March 9, 2026 at 6:00 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: David Hairell, Kevin Young, Shayne Turner, Mike McAfee, Shawna Keene, Keven Catton, Dale and Kathryn Dererling, David Therio, Megan and Jolie Marshall, 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 February 3, 2026, Special Board Meeting and February 9, 2026, Regular Board Meeting
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General Fund #488 to #516, payroll #50287 to #50293, change orders and financial summary
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Child Nutrition #27, 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 for March 1, 2026, is 1,911 students. This is 142 fewer students than this time last year.
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Construction Updates
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Timberlake is still on schedule to complete the Clara Reynolds Elementary project in June. This week, they will complete the sidewalks and the high roof. Over Spring Break, they will complete the fire suppression installation, install lights, install carpet tiles in the corridor, demo acoustic ceilings, and install new ceiling tiles. Sheetrocking will begin soon, followed by taping, bedding, and painting.
Boldt reported on the progress at the high school. Temporary walls have been installed, and the bathroom demo has been completed. There is one entrance in the front of the building that is still accessible, and another entrance is located in the back, on the west side of the building. Russell Babb Elementary demo has begun on the exterior and interior parts of the building. Harrah Middle School logistics plan has been set. Work will begin Spring Break. There are proposed alternates for discussion on the agenda tonight. |
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3 Year District Planning Committee
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Mr. Blessington has appointed a committee of teachers to help come up with a 3-year plan for each site and for the district as a whole. There will be more information coming in the future.
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Items to be Considered by the Board
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Discuss and take possible action on alternates for the Harrah Middle School Project presented by Boldt Construction.
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Alternate 1 - Decorative gypsum ceilings over admin desk and media circulation desk - $4,427
Alternate 2 - Decorative light over media circulation desk - $9,096 Alternate 3 - Exterior column masonry - $27,197 Alternate 4 - Exterior storefront - $19,974 Alternate 5 - Woodwork in media work room and science work room - Deduct $15,580 Alternate 6 - Upgrade to epoxy resin countertops in lieu of PLAM in the science room. The board discussed approving all of the Alternates, including Alternate 5, instead of deducting it. The total of all six alternates equals $83,017. |
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Discuss and take possible action to contract with OKTLE for evaluation services for the 2026-2027 school year.
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This service is to evaluate our teachers.
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Discuss and take possible action to contract with Quality Choice Testing LLC for drug and alcohol testing for students and bus drivers for the 2026–2027 school year.
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Discuss and take possible action to approve the contract with S & B CPA's and Associates LLC to perform the 2025-2026 financial audit.
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Discuss and take possible action on the April 1, 2026, transfer capacity report.
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Discuss and take possible action on revising Policy CFBB - Sanctioning of Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs and Policy CFBB-E - Application for Sanctioning.
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The only change is the due date. It is now due by July 15th instead of June 15th.
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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 approve to re-hire certified staff for the 2026-2027 school year and to employ new personnel on temporary contracts for the 2026-2027 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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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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The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
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