September 15, 2021 at 6:45 PM - Board of Education Regular meeting

Discussion:  Meeting was called to order at 6:45 p.m. by Amanda Hedges, Board President.

Discussion:  Mr. Thompson reported that the PTO donated $3,000.00 for school supplies.  Please tell them thank you if you see them.  He also stated the school will not pay any bill on the new AC units until it has received a check from the insurance covering that amount.

Discussion:  Mr. Thompson reported on the AC situation.  He again stressed that the school will not pay any invoices for repairs until a check from the insurance company has been received for that amount.  The new units are tentatively scheduled to be here the first week of October.

Discussion:  Mr. Thompson reported that elementary enrollment as of today is 158 students. The Cookie Dough Fundraiser made approximately $7,500.00 in sales and the school will prophet $3,000.00 to $3,500.00 from it. Thank you to everyone for their support.  The Anti-Bulling Program will be September 22nd at 9:30 a.m. for grades 5th thru 8th, Fire Safety Program will be October 4th at 8:30 a.m. for grades Pre-K thru 2nd, and the Fall Festival will be held October 7th on the football field.
Mrs. Hopper reported that the high school enrollment is 45 students.  September 16th will be volleyball at Hardesty, and Mr. Coon will be taking FFA/4H members to participate in Land Judging at the Oklahoma State Fair.  September 17th home football game against Okeene recognizing Childhood Cancer Awareness, September 22nd will be Student Assembly-Consent, September 27th will be Chad Cargill ACT prep with $35.00 due by September 24th, and October 5th Mrs. Shryock will give ACT test to 10th thru 12th grade.

Discussion:  Alyssa Lee, Librarian reported the Scholastic Book Fair raised $1,400.00, and she purchased bean bags, floor pillows, little stools, and books for the library.  There will be another Book Fair held October 18th thru the 22nd.  Mrs. Syms reported on the online store where family members or anyone interested can go online and donate money, to a classroom of choice, for needed things to be purchased by the teacher.  There will be a Mini Cheer Camp held September 25th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and a Mini Trojan Volleyball Camp October 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for grades 1st thru 6th. Melanie Oakes and Kailtyn James will be holding Mini Dribblers on Tuesdays. Trisha Thompson reported that there were 37 students at the last 4-H meeting. Lily Cole had a picture which received grand prize and will be sent on to the Oklahoma City State Fair.  Mr. Brad Shryock announced that the volleyball girls are ranked 16th and doing a great job, the Academic Team went 3 and 1 in recent competition, and 2 elementary and 2 JH football games played with students from Taloga playing with our students.  He stated he appreciates the approach the school is using with the Corona Virus, he appreciated the stats Levi Spencer presented last meeting and recommended the teachers and board members get together to figure out what is needed to be done for the school to survive.  He said the staff will work with the board.  Neal Stephenson, Board Member, stated he thought putting a committee together would be a good idea. Mrs. Shryock reported that the shuttle bus she drives is full, and Mr. Brad Shryock reported that the bus he drives to take JH students to Mutual is full also.

Discussion:  Sharon-Mutual Public School will COOP with Taloga for the following sports: Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Baseball, and Softball.  Mrs. Hopper reported that she has discussed things that need to be done with Taloga's Administration to make the schedules work. Aaron Marlatt, Athletic Director, will be the main communicator between the schools. Taloga feels it's unfair that our staff holds the position of all head coaches.  Taloga would like for their girls basketball coach to act as assistant this year and then take over as head coach next year. Board members agreed that they do not want to commit to that at this time. They want to wait and see what this year brings and if the Taloga coach shows commitment.

Discussion:  The next scheduled Board Meeting will be October 13th, 2021, at 6:45 p.m.