September 3, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

A. Call to order and roll call.

Tom Maston, President
David Paulk, Vice-President
Justin Smith, Clerk
Jacob Zweifel, Member
Barry Carpenter, Member

B. Presentation from Blanchard High School Band parents and students.

C. Audience may address the board.  State your name for the board, three-minute time limit.

D. Superintendent's Report

E. Consent Agenda
All of the items which concern reports of a 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 the following items:

E.1. Approval of Treasurer's Report

E.2. Approval of Minutes from the August 5, 2024, Regular Board Meeting

E.3. Approval of Minutes from the August 13, 2024, Special Board Meeting.

E.4. Payment Registers:

• General Fund #195-1133
• Building Fund #6-19
• Bond Fund 32 #1-2

E.5. General Fund Encumbrances - #232-250

E.6. Building Fund Encumbrances - #17

E.7. General Fund Change Orders

E.8. Special Payroll

E.9. Activity Fund Report

E.10. Surplus Items:

• 97 Dell Optiplex 7010 Computers for recycling
• Flail Mower to be sold

E.11. October - December, 2024 - Student Transfer Capacity

F. Action Topics

F.1. Discussion and possible action to approve the Estimate of Needs for the 2024-2025 school year.

F.2. Discussion and possible action to approve the Expenditure Budget for the 2024-2025 school year.

F.3. Discussion and possible action to approve the assignments of Mentor Teachers for the 2024-25 school year:

• William Kralik for Alden Armstrong
• Amy Lasater for Haley Brown
• Wendy Weathers for Tara Brown
• Sarah Cline for Alisha Matthews
• Jeff Word for Patrick Shutrump
• Tiffany Rivers for Jessica Stone
• Kelly Queen for Robbie Wood

F.4. Discussion and possible motion to approve new Blanchard Board of Education policy EMI - Voluntary Private Prayer and Moment of Silence.

F.5. Discussion and possible motion to approve the revised Blanchard Board of Education Policy, DHAC - Staff Members and Social Networking Sites.

F.6. Discussion and possible action to approve the 2024-25 Committees for Healthy and Fit Schools/Safe Schools and Gifted & Talented.

F.7. Discussion and possible action to approve the HS Boys' Cross Country Team traveling to Fayetteville, AR, to compete in the Chile Pepper Festival on Sept. 28, 2024.

G. Executive Session

G.1. Discussion and possible action to convene in executive session for the purpose of:

G.1.a. Discussing the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual salaried employee, pursuant to 25 O.S., Section 307 (B) (1).

G.1.b. Discussing negotiations concerning employees and representatives of employee groups, pursuant to 25 O.S., Section 307 (B) (2).

G.2.  Discussion and possible action to approve reconvening in open session.

G.3. Statement of executive session minutes from Board of Education Clerk, Justin Smith.

H. Discussion and possible action to approve two Memorandums of Understanding between the board and B.A.C.T. concerning additions to the Supplemental Compensation listing:

• PAC Sound Room Technicians (2)
• Soccer Coaches, HS & MS

I. Discussion and possible action to approve ratification of the 2024-25 Blanchard Association of Support Employees (BASE) contract.

J. Discussion and possible action to approve ratification of the 2024-25 Blanchard Association of Classroom Teachers (BACT) contract.

K. Discussion and possible action to approve the Personnel Report.

L. New Business

M. Discussion and possible action to adjourn.