January 9, 2024 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 December 11, 2023.

3. Vote to approve warrant (FY'23); claims general fund (5453)

4. Vote to approve encumbrances (FY'24); payroll, general fund (70803-70810), coop fund (none), child nutrition fund (90106); claims, general fund (607-638), coop fund (none), building fund (130-139), child nutrition fund (57-58), sinking fund (2).

5. Vote to approve warrants (FY'24); payroll, general fund (1902-2230), coop fund (245-292), child nutrition fund (299-348); claims, general fund (1901, 2231-2301), coop fund (293-303), building fund (103-112), child nutrition fund (349-356), 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. Recognition of Brittany Burgess as Tecumseh Public School's Support Person of the Month for January 2024.

11. Discussion and possible vote to approve the Tecumseh Public Schools calendar for the 2024-2025 school year.

12. Consider and vote to select recipients of the Teacher Recognition Awards for the 2023-2024 school year.  A representative from the Tecumseh Chamber of Commerce and the Tecumseh Alumni Association may participate in the selection.

13. Consider and vote to approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the Pottawatomie County Health Department to utilize the Alumni Center as a mass immunization site in response to an emergency that may involve an actual or imminent infection disease threat.

14. Consider approval of stipends for certified staff who are selected to participate in Cohort #2 of LETRS training during the 2023-2024 school year.

15. Consider and vote to approve a Board Member as the "Legislative Liaison" for the 2024 legislative session.

16. Consider and vote to approve an agreement with Gordon Cooper Technology Center to offer certain academic courses as approved by the Oklahoma State Board of Education to allow sophomore level students to enroll in appropriate CTE courses at Gordon Cooper Technology Center.

17. Review and discussion of recent COVID-19 statistics in Tecumseh Public Schools

18. Discussion regarding school personnel including possible executive session:
A. Consider accepting personnel resignation requests:
     Corey Wilson - Slowpitch Softball Coach - Tecumseh Middle School
B. Consider hiring personnel for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year (temporary contract):
     Amy Williams - World History (half day) - Tecumseh High School 
     Josiah Wright - Track Coach - Tecumseh Middle School
     Rodney Detherage - Slowpitch Softball Coach - Tecumseh Middle School
     Angela Reynolds - Paraprofessional - Tecumseh Early Childhood Center
     Lakota Walker - Paraprofessional - Tecumseh Middle School
     Tara Brocklehurst - Paraprofessional - Tecumseh Middle School
C. Conduct an evaluation and consider hiring the Superintendent of Schools for the 2024-2025 school year:
     Robert Kinsey
D.  The Board may vote to convene in executive session to discuss said personnel matters as identified in Items A through C as per Title 25 Oklahoma States, Section 307(B)(1).

19. Vote to convene in executive session or to remain in open session.

20. Acknowledge the Board's return to open session and read the Executive Session Compliance Announcement.

21. Vote to accept personnel resignation requests:  Corey Wilson.

22. Vote to hire personnel for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year (temporary contract): Amy Williams, Josiah Wright, Rodney Detherage, Angela Reynolds, Lakota Walker, Tara Brocklehurst.

23. Vote to hire or not to hire Robert Kinsey as Tecumseh's Superintendent of Schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

24. Superintendent's Report.

25. Board Comments.

26. New Business.

27. Vote to adjourn or recess and reconvene.