools.

21. Discussion regarding school personnel including possible executive session:
A. Consider accepting resignations from:
     Yancy Porter - Transportation Director - District
     Regina Reynolds - Special Education Teacher - Tecumseh Early Childhood Center
     Don Ramey - Custodian - Tecumseh Middle School (retirement)
B. Consider hiring personnel for the 2022-2023 school year (temporary contract):
     Kathleen Abass - Custodian - Cross Timbers Elementary
     Richard Miner - Custodian - Tecumseh Middle School
     Danyela Radabaugh - Maintenance - New Gym
     Esperanza Gallegos - Custodian - Tecumseh Middle School Cafeteria
     Effie Ely - Child Nutrition - Cross Timbers Elementary
C. The Board may vote to convene in executive session to discuss said personnel matters as identified in items A through B per Title 25 Oklahoma Statutes 307 (B)(1).

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

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

24. Vote to approve resignation requests: Yancy Porter, Regina Reynolds, Don Ramey.

25. Vote to hire personnel for the 2022-2023 school year (temporary contract): Kathleen Abass, Richard Miner, Danyela Radabaugh, Esperanza Gallegos, Effie Ely.

26. Discussion and possible vote to convene in executive session to discuss the employment of Donald Dees.  25 O.S. Sec. 307(B)(1).

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

28. Discussion and possible vote on Superintendent’s recommendation for the termination of Donald Dees.

29. Superintendent's Report.

30. Board Comments.

31. New Business.

32. Vote to adjourn or recess and reconvene.