August 11, 2025 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, Guy Worth, David Hairell, Mike McAffee, John Marton, and Craig Yadon. Others may have been present but did not sign the register, or the signatures were unreadable. |
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Principal/Director Reports
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Consent Agenda
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Minutes of the July 14, 2025, Regular Board Meeting
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General Fund #115 to #192, payroll #50028 to #50062 and financial summary
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Child Nutrition Fund #18 and financial summary
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Activity Fund Summary Report 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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Board Member Trainings - Bi-Annual Requirement
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Construction Update
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Craig Yadon, Timberlake Construction, updated the board on the Virginia Smith Elementary and Clara Reynolds Elementary projects. Most of the project has been completed at Virginia Smith Elementary. The storefront glass and, nurses' room sink should be completed by August 13th. The security access will be completed the week of August 25th. Demo will begin at Clara Reynolds Elementary after Meet the Teacher night. Plans are being made for bus drop-off/pickup since that area will be portioned off for construction.
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Items to be Considered by the Board
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Discuss and take possible action on Boldt/LDG updates on bond projects for Russell Babb Elementary, Harrah High School, and Harrah Middle School. Boldt/LDG requests the Board to review and approve changes to bond projects and provide authorization to proceed.
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Tony Yanda, Boldt Construction, gave an update on the projects at Russell Babb Elementary, Harrah Middle School, and Harrah High School. The projects as a total are $5,000,000 over the projected costs when the bond was initially approved. With some revisions that will not change the scope of the work as approved by voters, they can get the total down to $2,500,000.
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Discuss and take possible action on painting Virginia Smith Elementary.
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Initially, the board was going to approve repainting Virginia Smith Elementary. After some discussion, the board requested that Mr. Blessington look into repainting the school with blue instead of green.
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Discuss and take possible action on the 2025-2026 Alternative Education Deregulation Application.
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The Board will discuss and vote to accept or reject the 2025-2026 Library Media Specialist and Library Assistant Deregulation Application for Harrah High School and Harrah Middle School.
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Discuss and take possible action on New and Revised policies: (NEW) FNC - Student Conduct and FDA - Students: Enrollment Requirements; (REVISED) EMDB - Flags; DABB - Records Investigation; DO - Termination of Employment - Teachers; FFG - Reporting suspected child abuse and Neglect; DAA - Non-discrimination; DCBA - Standards of Performance and Conduct for Teachers; DO-R - Teacher Termination Procedures; DEC-R7 - Maternity Leave; DOAC - Support Personnel, Suspension, Demotion or Termination; FEG - Student Transfer for Children of Active Duty Military Members; FFACA - Medication Administering to Students.
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Discuss and take possible action to authorize that interest from the Building Bond Funds and the General Fund be deposited into the Building Fund for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Discuss and take possible action to approve the Secondary Career and Technology Education Programs for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Discussion:
The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education Program includes two Ag Education positions, two Business & Info Tech Ed positions, and one Family Consumer Science position.
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Discuss and take possible action to approve the ETS Collaboration Agreement for the 2025-2026 school year,
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This agreement is to employ individuals with disabilities. We are reimbursed by the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services.
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Discuss and take possible action to contract for sports outreach services with Ortho Central for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Guy Worth, Athletic Director, reported that Ortho Central will provide a trainer for a maximum of 200 hours, $10,000, for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Discuss and take possible action to contract with You Matter Behavior Support Services for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Discuss and take possible action on a mutual agreement with Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center (EOCTC) to grant permission for Harrah students to enroll and receive credit when they take a science or math class as Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors from EOCTC.
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This is approved by the board on a yearly basis.
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Discuss and take possible action on the 2025-2026 Chase Morris Act Response Plans for all sites.
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Chase Morris Sudden Cardiac Response Plans were presented to the board for approval. This is a yearly requirement. The middle school and the high school need to add a point of contact to their plans.
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The Board will discuss and vote to accept or reject to notify the Oklahoma State Department of Education that the Harrah Public Schools will compute the district calendar from days to hours for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Discuss and take possible action on sanctioning the Harrah Softball Club, Harrah Band Booster Club, Harrah Cheer Booster Club, Harrah Homerun Club, High School PTO, Harrah Kickers Club, MS PTO, Harrah Pom Booster Club, Harrah Tip-In Club, Harrah Wrestling Club, Harrah Football Club, VS PTO, and Harrah Swim Boosters for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Sanctioning agreements are approved on an annual basis.
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Discuss and take possible action to approve communication platforms for the 2025-2026 school year.
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The list of communication platforms for 2025-2026 was presented to the board. The platforms include Class Dojo, Clever, School Issued Gmail, Google Classroom, School Messenger, Remind, Bloomz, School Status Connect, SportsYou, and Cut Time.
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Discuss and take possible action to declare surplus items at Clara Reynolds Elementary.
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Desks and chairs at Clara Reynolds Elementary were declared surplus.
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The Board will discuss and vote to accept or reject the Fundraiser Requests for FY26.
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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 vote to accept or reject to employ certified personnel on temporary contracts for the 2025-2026 school year as listed on Exhibit A.
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Discuss and take possible action to employ support personnel and substitutes for the 2025-2026 school year as listed on Exhibit B.
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The Board will discuss and vote to accept or reject the Extra Duty Assignments as presented by Guy Worth, Athletic Director, for the 2025-2026 school year.
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The board will discuss and vote to accept or reject the HACT and HSFE Contracts for the 2025-2026 school year.
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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 8:35 p.m.
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