December 11, 2023 at 7:00 PM - Harrah Board of Education Regular Meeting
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Call to Order/Roll Call to Establish a Quorum
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Others Present: Paul Blessington, Superintendent, and Leslie Hobaugh, Minutes Clerk Visitors Present: Shawna Keene, Mike McAfee, Blaine Atchley, Angi Decocq, Haylee Grandstaff and Luke Sellers. Others may have been present but did not sign the register or the signature was unreadable. |
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Principal/Director Reports
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Consent Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Minutes of the November 13, 2023, Regular Board Meeting and the November 15, 2023 Special Board Meeting
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General Fund #530 to #571, payroll #50295 to #50307, change orders and financial summary
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Building Fund #7 and financial summary
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Child Nutrition Fund financial summary
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Activity Fund Summary Report, Activity Requests and Transfer Requests
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Treasurer's Report
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Monthly Comparison Report
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Superintendent's Report/Announcements
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Mr. Blessington reported that the old music building will be demolished during Christmas Break.
Mitch Johnson, Boldt Construction, presented the progress of the various roof repairs in the district. The intercom speaker system at Russell Babb Elementary was damaged due to a leak that happened during construction. Boldt and our staff are working on having it repaired. The contractor is also going to fix the ruts they created while working on the old middle school gym (Ramer Gym). New soffits and downspouts were also added to the scope of work at the Ramer Gym. |
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Student Enrollment
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The student enrollment as of December 1, 2023, is 2,089 students. This is 109 students less than this time last year.
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Gifted and Talented Plan Review for 2023-2024
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Allison Brown presented the Gifted and Talented Plan. This plan has to be reviewed by the board on an annual basis. No action is needed.
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Items to be Considered by the Board
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Discuss and take possible action on the hiring of LGD for architectural/engineering services.
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Discuss and take possible action regarding the approval of the Wrestling Building Design Development Documents and authorize LGD and Timberlake Construction to proceed to the Construction Documents phase.
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LGD representatives provided copies of the design for the wrestling remodel project for the board to review. They are remodeling the inside of the I Building and will also do a little something to the outside of the building. The design plans need board approval so Timberlake Construction can move on to the Construction Documents phase.
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Discuss and take possible action on having the old administration building, the cottage next door, and the old Pre-K building appraised prior to putting the buildings up for sale.
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Mr. Blessington is requesting the board to approve obtaining an appraisal for the three properties. A fair market value needs to be established before the district can move forward with the plan to sell,
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Discuss and take possible action on declaring IT items as surplus
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Discussion:
Nathan Glidewell presented a list of miscellaneous computers to declare as surplus.
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Discuss and take possible action on the purchase of a Ford Expedition for school use.
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Mr. Blessington recommended the board approve the purchase of a 2024 Ford Expedition for district use.
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Vote to convene or not to convene into executive session pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307 (B)(1) to discuss the employment of those employees listed on Exhibit A and B.
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Acknowledge return to open session. Executive session compliance statement.
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Discuss and take possible action to add Carlos Gomez as assistant middle school soccer coach on the extra duty list for the 2023-2024 school year as listed on Exhibit A.
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The Board will discuss and vote to accept or reject to employ lay coach, support personnel, and substitutes for the 2023-2024 school year as listed on Exhibit B.
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Discuss and take potential action on paying a one-time stipend for all returning certified and non-certified employees in the district.
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New Business (Items not known at the time of Agenda preparation.)
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Discussion:
Mr. Blessington presented a contract with CRW for E-Rate services. This contract was received after the board packets went out on Friday. This contract needs to be approved so CRW can begin to solicit bids for our E-Rate needs.
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Announcements
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The Board will vote to adjourn.
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The meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m.
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