July 11, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Bixby Board of Education Regular Meeting

Call Meeting to Order/Roll Call

Reports to The Board

Superintendent's Report - Rob Miller

• Report from Bridge The Gap (BTG) - BTG presented the school with a check for $210,000 to be used in the classrooms

Teaching and Learning Report - Cheryl Wilkinson

Facilities and Operations Report - Gabe Hayes

Comments from the Public

Speakers must identify themselves.

Each Speaker is given a maximum of three (3) minutes. To ensure fairness for all speakers, this timeline will be strictly enforced. The Board clerk will notify the speaker when they have 30 seconds left. Speakers are expected to end their remarks immediately when the time limit is reached. 

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 and possible board action to approve consent agenda items #1-15. (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 June 10, 2024 Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting

Minutes of June 26, 2024 Special Board Meeting

Activity Fund Summary of Accounts and Transfer Requests

Encumbrances and Change Orders for FY 2024 and FY 2025 General Fund, Building Fund, Child Nutrition Fund, Sinking Fund, and Bond Funds 31-39 per attached encumbrance registers

Approval of a renewal agreement with Community Care for an Employee Assistant Program for the 2024-2025 fiscal year

Approval of a renewal agreement with Daybreak @FCS for counseling support services for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

Approval of a renewal agreement with ESS for the substitute teaching services for the 2024-2025 fiscal year

Approval of a renewal agreement with Peachjar for electronic flyer distributions for the 24-25 fiscal year.

Approval of a renewal agreement with Sandy Hook Promise for the use of anonymous tip line services for the 2024-2025 fiscal year

Approval of a renewal agreement with Zendesk for support ticket system for the 2024-2025 fiscal year

Approval of a renewal agreement with Tulsa Technology Center for student transportation services for the 2024-2025 fiscal year

Approval of Bixby Public Schools Handbooks as presented for the 2024-2025 fiscal year

Maternity/FMLA - Support - Maintenance - 7/15/24 to 10/9/24

Employment, Resignation, Retirement - Certified Personnel - per attached

Employment, Resignation, Retirement - Support Personnel - per attached

Finance

Discussion and possible board action to approve a purchase agreement with KI Furniture for furniture and materials for the High School Academic Building in the amount of $1,310,084.16 to be paid from bond funds.

Discussion and possible board action to approve a purchase agreement with Scott Rice for furniture and materials for the High School Academic Building in the amount of 723,899.24 to be paid from bond funds.

Discussion and possible board action to approve a purchase agreement with L&M Furniture for furniture and materials for the High School Academic Building in the amount of $600,223.72 to be paid from bond funds.

Discussion and possible board action to approve a purchase agreement with Randy Thomas Library Works for furniture and materials for the High School Academic Building in the amount of $43,239.00 to be paid from bond funds.

Discussion and possible board action to approve an increase in Child Nutrition Student Prices of $.20 for Breakfast and $.25 for Lunch for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

Teaching and Learning - no items this month

Operations

Discussion and possible board action to approve Rob Miller and Lydia Wilson as the authorized representatives of Bixby Public Schools and as such, empowered to execute agreements on behalf of the District with the Oklahoma State Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Education, and agencies that may be prerequisites to the operation of State and Federal Programs for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

Discussion and possible board action to approve a contract with Connected Kids, Inc. for a professional development workshop at Central Intermediate for $1,500 to be paid from Federal Funds.

Discussion and possible board action to approve an agreement with GoGuardian for Internet filtering at a cost of $40,463.00 to be paid from General Fund for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

Discussion and possible board action to renew an agreement with PowerSchool as the district Student Information System at a cost of $141,346.40 from the General Fund for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

Discussion and possible board action to approve a contract with the City of Bixby Police Department for four (4) School Resource Officers at the cost of $291,595.70 for the 24-25 fiscal year.

Discussion and possible board action to approve an agreement with Kone Elevators for elevator maintenance in the district for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

Discussion and possible board action to approve the following platforms for use by school employees in official communications to students: Google Classroom, Google Suite, Canvas, BPS school email (school-issued Google account), Thrillshare/Apptegy, SportsYou, WrestlingIQ, Hudl, Talking Points, Propio, Office 365, FiveStar, Ride360/MyRide K-12, Peachjar, and Clever.

Human Resources

Discussion and possible board action to approve Rob Miller, Lydia Wilson and Kendall Still as Title IX Coordinators for Bixby Public Schools for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

Discussion and possible board action to approve any resignations submitted after the agenda was posted.

New Business

Vote to adjourn