September 18, 2023 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

1. Call meeting to order - Roll call of members

2. Acknowledgment of guests - if any present

3. Student and Staff Spotlight

4. Presentation by Rachael Spears for STEAM updates and needs. 

5. Principal Report

6. Daycare update

7. Housing Update

8. Athletics Update
1) JH Baseball
1.A) Baseball needs
2) Meet the Elks
3) CO-OP with Freedom
4) CO-OP with South Barber Not Legal
5) 2024-25 Potential Basketball Tournament
 

9. POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION AND VOTE OF CONSENT AGENDA: All of the following items, which concern reports and items of 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 of these items. The consent agenda consists of discussion, consideration and vote of items #9A - #9B

9.A. Approve the agenda as part of the minutes

9.B. Read or waive the reading, vote to approve or correct the minutes of the Regular Board of Education meeting of 8/14/2023

9.C. Items removed from Consent Agenda for separate action

10. Vote to approve / not approve encumbrances, change orders, and warrants as follows:

11. Vote to approve / not approve the August Activity report

12. Proposed executive session to discuss
1) the ongoing evaluation (Score evaluation) of the performance of the superintendent
2) discuss job descriptions and duties
3) Discuss hiring a paraprofessional

25 O.S. Section 307(B)(1)

13. Vote to convene/not convene in executive session

14. Acknowledge return to open session

15. Executive session minutes compliance announcement

16. Board to Take Action on the Employment of Stephen H. McDonald &
Associates, Inc. as Financial Advisor to assist the District in obtaining lease-
purchase financing of equipment and other personal property.

17. Board to consider and take action on a resolution approving the lease-
purchase of equipment and other personal property; and authorizing the
President and the Clerk of the Board of Education and the Superintendent of
Burlington Public Schools to execute all necessary documents, including the
Equipment Lease/Purchase Agreement.

18. Approve S&B CPA'S ASSOCIATES, PLLC as our auditor for the 2023-24 school year. 

19. Vote to approve/not approve the 2023-24 Estimate of Needs to be sent to the excise board for verification

20. Discussion and vote to approve/not approve Kristin Sciara as a paraprofessional for the 2023-24 school year.  

21. Discussion and possible vote to approve/not approve a new policy for taking home chromebooks. 

22. Discussion and possible vote on an athletics contest safety policy. 

23. Discussion on creating job descriptions for each position at Burlington Public Schools.

24. Discussion and vote to approve/not approve a STEAM startup curriculum budget. 

25. Update on Capital improvement project.

26. Discussion and vote to approve/not approve a quote from BSN for the community fitness center. 

27. Discuss and approve/not approve new Policy EMC

28. Discuss and approve/not approve new Policy EFA

29. Discuss and approve/not approve new Policy EFA-E1

30. Discuss and approve/not approve new Policy EFA-E2

31. Discuss and approve/not approve new Policy EFA-P

32. Discuss and approve/not approve new Policy EFA-R1

33. Discussion and possible vote to approve/not approve a policy on pronouns.

34. Accept resignations to date

35. Superintendent Report
1) Region 2 Meeting

36. New Business - For business that has developed since posting of the agenda

37. Adjourn