September 11, 2024 at 6:45 PM - Board of Education Regular meeting

Discussion:  Meeting was called to order at 6:45 p.m. by
Board President. Bill J Clem.

Discussion:  Mr. Thompson presented the Superintendent Report.
He went over Board Member Points with each member
that was present, and ask them to review them for
accuracy.  He and Jeremy Baggett, Board Member,
attended the OSSBA Conference.  Mr. Thompson stated
it was good, and this year Governor Stitt was present and
spoke about talking nice to each other, which is something
Mr. Thompson has stressed alot on.  Jeremy Baggett, Board
Member, stated he really enjoyed the motivational speaker that 
spoke.  The speaker talked about setting goals and not being 
stagnant, and moving forward and doing what is best for the kids. 
He stated the classes were good, it was good to mingle with
others who are in your same position, and he knows now who
to contact if he has a question or needs something. October 24th
at 5:30 p.m. will be the District 2 Meeting at Burlington.  3 credits
can be obtained for attending that meeting.  Mr. Thompson then
gave a vehicle update.  The Maverick is built but no delivery date
yet, 3 Route Buses are in-one Route Bus delivered, but one had to 
be sent back because of a door issue, the 29 Passenger Bus will
be delivered sometime in October, and the Activity Bus will hopefully
be here by October.  He is hoping next week he can get on Purple
Wave for surplus.
 

Discussion:  The Elementary report was given by Mr. Thompson.
Enrollment is 130.  Elementary Activities are as
follows- Fire Pit Fundraiser which is going over great,
Cookie Dough Fundraiser which is doing well also.
Mr. Thompson wants to thank the parents for their
efforts.  Grandparents Day was a success. the Music
Program and Community Feed will be Wednesday
September 18th with feed at 5:30 p.m. and Program
at 6:30 p.m.  The churches are helping with the feed,
and it will all be held at Sharon.  The Football schedule
is as follows- September 16th at home vs Waynoka 5:30
p.m., September 23rd at home vs Shattuck 5:30 p.m.,
September 26th at home vs Buffalo 6:30 p.m., October 
7th at Beaver 5:30 p.m. Pre-K-11th grade will have School
and Sports pictures taken September 17th.  Parent/Teacher
Conferences will be held September 26th 4:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m., and September 27th 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  No school
on the 27th.  Teacher Amazon Pages are still open and will be
available all year, PTO is purchasing classroom supplies for
students, and Students of the Month for August are-
Pre-K - Truett Marlatt
K - Skylar Bonnell
1st - Marlee Bellows
2nd - Trace Sharpton
3rd - Tatum Anthem
4th - Amy Paez Flores
5th - Lee McLain
6th - Charlie Carter

Mr. Brad Shryock presented the High School Report.
Enrollment is 87.  The Local Fair was last Friday, the
Jr. Class worked the concession, FCCLA made funnel
cakes which went over great, and they made twice as
many as last year. The student body all made an
appearance Friday afternoon, and the Livestock
Show was excellent on Saturday.  Volleyball continues
with both JH and HS teams having a great season.
They have won trophies in 2 different tournaments,
and the HS girls are ranked 15th.  JH and HS Football
has had one scrimmage apiece and the first JH game
will be Monday the 16th at Mutual vs Waynoka.  The
first HS game is the 19th at Corn Bible Academy.
An AC unit has been put in the weight room (parts
and labor donated), FCCLA went to Enid today for
the Fall Leadership Conference, and FFA competed in
2 trap shoot competitions this week at Balko and
Laverne.  There is a home volleyball game Friday
at 5:00 p.m. vs Academy so everyone come out
and watch. Mr. B. Shryock stated that in spite of
all the activities, we are having school every day,
and the teachers are doing a fantastic job making
that happen.

Mr. Thompson added that the Sharon-Mutual ballgames
are now being live streamed on SMtrojans on smart
tv's.

Discussion:  Nothing to report.

Discussion:  Bids were taken for the perimeter fencing and
shown to the board members. The SRO
monies will be used for this project to add
security to the Mutual campus. Karn's Construction.
bid $57,865.00, and Rockin S Supply $28,125.60. 
Mr. Thompson reported that the baseball
field will be torn out and rocked (rock
will be donated), they will put solar
lights at the entrances and any other
areas needed, and there will no longer be
access to the Ag building.  The project will
be started after football season so will be
ready for next season.  The board voted
to go with Rockin S Supply's bid.

Discussion:  The next Board Meeting will be held Wednesday
October 9th.