December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting
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1. Call meeting to order; roll call, flag salute, moment of silence.
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2. Public Participation
Discussion:
No public participation.
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3. Superintendent’s Report
Discussion:
Mr. Gwartney gave an update on school threats, high school basketball team's records so far this season, and the community and schools have raised money for a Chouteau student for medical and travel expenses. MasTec solar company will donate toys from their company toy drive to Chouteau students. Rhonda Gilstrp gave an update on the reading programs' progress.
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4. Consent Agenda: Discuss then vote to approve or not approve listed items in the consent agenda. (These items may be approved by one Board motion, unless any Board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items).
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.a. Approve Board meeting minutes for the November 18, 2025, board meeting.
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4.b. Approve financial statements, all warrants issued for payment, change orders and all purchase orders and activity fund balances:
General Fund #11 FY 2025–2026 encumbrances __ 439-467 Child Nutrition Fund #22 FY 2025–2026 encumbrances __ 29 Building Fund #21 FY 2025-2026 encumbrances __ 0 Bond Fund #39 FY 2025-2026 encumbrances __ 0 Activity Fund #60 FY 2025-2026 encumbrances __440-507 |
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4.c. Approve Fund Raisers: no request
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4.d. Approve the district to participate in the CCOSA District Level Services Program.
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4.e. Approve Kelly Grossman, Director of Business Services, as authorizing representative for all insurance matters, expenditure reports and Federal Claims for the District for the 2025-2026 school year.
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4.f. Discuss and vote to approve to give the Superintendent the authority to negotiate the terms of a resignation agreement.
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4.g. Discuss and vote approve to give the Superintendent, or his designee, the authority to accept any resignation, immediately.
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5. Proposed Executive Session
Discuss, then vote to approve or disapprove going into executive session for the purpose of discussing the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual public officer or employee. Executive Session Authority: Title 25 Oklahoma Statues 307 (B) (1) Resignations: Teila Lewelling Kylee Curtis Employment: Daniel Smith Taij Chavez Superintendent Contract |
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5.a. Motion to Convene
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5.b. Acknowledge return to open session
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5.c. Statement by Board President
Discussion:
No votes were taken in the Executive Session, and only items on the agenda were discussed. Those in the Executive Session were the board members, the Superintendent, and Daniel Smith.
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6. Current Business: Action Items
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6.a. Vote to accept the resignation of Teila Lewelling.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.b. Vote to accept the resignation of Kylee Curtis
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.c. Vote to hire Daniel Smith as IT Specialist for the 2025-2026 SY.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.d. Vote to hire Taij Chavez for Paraprofessional-Tier 1 for the 2025-2026 SY
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.e. Vote to approve the Superintendent's Contract.
Discussion:
Tabled
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7. New Business: In accordance with 25 Okla. Stat. §311(A)(9), this is limited to any matter not known or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting of this agenda.
Discussion:
No new business
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8. Vote for Adjournment
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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