September 14, 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: Shawna Keene, Mike McAfee, David Hairell, Susie Terrell, Jolie Marshall, Kaleb Avalos, Kinley Claytor, Bryndle Franklin, Mitch Johnson, Matt Rogers, and Derek Verner. Others may have been present but did not sign the register, or their signatures were unreadable. |
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Principal/Director Reports
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Consent Agenda
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Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on August 10, 2026
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General Fund #156 to #288, payroll #50219 to #50245, change orders and financial summary
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Child Nutrition Fund #16 to #18, change orders, and financial summary
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Activity Fund Summary Report and Activity Account Request
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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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State Aid Comparison FY26 vs FY27
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State Aid for FY 27 is down $253,605.65 from FY 26.
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OSSBA Fall Region 6 Meeting
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A training opportunity was provided for the board.
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Dropout Remediation Report - David Hairell
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Mr. Hairell, high school principal, reported that there were only three dropouts last year and zero dropouts at the middle school.
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Boldt Construction Update
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Mitch Johnson provided an update on the progress of all current projects. |
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Items to be Considered by the Board
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Discuss and take possible action on the 2026-2027 Estimate of Needs as prepared by our district auditor.
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Mr. Blessington recommended that the board approve the 2026-2027 Estimate of Needs. He highlighted several figures from the auditor's report. The General Fund cash fund balance as of June 30, 2026, was $3,985,180.40. The 2026-2027 legal appropriation amount is $21,164,467,04. The cash fund balance in the Building Fund as of June 30, 2026, was $9,250,893.66.. The legal appropriation for 2026-2027 is $10,365,697.53. The cash fund balance in the Child Nutrition fund as of June 30, 2026, was $735,488.38. The 2026-2027 legal appropriation is $1,924,499.73. The legal appropriation amounts are what the district is allowed by law to spend.
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Discuss and take possible action on the out-of-state travel request for FFA to Indianapolis, IN, on October 20–24, 2026.
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Discuss and take possible action on the October 1, 2026 Capacity Report.
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Discuss and take possible action to declare Russell Babb Elementary textbooks as surplus.
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Discuss and take possible action on sanctioning for Virginia Smith Elementary PTO.
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Discuss and take possible action on the Kickapoo Agreement for the 2026-2027 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 to employ certified personnel on temporary contracts and the additional extra duty assignments for girls' middle school soccer coach, STUCO sponsor, and elementary yearbook sponsors for the 2026-2027 school year, as listed on Exhibit A.
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Discuss and take possible action to employ support personnel, extra duty assignment for middle school soccer, and substitutes for the 2026-2027 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 board adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
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