May 3, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Invocation and Flag Salute
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2. Call to Order and Roll Call
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Discussion:
The superintendent and board have asked that we move to announcements, celebrations, and item 7 in an effort to quickly reduce the number of people in the room for this one item.
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3. Reorganization of the Board and Oath of Office
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This item was tabled until the end of the meeting.
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3.A. Vote to elect Board President
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.B. Vote to elect Board Vice-President
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.C. Vote to elect Board Clerk
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.D. Vote to elect Board Deputy Clerk
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.E. Vote to elect Board Member
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.F. Oaths of Office and Roll Call reflecting the new composition of the Yukon Public Schools' Board of Education
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4. Reports/ Comments from Superintendent and/or Staff
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Discussion:
Mr. Whetzel announced the winners of the Anton Yanda $500 Scholarship - Rebecca George, Paige Nguyen, Brooklyn Skinner, Arysa Puckett, and Preston Smith
Mrs. Gallagher, Central Elementary Principal, announced the Rookie teacher of the year Ms. Kristen Martin, Support Person of the year Mrs. Suzi Rea, and Amy Young announced the Teacher of the year Sandy Winn. All outdoors events have been made mask-free. Summer camps will be mask free. |
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4.A. Beginning of a 30-day public comment and review of the updated policy DEC - Personnel Leave Program, and the District Return To Learn Plan, with the intent of a second reading and board action during the June 7, 2021, regular board meeting. The full policy can be found by clicking on the links: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XvROlYf7lm5DTsNvjO37rEXn8yLo3YYd8zQe3OPBFJY/edit?ts=6082deb5
https://www.yukonps.com/cms/one.aspx?portalId=66629&pageId=27068103
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5. Board Member Communications and Announcements
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5.A. Individual Board Member Comments
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Mr. Sanders - Please remain civil. Thank you for showing up at the April elections. When this situation is over, please don't let the passion die. Stay involved or get involved.
Mr. Coulson - Welcome Cody. Teacher appreciation week is this week and congratulations to scholarship winners. Mr. Wells - Congratulations Mr. Sanders and Mrs. Cannon. Thank you Mr. Rowe for your service. Mr. Cunningham - Thank you for coming. Congratulations to Mrs. Cannon and Mr. Sanders and thank you Mr. Rowe Mrs. Cannon - Congratulations to rookie teacher of the year, support employee of the year, and teacher of the year. |
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5.B. Upcoming Meetings/ Events:
MAY
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6. Communications - Request for patrons to address the board - Pursuant to Board Policy AF, comments can be made only by district patrons concerning items listed on this agenda.
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Discussion:
Three members of the public signed-up and were allowed to address the board.
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7. Discussion and possible action on district guidelines concerning face coverings for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year.
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Discussion:
Each of the board members asked questions and gave opinions on the topic. After the first motion failed to pass, there was additional clarification provided and a second motion was made, voted on, and passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8. Finance Consent Docket- All of the finance consent items will be discussed, considered and approved or disapproved by one vote unless a board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of the consent items.
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Consent Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.A. Encumbrances and Change Orders as recommended by Dr. Jason Simeroth, Superintendent, and Jim Fenrick, Chief Financial Officer
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8.B. Treasurer's Report(s) and General Fund Report(s)
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8.C. Child Nutrition Report
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9. Business Consent Docket: All of the consent items will be discussed, considered and approved or disapproved by one vote unless a board member requests to have a separate vote on any or all of the consent items.
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Consent Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.A. Minutes of the April 5, 2021, board meeting
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9.B. Third Amendment to Sodexo contract
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9.C. Renew contract with Shannan Frohock for Hearing Impaired Services
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Consent Item
Rationale:
There are no changes from the 20-21 school year contract.
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9.D. Renew contract with My ASL Interpreting Services for Substitute Interpreter
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Rationale:
There are no noted changes from the 20-21 school year contract.
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9.E. Renew contract with April "Nikki" Keck for educational consultant services for our Vision Impaired students
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Consent Item
Rationale:
No noted changes from school year 20/21
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9.F. Vote to approve or disapprove Resolution for Schools and Libraries Universal Services (E-Rate) for 2021-22. This resolution authorizes filing of the Form 471 application(s) for funding year 2021-22 and the payment of the applicant’s share upon approval of funding and receipt of services.
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Consent Item
Rationale:
The Schools and Libraries E-rate Program provides discounts on eligible data transmission services and internet access, internal connections, and managed internal broadband services and equipment for eligible schools and libraries. This resolution approves receiving our portion of the subsidized funding from Federal e-Rate funds and allocates our portion of responsibility for the remaining balance. Note the remaining balance is typically offset by additional state OUSF (Oklahoma Universal Service Fund) funds and results in no cost to the district.
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9.G. Renewal of contract with Department of Rehabilitative Services for Work Adjustment Training
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Consent Item
Rationale:
There is no noted changes from the 20/21 school year.
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9.H. Surplus items
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9.I. Renewal of contract with BC Behavioral for professional academic and behavioral consultation
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Consent Item
Rationale:
There is a decrease in mileage rate from 2020/2021 school year
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9.J. Renew contract with Youth & Family Services
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Consent Item
Rationale:
There are no changes in the contract from the 2020-2021 school year.
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9.K. Contract with Constellation NewEnergy LLC for the third-party purchase of natural gas
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Consent Item
Rationale:
This contract eliminates our current provider's marketing fee at an estimated annual savings of nearly $3,000.
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9.L. Pursuant to the TLE Qualitative Evaluation Waiver and Assurances provided by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, the educators listed who were hired in Yukon Public Schools during the 2017-2018 school year either did or would have received an evaluation score of Effective or higher during both the 2019-2020 school year and the 2020-2021 school year.
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10. New Business: this business, in accordance with Oklahoma Statutes, title 25-311 (A)(9) is limited to any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting this agenda.
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Discussion:
There is no new business.
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11. Personnel Docket:
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Discussion:
At 7:48pm the board voted to convene in executive session.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Goals:
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11.A. Personnel-Vote to convene or not to convene in executive session pursuant to 25 O.S.307 (B)(1) to discuss the resignations, employment of support and certified personnel, promotions, recommendation of change of assignment, and/or transfers as listed on the attached Exhibit A and the teachers to be rehired for the 2021-2022 school year.
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11.B. Acknowledge the board has returned from executive session. Executive session minutes compliance announcement.
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Discussion:
The board entered into executive session pursuant to State 25 O.S. 307 (B)(1)of the Open Meeting Act at 7:48pm to discuss the resignations, employment of support and certified personnel, promotions, recommendation of change of assignment, and/or transfers as listed on the attached Exhibit A and the teaachers to be rehired for the 2021-2022 school year. Those present in executive session were Dr. Simeroth, Suzanne Cannon, Cody Sanders, Leonard Wells, Chris Cunningham, and Brian Coulson. No action was taken by the board of education. The board returned to open session at 8:08pm. |
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11.C. Discussion and possible action on Personnel items on Exhibit A and list of teachers for rehire.
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12. Adjournment
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Discussion:
Time: 8:11pm
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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