August 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call meeting to order.

2. Roll call.

3. Vote to approve or not approve the minutes of the regular meeting June 26, 2025, and of the special meeting of July 9, 2025.

4. Consent Agenda
All of the following items, which concern reports and items of a routine nature normally approved at board meetings, will be approved by one vote unless any board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items. 

4.A. Finance FY 26

4.A.a. Purchase order numbers 1 through 170 and purchase order numbers 70001 through 70197, in the General Fund, totaling $9,714,649.91.

4.A.b. Purchase order numbers 1 through 30, in the Building Fund, totaling $627,203.98.  

4.A.c. Purchase order number 1, in the Bond 1 Fund, totaling $1,162,950.00.

4.A.d. Activity Fund Report.

4.A.e. Activity Fund Accounts and Fundraisers for FY 26.

4.A.f. Reimbursement to OSDE for duplicate federal claim.

4.B. Declare 1150 square foot mobile home as surplus.

4.C. Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Health of the Chickasaw Nation.

4.D. Child Nutrition Program Provisional 2 Participation for FY 26.

4.E. OK Department of Career & Technology Education Contract for Secondary Career & Technology Education Programs(s) for school year 2025-2026

4.F. Extra-duty assignments for FY 26.

4.G. Athletic contest gate prices and season ticket prices for FY 26.

4.H. Marty Duncan as an adjunct Small Engines teacher (3710 Small Engines) and Fire/Safety teacher (2715 Safety Education) for FY 26.

4.I. Jeff Williams as adjunct Athletic Director (2019 Phys. Ed./Health/Safety) for FY 26.

4.J. Trent Storts as an adjunct teacher for secondary math (4642) for FY 26.

4.K. Savanna Sutton as an adjunct teacher for elementary (1600) for FY 26.

4.L. Chloe Henry as an adjunct teacher for vocal music (3071) for FY 26.

4.M. Jordyn Norton as an adjunct teacher for elementary (1600) for FY 26.

4.N. Nicole Barney as an adjunct teacher for Speech/Drama (4250) for FY 26.

4.O. Lane Burch as an adjunct teacher for elementary (1600) for FY 26.

4.P. Madison Bess as an adjunct teacher for elementary (1600) for FY 26.

4.Q. James Poulin as an adjunct Art Teacher (2808) for FY 26.

4.R. Jill Bates as an adjunct Elementary Instructor (1600 Elementary) for FY 26.

5. Principal's Report

5.A. Elementary Principal

5.B. Middle School Principal

5.C. High School Principal

6. Superintendent's Report

6.A. Financial Report

6.B. District News

6.C. Latta School Safe Return & Continuity of Services Plan

7. Proposed executive session to discuss the resignations, the possible employment of a special education teacher, elementary teacher, a secondary music teacher, cafeteria workers, a maintenance worker, a teacher assistant, a high school softball assistant and a speech/drama teacher. 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(1)
a) Resignations receive to date:  Hailey Teel, Dan Krumholz and Indyana Impson
b) Employment of Randi Gaddis as a temporary special education teacher
c) Employment of Tabitha Green as a temporary elementary teacher
d) Employment of Mike Minton as temporary secondary music teacher
e) Employment of Brandy Cordova and Carol Blalock as cafeteria workers
f) Employment of a maintenance worker.
g) Employment of Kaycee Thompson as a teacher assistant
h) Employment of Trinity Cotanny as an athletic assistant
i) Employment of Nicole Barney as a temporary part-time speech/drama teacher
j) Employment of Attie White as a 12-month support employee
 

8. Vote to return to open session

9. Executive session compliance statement

10. Discussion and possible action regarding resignations received to date.

11. Vote to employ or not to employ Randy Gaddis as a temporary special education teacher for FY 26.

12. Vote to employ or not to employ Tabitha Green as a temporary elementary teacher for FY 26.

13. Vote to employ or not to employ Mike Minton as a temporary secondary music teacher for FY 26.

14. Vote to employ or not to employ Brandy Cordova and Carol Blalock as cafeteria workers for FY 26.

15. Vote to employ or not to employ a maintenance worker for FY 26.

16. Vote to employ or not to employ Kaycee Thompson as a teacher assistant for FY 26.

17. Vote to employ or not to employ Trinity Cotanny as an athletic assistant for FY 26.

18. Vote to employ or not to employ Nicole Barney as a temporary part-time speech/drama teacher.

19. Vote to employ or not to employ Attie White as a 12-month support employee.

20. Vote to approve or not approve contracts for all certified and support personnel for FY 26 who work 11 months or less.

21. Vote to approve or not approve the contract of Stephanie Negri as a concession worker for FY 26.

22. Vote to approve or not approve the contract of Wendy Norton as a concession worker for FY 26.

23. Consideration and possible action on changes to Latta Student Handbook for FY 26.

24. Consideration and possible action concerning the revision of or adoption of the following policies:
DAA - Nondiscrimination
DABB - Records Investigation
DBCA - Standards of Performance and Conduct of Teachers
DEC-R7 - Maternity Leave (Regulations)
DO - Termination of Employment of Teachers
DO-R - Teacher Termination Procedures
DOAC - Support Personnel Suspension, Demotion, Nonrenewal, or Termination
EMDB - Flags
FE - Student Transfers
FFG - Reporting Suspected Child Abuse and/or Neglect
FNC - Student Conduct
FNG - Personal Electronic Devices
 

25. Board to take action to allow Stan Cochran, Superintendent, to sign off on budget reallocations and change orders to specific contracts that do not affect the overall Guaranteed Maximum Price of the project. Any reallocations and change orders will be reviewed by Redland Childers Architects and Latta Public Schools Board of Education once per month at the time of the pay application review.

26. Review and possible action concerning Procurement Policies and Procedures for the Child Nutrition Program for FY 26.

27. Discussion and possible action for selection of the ACT as Latta Public Schools nationally recognized assessment for the College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCRA).

28. Review and vote to approve or not approve Teacher/Leader Evaluation policies for FY 26.

29. Vote to approve or not approve bus routes for FY 26.

30. Discussion and possible action on proposal from Digi Security Systems for Latta Public Schools Access Control & Video Intercom Additions.

31. Proposed executive session to discuss the appointment of an individual and/or interview candidates to be appointed to school board seat #4. 25 O.S. § 307(B)(1) and 70 O.S. § 5-118.

32. Vote to convene or not convene into executive session.

33. Acknowledge board's return to open session.

34. Executive session compliance announcement.

35. New Business: This item is limited to any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of the posting this Agenda [Okla. Stat.tit. 25, Section 311 (A) (9)]. 

36. Announcements 

37. Adjournment