February 12, 2024 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, Alvin Myers, Angie Clarkson, Keith Evans, Jeff Wegener, Mike McAfee, David Hairell, Tiffani Patrick, Dustin Flatt, Aaron Chavez, JG, Brandon Rudek and John Martin. 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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Minutes of the January 8, 2024 Regular Board Meeting.
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General Fund #594 to #677, payroll #50313 to #50319, change orders and financial summary
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Building Fund #9 and financial summary
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Child Nutrition Fund financial summary
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Transportation Bond (32) PO#1 and financial summary
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2023 Bond Fund (34) PO #4, change order and 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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Student Enrollment
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The student enrollment as of February 1, 2024, is 2,071 students. This is 87 less than this time last year.
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Board Member Points Update - Required to inform board members in February and August each year
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Hinkle & Associates Appraisal Update
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Mr. Blessington reported that fair market values for the three properties had been established. The next step will be determining if the district will sell them "as is" or demo the building(s). And, decide if the District is going to sell or keep the properties. The three properties are Pre-K Building - $195,000, Admin Bldg - $152,000, Cottage - $11,000.
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Boldt Roof Update
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The next roof project will be at the Harrah Middle School building.
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United Systems Update
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Alvin Myers, United Systems, presented an overview of their accomplishments to date and information on what is next for the district. They will continue to improve the performance and reliability of the network and plan on installing a new larger firewall utilizing E-Rate funds to help with connectivity and processing power.
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LDG/Timberlake Update
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LDG and Timberlake Construction updated the board on the projects throughout the district. One of the first projects is the renovation of the I-Building as the new wrestling facility. Bids will be due the first week of March and presented at the next board meeting for approval.
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Items to be Considered by the Board
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Discuss and take possible action on the Proposed 2024-2025 School Calendar.
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Allison Brown created a calendar committee that met several times to discuss and develop the proposed 2024-2025 school calendar. The first day of school will be August 15, Fall Break October 17-21, Thanksgiving Break November 25-29, Winter Break December 23-January 3, Spring Break March 17-21, and the last day of school is May 22nd. This year the parent/teacher conference will be all day instead of the evenings.
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Discuss and take possible action on the Bylaws of the Athletic Association of Harrah regarding the use of Waner Park facility.
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Dusty Flatt and other Little League board members presented the bylaws of the newly formed association. Dusty discussed their plans to clean up and use the Waner Park Facilities to support youth baseball and softball. There was discussion on how long the agreement with the group should be, and it was determined it would be a five-year agreement.
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Discuss and take possible action to approve the OCCC Clinical Affiliation Agreement for the 2023-2024 school year.
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Shawna Keene, Special Education Director, reported that this agreement is for Virginia Smith Elementary speech pathology services.
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Discuss and take possible action to approve the out-of-state travel request for four Virginia Smith Elementary teachers to attend Elevate You Classroom conference in Dallas, TX on June 9-11, 2024.
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The only cost to the district will be transportation. They are going to use a school vehicle.
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Discuss and take possible action to approve items as surplus for Virginia Smith Elementary.
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Virginia Smith Elementary declared some desks, tables, chairs, and bulletin boards as surplus.
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Discuss and take possible action to purchase two 14-passenger buses and two 71-passenger buses.
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Discuss and take possible action to purchase band equipment for Harrah Middle School and Harrah High School bands for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year.
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John Sook submitted three bids for equipment. Edmond/Gilliam/Larsen had the lowest bid at $55,367.60.
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Discuss and take possible action on mowing and grounds maintenance RFP and award the bid.
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Central Lawns will mow all sites twice per month for seven months. The cost is $4,962.90 per mow. They will also spray for weeds and the district will purchase the chemicals.
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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 hire Brianna Godfrey as an adjunct Computer Science Principles teacher for the 2023-2024 school year and to re-hire administrators for the 2024-2025 school year as listed on Exhibit A.
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Discuss and take possible action to employ support personnel and substitutes for the 2023-2024 school year as listed on Exhibit B.
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New Business (Items not known at the time of Agenda preparation.)
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Announcements
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The Board will vote to adjourn.
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Discussion:
The meeting adjourned at 8:59 p.m.
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