April 8, 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, Phil Webb, Chandler Webb, Charlie Webb, Jennifer Webb, David Hairell, Shayne Turner, Mike McAfee, John Sook, Kayla Gonzalez, Abigail Baker, Susie Terrell, Kash Maynard, Kelly Maynard and John Martin. Others may have been present but did not sign the register or the signatures were unreadable. |
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The Board Clerk will Administer The Oath of Office to newly elected board member, Kevin McBrayer. He will serve a 5-year term.
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Chris Monden administered the Oath of Office to Kevin McBrayer.
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Reorganization of the board of education.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Principal/Director Reports
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Consent Agenda
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Minutes of the March 11, 2024, Regular Board Meeting
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General Fund #728 to #749, payroll #50326 to #50332, change orders and financial summary
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Building Fund financial summary
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Child Nutrition Fund #43 to #46, change orders and financial summary
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34 Bond Fund #5 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 April 1, 2024, is 2,050 students. This is 86 students less than the same time last year.
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Recognize Teachers of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, and Support Employees of the Year
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TEACHERS OF THE YEAR Virginia Smith - Angela Freeman Clara Reynolds - Meagan Heath Russell Babb - Terrie Williams Harrah Middle School - Megan Bluhm Harrah High School - Jennifer Webb
Volunteer of the Year - Jessie Bridgeman SUPPORT EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR Clerical - Angela Hodge Transportation - Brandy Evans Instructional - Shayne Turner Operations - Darrell Winstead Cafeteria - Anita Craiger |
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Boldt Roof Update
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The sanding of the gym floor at Harrah Middle School was completed during Spring Break and looks great. The rutting that the roofers caused has been repaired. The bus barn roof is set to begin soon and the Harrah Middle School roof will begin the third week of May.
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Items to be Considered by the Board
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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 $3,385,000 General Obligation Building Bonds of the School District.
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The bonds will be sold at a special board meeting on Friday, May 10, 2024, at 12:00 p.m.
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Discuss and take possible action on the proposal from Ford Audio Visual for new equipment and the three elementary schools.
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Discussion:
Mr. Blessington submitted a proposal for the three elementary schools to have AV equipment installed at each school.
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Discuss and take possible action on declaring televisions as surplus at Russell Babb Elementary and Vocational FACS classroom items at Harrah High School.
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Televisions, kitchen cabinets, sewing tables and other miscellaneous items have been requested to be declared as surplus.
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Discuss and take possible action to contract with Drug and Alcohol Testing Services for students and bus drivers testing for the 2024-2025 school year,
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Blessington stated that we have used this company for several years and recommended the board approve the contract.
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Discuss and take possible action to approve revised policies CFBB - Sanctioning and CFBB - Sanctioning Application.
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This policy has been changed to state that booster club sanctioning will now be approved every year. The applications are due June 15th and will be board-approved at the August board meeting each year.
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Discuss and take possible action on the student capacity numbers for the 4th quarter of the 2023-2024 school year.
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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 on transferring certified personnel, approving a leave of absence, and employing new certified personnel on temporary contracts for the 2024-2025 school year as listed on Exhibit A.
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Discuss and take possible action on transferring support personnel, employing support personnel, and employing substitutes for the 2023-2024 school year and re-hiring support personnel for the 2024-2025 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.
Discussion:
The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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