April 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Bixby Board of Education Regular Meeting

Call Meeting to Order/Roll Call

Administer the Oath of Office to Julie Prox, Board of Education Seat #1

Election of Board of Education Officers

Reports to The Board

Special Recognition

Spartan Coin of Excellence

• All-State Girls Basketball - Kate Bradley
• All-State Boys Basketball - Xavier Glenn
• State Champions Boys Wrestling - Zach Blankenship, Clay Giddens-Buttram, and Jersey Robb

Recognition of Site Support Employees of the Year

Superintendent's Report - Rob Miller

Facilities and Operations Update - Gabe Hayes

Monthly Budget Report - Mike Anthony

Comments from the Public

Speakers must identify themselves.

Each Speaker is given a maximum of three (3) minutes.

In order to avoid repetitious information, a single spokesperson will be selected by groups desiring to address the board.

Total time allocated to this item is thirty (30) minutes.

Speakers may offer objective comments of school operations and programs that concern them. The Board shall not hear personal complaints unless the proper administrative procedures concerning complaints have been followed.

Speakers may not use profanity at a School Board meeting. Patrons conducting themselves in this manner may be asked to leave the meeting.

The president reserves the right to interrupt this section and move to the next item.

In accordance with provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, discussion or action by the Board on an item presented under the "Comments from the Public" agenda topic is not permitted. Board members and administrative staff will not respond to questions from the public. The Board appreciates and will seriously consider all comments made during this time. Proper questions from members of the public may be referred to the Superintendent for later report to the Board.

General Consent Agenda - Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not to approve Items #6.1-6.13. (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.)

Minutes of March 11, 2021 Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting

Activity Fund Summary of Accounts and Transfer Requests

Encumbrances and Change Orders for FY 2021 General Fund, Building Fund, Child Nutrition Fund, Sinking Fund, and Bond Funds 31-39 per attached encumbrance registers

Approval for renewal of a contract with Mobilemind for the 2021-2022 fiscal year at a cost of $6,300.00

FMLA - Certified - Virtual (SCA) - 4/12/21-5/26/21

FMLA - Support - District - 4/12/21-5/24/21 

FMLA - Certified - High School - 3/23/21-5/26/21

FMLA - Support - Administration - 47/23/21-6/4/21 

FMLA - Certified - Central Elementary - 2/24/21-4/17/21

FMLA - Certified - Learning Center - 4/12/21-5/7/21

FMLA - Certified - Central Intermediate - 4/2/21-4/23/21

Employment, Resignation, Retirement - Certified Personnel - per attached

Employment, Resignation, Retirement - Support Personnel - per attached

Finance

Board to consider and take possible action, in the absence of the President and/or Clerk, to appoint an acting President and/or acting Clerk for the School District to execute any and all documents pertaining to setting the maturities, date, time and place of the bond sale.

Board to consider and take action on a resolution determining the maturities of, and setting a date, time and place for the sale of the $17,825,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds of this School District, and designating Phillips Murrah P.C., as bond counsel for this issuance of bonds.

Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not to approve the 2021-2022 Application for Temporary Appropriations as prepared by Jenkins & Kemper.

Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not to approve Form 307 - Request for Approval of State Aid and/or Federal Funds for Schools - General Fund, in the amount of $3,698,378.25.

Teaching and Learning - no items this month

Operations

Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not to approve a Staffing Agreement with Drake Nelson, LLC for the 2020-2021 fiscal year.

Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not to approve a Service Client Agreement with Vector Solutions K-12 Education for the Transportation Department SafeSchools Training. 

Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not to approve an agreement with Cooking for Kids for Culinary Training for School Nutrition Professionals in June and/or July, 2021.

Discussion, considerations, and vote to approve or not to approve a contract with PHD Security for overnight security and surveillance services for Bixby Public Schools.

Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not to approve an agreement with Mabee Center for the 2021 Graduation.

Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not to approve declaring items as surplus to be disposed of in accordance to Oklahoma Statutes.

Human Resources

Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not to approve the appointment of the Board's Negotiations Team for the 2021-2022 fiscal year with regard to collective bargaining with the Bixby Education Association.

Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not to approve entering into negotiations with the Bixby Education Association for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

Miscellaneous

Motion, discussion and vote to authorize or not to authorize the school district’s attorney, in consultation with the Superintendent of Schools, to initiate legal action against the Oklahoma State Board of Education (“Board”) to address the equalization of funding as set forth in the Board’s Resolution approved at the Board’s special meeting on March 25, 2021.

Executive Session

Discussion, consideration and vote to go or not to go into executive session to discuss the employment of Certified Teachers and Certified Administrators and Directors subject to assignment by the Superintendent for the 2021-2022 fiscal year per Attachments "A" and "B", respectively 25 O.S. Sec. 307 (B)(1)(7)). 

Vote to acknowledge return to open session.

Statement by Board president of executive session minutes.

Human Resources

Discussion, consideration and vote to approve or not to approve the employment of those Certified Teachers subject to assignment by the Superintendent for the 2021-2022 fiscal year per Attachment "A".

Discussion, consideration, and vote to approve or not to approve the employment of Certified Administrators and Directors subject to assignment by the Superintendent for the 2021-2022 fiscal year per Attachment "B".

New Business

Vote to adjourn