October 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Bixby Board of Education Regular Meeting

Call Meeting to Order/Roll Call - Pledge of Allegiance led by West Elementary students Roman Hicks and Lindon Payne.

Reports to The Board

Superintendent's Report - Rob Miller

Teaching and Learning Report - Cheryl Wilkinson

At 6:10 p.m. a motion by Tristy Fryer and a second by Julie Prox to temporarily suspend the meeting for the Homecoming Parade passed.

At 6:30 p.m. a motion by Tristy Fryer and a second by Amanda Stephens to reconvene the meeting passed.

Facilities and Operations Report - Gabe Hayes


At 7:10 p.m. the President moved to Item 5.1.

Financial Operations Report - Mike Anthony

Comments from the Public

The board was addressed by:
Janice Danforth, Kristina Williams, Joe Hough and Luke Haley

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 #1-16. (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 September 12, 2024 Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting

Activity Fund Summary of Accounts and Transfer Requests

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

Approval of a contract with Tulsa Tech Career Academy Program and Tulsa Tech Aerospace Academy Program for the 2024-2025 fiscal year

Medical Leave - Certified - High School - 11/11/24 to 12/16/24

FMLA - Certified - North Elementary - 8/29/24 to 9/13/24

FMLA/Maternity - Certified - East Intermediate - 2/7/25 to 4/11/25

FMLA - Certified - Central Elementary - 10/21/24 to 1/03/25

FMLA/Maternity - Certified - West Elementary - 3/12/25 to 5/2/25

FMLA - Support - Transportation - 8/20/24 to 12/31/24

FMLA/Intermittent - Certified - West Elementary - 9/5/24 to 12/31/24

FMLA/Maternity - Certified - East Elementary - 10/31/24 to 2/14/25

FMLA - Support - High School - 10/4/24 to 10/14/24

FMLA/Maternity - Certified - West Intermediate - 12/5/24 to 2/27/25

Employment, Resignation, Retirement - Certified Personnel - per attached

Employment, Resignation, Retirement - Support Personnel - per attached

Finance

Presentation of the 2023-2024 Audit by Jenkins & Kemper, CPAs. Information only. No action is required by the Board of Education.


At 7:20 p.m. the President returned to Item #2.4

Discussion and possible board action to approve the purchase of three (3) Blue Bird Type C route buses from Ross Transportation, at a cost of $129,942.00 per bus for a total cost of $389,826.00.

Teaching and Learning

Discussion and possible board action to approve the district application for the Oklahoma Teacher Empowerment Program Project.

Discussion and possible board action to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Dana Hardy, a Certified Academic Language Therapist, for student language interventions to be paid for with federal Title I funds. 

Discussion and possible board action to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oklahoma State University School Psychology Program for dissertation intervention and data collection in serving our students for the 2024-25 school year at no cost. 

Discussion and possible board action to approve an agreement with the University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center for the OU College of Nursing to place students at Bixby Public Schools.

Discussion and possible board action to approve an agreement with Learning Without Tears for virtual cursive 3rd-5th grade Getting Started Workshops on October 21, 2024 at a cost of $1,200.00 to be paid from SRA funds.

Discussion and possible board action to approve the renewal of an agreement for dyslexia training with Nacny INK LLC, Dyslexia Connects to be paid from federal funds.

Operations

Discussion and possible board action regarding the Bixby Public Schools Board of Education Notice of Regular Meetings for the calendar year 2025.

Discussion and possible board action to approve a new Activity Fund Account for the Bixby High School Legion.

Discussion and possible board action regarding declaring items as surplus to be disposed of according to Oklahoma Statutes.

Human Resources

Discussion and possible board action to authorize the superintendent or designee to submit a Petition for a Non-Immigrant Worker (USCIS Form I-129 - H1B Visa) for Fnu Umarani, which, upon approval, will permit her employment with BPS from August 6, 2024 to August 5, 2025.

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

None

Miscellaneous

Discussion and possible board action regarding the 2025 School Election Resolution.

Discussion and possible board action to approve a Social Media Marketing Services Agreement with GO for Public Schools for $2,500 to be paid with general funds. 

New Business

Vote to adjourn