July 8, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call to order and roll call

2. Consent Agenda: All the following items concern reports of routine nature.
      a.  2024-2025 Payroll Change Orders, Report & Encumbrance GF 500000-50005 BF 50000-50001 CNF 50000-50001
           2023-2024 Payroll Change Orders, Report & Encumbrance
      b.  General Fund Change Orders, Report & Encumbrances 87-89
      c.  Building Fund Change Orders, Report & Encumbrances 
      d.  Child Nutrition Change Orders, Reports & Encumbrances
      e.  Bond Fund Change Orders, Reports & Encumbrances Fund 31 PO #1, Fund 32 PO #1
      f.  Sinking Fund Change Orders, Report & Encumbrances 
      g. Treasurer's Report.
      h. Activity Fund Report.
      i. Minutes of the regular meeting.

3. Public Comments:  BED-R
In order to assure that persons who wish to appear before the Board of Education may be heard and, at the same time, conduct its meetings properly and efficiently, the Board adopts, as policy, the following procedures and rules pertaining to public participation at Board Meetings:

4. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve designating the American Heritage Bank, Yale, Oklahoma for the following school business accounts: General Fund, Sinking Fund, Child Nutrition Fund, Building Fund, and Activity Funds for the 2024-2025 school year.

5. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve Rocky Kennedy, Superintendent, as Purchasing Agent for Yale Independent School District, Authorized Representative for all Federal programs including E-Rate and Child Nutrition, and Designated Custodian for the General Fund, Building Fund, Child Nutrition Fund, Sinking Fund, Activity Funds, all state programs, and all other school programs and activities not listed for the 2024-2025 school year with a surety bond for at least $100,000.00 as required by law.

6. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve Tammy Huff as Minutes Clerk and Encumbrance Clerk for the 2024-2025 school year with a Surety Bond for at least $1,000.00 for Minutes Clerk and $100,000.00 Surety Bond as the Encumbrance Clerk.

7. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve Sara Pitts as Activity Funds Clerk, Deputy Minutes Clerk, School Treasurer, and Child Nutrition Director with a Surety bond of at least $100,000.00 for the 2024-2025 school year. 

8. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve to authorize the school district treasurer to deposit interest earnings from the Building Fund and Child Nutrition Fund into the General Fund.

9. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve of using 1080 hours and 165 calendar days for the school calendar during 2024-2025.

10. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve policy DHAC, Staff members and electronic or digital communications. 

11. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve policy EIED, graduation requirements. 

12. Discussion, motion and vote to approve/not approve the fundraising request for Senior Class of 2025 reserved parking space for the 2024-2025 school year.

13. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve a contract for Educational Consulting Services with Collier Education Consulting Services for the 2024-2025 school year. 

14. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the engagement letter with Rosenstein, Fist & Ringold, Attorneys at Law for the 2024-2025 school year.

15. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract with Cushing Public Schools, Cushing Learning Academy to provide alternative education for "at risk" students for the 2024-2025 school year. 

16. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the quote from Edmentum/Horizon Consortium for Comprehensive Library District-Wide License and Unlimited access to live professional development for the 2024-2025 school year. 

17. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the quote for the Avast Antivirus bundle for the 2024-2025 school year.

18. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the quote for the Backup monitoring service for the 2024-2025 school year.

19. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve a contract with NRJ Occupational Therapy Inc. for Occupational Therapy services for the 2024-2025 school year. 

20. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the renewal of IXL Learning for Math, ELA, and Science for the 2024-2025 school year. 

21. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve renewal of membership with OPSRC for the 2024-2025 school year. 

22. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve renewal of NWEA Map Growth K-12, Science and Reading for the 2024-2025 school year. 

23. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the Seesaw renewal for the 2024-2025 school year. 

24. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the Use of Property Request for use of the Homer Ray Gym Parking Lot on September 7th, 2024 for the Walk For Trey Suicide Prevention Walk. 

25. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the use of property request for a bus on July 22-27, 2024 from Fellowship Baptist Church.

26. Board to convene into executive session to discuss the following items Pursuant to (25 O.S. Section 307 (b) (1).
a. Discuss 12 mo. Employee contracts
b. Discuss hiring CT Teacher(s) for 2024-2025 on temporary teaching contract(s)
c. Discuss hiring paraprofessional(s) for the 2024-2025 school year

27.  Board to reconvene into open session. No other items were discussed and no vote was taken according to Oklahoma Statutes. Persons in executive session were:

28. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Emily Nickell as the Elementary Principal and extra duty contract for the 2024-2025 school year. 

29. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Victoria Griffin, district counselor for the 2024-2025 school year. 

30. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Mitchell Fuss as the Ag Ed Instructor for the 2024-2025 school year. 

31. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Tammy Huff as the Minute Clerk and Encumbrance Clerk for the 2024-2025 school year. 

32. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Sara Pitts as the Central Office Assistant, Treasurer, Activity Funds Clerk, and Child Nutrition Director for the 2024-2025 school year. 

33. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Corey Brown as Custodian for the 2024-2025 school year. 

34. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Jason Brown, maintenance personnel, and mowing for the 2024-2025 school year. 

35. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the extra duty contract for Rocky Kennedy, Athletic Director & Principal for the 2024-2025 school year. 

36. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve hiring certified teacher on a temporary teaching contract for the 2024-2025 school year.

37. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve hiring a certified teacher on a temporary teaching contract for the 2024-2025 school year.

38. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve not approve hiring a paraprofessional for the 2024-2025 school year. 

39. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve not approve hiring a paraprofessional for the 2024-2025 school year. 

40. Administrative Reports

41. New Business

42. Adjournment