September 14, 2026 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 of August 10, 2026 and of the special meeting of August 11, 2026.

4. Scott Lynn with the ECU Foundation, to give a presentation to the Board. 

5. Heath Massey with Coryell Roofing will update the Board on the 2024 storm damage to roof insurance claim. 

6. Discussion and possible action concerning Estimate of Needs for FY 27 and Financial State for FY 26.

7. 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. 

7.A. FY 27 Finance

7.A.a. General Fund Purchase Order No. 186 through 188 and 190 through 245, totaling $174,089.44.
Changes to previous purchase order no. 43, 87, 106, 109, 110, 111, 123, 125, 133, 136, 137, 140, 145, 155, 157, 174, 180 and 183, totaling $21,946.18.
Payroll Purchase Order No. 70166 through 70187, totaling $200,560.08.
Changes to previous purchase order no. 70013, 70015, 70036, 70059, 70064, 70085, 70091, 70107, 70110, 70112, 70114, 70115, 70116, 70120, 70122, 70125, 70127, 70131, 70134, 70135, 70137, 70138, 70139, 70141, 70145, 70147 and 70163, totaling $39,113.68.
Building Fund Purchase Order No. 16 through 20, totaling $3,298.46.

 

7.A.b. Activity Fund Report.

7.A.b.a. Transfers from the following elementary sub-accounts to the elementary activity fund account:
4th grade - Jennings $657.03
Kindergarten - Edgar $315.01
Pre-K - McElhannon $801.79
2nd - Huff $153.66
Resource - Byers $447.10
2nd - Harris $428.76
4th - Johnston $44.42
2nd - Savage $88.80
4th - Elliott $123.45
1st - Sutton$79.36
Total Amount to Transfer to Elementary Activity Fund Account $3,139.38

7.A.c. Fundraiser for High School Boys and Girls Basketball by Latta Basketball Parents

7.A.d. Cookie Fundraiser for FCCLA for FY 27

7.A.e. Beef Jerky Stick Fundraiser for FCCLA for FY 27

7.B. Substitute Teacher List for FY 27

7.C. Out-of-State Travel Request for FCCLA to San Antonio, TX

7.D. Alternative Education Plan for FY 27

7.E. School Catastrophic Accident Insurance FY27

7.F. Officiating Contract for FY27

7.G. Comprehensive District Academic Plan (CDAP) for FY 27.

7.H. Title I, Part A Schoolwide Program Plan for FY 27.

7.I. Parent & Family Engagement Policy FY 27.

7.J. Language Instruction Educational Program (LIEP) for FY 27.

7.K. JOM Application & Budget for FY 27.

7.L. Student Information System Contract with Sylogist for FY 27.

7.M. Employment of Stephen McDonald & Associates as financial consultants to the school district for FY 27.

7.N. Agreement with Roff, Byng and Vanoss Public Schools for student transport to Oklahoma School for the Deaf. 

7.O. Athletic Emergency Action Plan for Latta Public Schools. 

8. Principal's Report

8.A. Elementary Principal

8.B. Middle School Principal

8.C. High School Principal

9. Superintendent's Report

9.A. Financial Report

9.B. District News

9.C. District Region 13 Meeting

9.D. Latta School Safe Return & Continuity of Services Plan

10. Proposed executive session to discuss resignations received to date and the possible employment as listed below:  25 O.S. Section 307(B)(1)
a)  Taylor Bruce and Layna Taylor - Paraprofessionals Tier 1
b)  Trenton Golden  - Assistant Baseball & Basketball
c)  Jacoby Impson & Cal Reeves - Student Workers
d)  Sarah Heimer - Assistant Powerlifting
e)  Eric King - Temporary Part-Time Maintenance/Custodial Worker
f)  Jade Sanders - Paraprofessional Tier 1 and Assistant Softball
g)  Shannon Hill - Temporary Certified Teacher
h) Andrew Bartee - Paraprofessional Tier 2

11. Vote to return to open session

12. Executive session compliance statement

13. Vote to accept or not to accept resignations received to date. 

14. Vote to employ or not to employ the following staff for FY27.
Taylor Bruce - Paraprofessional Tier 1
Trenton Golden - Assistant Baseball and Basketball
Jacoby Impson - Student Worker
Sarah Heimer - Assistant for Powerlifting
Eric King - Temporary Part-Time Maintenance/Custodial Worker
Cal Reeves - Student Worker
Jade Sanders - Paraprofessional Tier 1 & Softball Assistant
Layna Taylor - Paraprofessional Tier 1
Shannon Hill - Temporary Certified Teacher
Andrew Bartee - Paraprofessional Tier 2

15. Vote to approve or not approve the following support contracts for FY 27.
Taylor Bruce
Layna Taylor
Jacoby Impson
Sarah Heimer
Eric King
Cal Reeves
Andrew Bartee
 

16. Vote to approve or not approve the temporary certified contract for Shannon Hill for FY 27.

17. Vote to revise or not to revise the following contracts:
Dillon Atkinson 
Carmen Booth
Kerry White
Anna Wiles
 

18. Vote to revise or not to revise the following extra duty contracts:
Trenton Golden
Jessica Tilley
Julie Bruner
Chet Standridge
Allen Kimberlin
Randi Gaddis
Tessa Todd

19. Vote to approve or not approve the extra duty assignment of Carri Storts.

20. Consideration and possible action on Teacher Residency Committees for FY 27.

21. Consideration and possible action concerning extra duty stipends for Teacher Residency Committees:
Sonia Faulkner
 

22. Public hearing for the purpose of discussing Latta Public School's compliance iwth the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and review of the Latta Public Schools Computer Acceptable Use Policy. 

23. Vote to approve or not approve revision to the middle school/high school handbook. 

24. Vote to adopt or not to adopt Policy EFEAA, Artificial Intelligence Systems and Tools Use in the School District.

25. 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)]. 

26. Announcements:  Sept. 23 - See You At The Pole
Sept. 24 - Softball Regionals
Oct. 1 - Baseball Regionals and Softball Super Regionals
Oct. 8 - State Baseball and Softball
 

27. Adjournment