February 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Call meeting to order

Roll call and record names of members present

Pledge of Allegiance 

PRESENTATIONS 

Presentation of the 2023-2024 school audit by Bledsoe, Hewett, & Gullekson, CPA, PLLP

Presentation by High School Student Council regarding STANG week

This month at OTPS:

Recognize and hear from visitors (public participation)

Treasurer's Report

Assistant Superintendent's Report
-Federal Programs

-Title IX Compliance Report

Superintendent's Report
-Future Bond Issue Update
-Finances

CONSENT AGENDA (These items may be approved by one Board motion, unless any Board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items).

Discussion and Consideration for approval of the minutes of the following OTPS Board of Education meetings:
-Special Meeting on January 13, 2025
-Regular Meeting on January 13, 2025

Discussion and Consideration for approval of the following warrants and encumbrances:
-General Fund Encumbrances: 347-378
-General Fund Warrants: 1900-2331
-Building Fund Encumbrances: 81-83
-Building Fund Warrants: 265-278
-Building Bond Funds (Fund 35) Encumbrance: 1

Discussion and Consideration for approval of financial reports, (General Fund, Building Fund, Building Bond Funds, Activity Funds).

Discussion and Consideration for approval of the following activity fund transfers:
-74-85

Discussion and Consideration for approval of the following fundraiser requests:
-221-229

Discussion and Consideration for the approval of the following Out-of-State or Overnight Field trip requests:
-OHS Wrestling (Boys and Girls) to OKC for State Championship Feb 27 through March 2
-OHS Jazz Band to SWOSU Jazz Festival/ Concert Feb 14-15
-OHS Honor Band to All-State Band Clinic and Concert-OKC Feb 13-15
-OHS Cheer to State Wrestling Tournament in OKC February 27 through March 2

ADMINISTRATIVE

Recommendation, Consideration, and Action on final approval of estimate of needs for the 2024-2025 school year

Recommendation, Consideration, and Action on approving OTPS calendar for the 2025-2026 school year

Recommendation, Consideration, and Action on approving E-Rate contract with Bolt for Internal Connections for the 2025-2026 school year

Recommendation, Consideration, and Action on approving a contract with Employee Evaluation System for OKTLE, SEES, and McRel evaluation systems for the 2025-2026 school year

Recommendation, Consideration, and Action on approving the 2024-2025 audit contract and engagement letter with Bledsoe, Hewett & Gullekson

Recommendation, Consideration, and Action on approving an agreement with Ruth Kelley Studio for school pictures for the 2025-2026 school year

PERSONNEL

Proposed executive session to discuss Resignations, Hiring of Personnel and/or Extra Duty Assignments. Pursuant to 25 O.S. Sect. 307(B)(1) and (7) of the Open Meeting Law.  Items to be discussed are:
-Resignations: Bobana Marusic, Krystal Lynch
-Hiring: 1st grade teacher on a temporary contract, OLE Special Education Paraprofessional
-Superintendent's Contract
-Rehiring the Assistant Superintendent for the 2025-2026 school year
-Rehiring Central Office Employees for the 2025-2026 school year
-Rehiring District level Directors for the 2025-2026 school year
-Brandy Albert- Intent to Return

Vote to convene or not to convene into executive session

Acknowledge Board has returned to open session.

Statement of Board President of executive session minutes compliance

Vote to accept or not accept submitted resignation(s) as listed below:
-Bobana Marusic, OLE PE Teacher, effective January 17, 2025
-Krystal Lynch, UE Teacher Assistant, effective February 27, 2025

Vote to accept or not accept the superintendent's contract

Motion and Vote to employ or not employ Kendra Adkins as Assistant Superintendent for the 2025-2026 school year

Motion and Vote to approve or not approve rehiring the following central office employees:
-Cindy Lovelace, Leslie Dunavent, Kaleb Hotfelt

Motion and Vote to approve or not approve rehiring the following district level Directors for the 2025-2026 school year:
-Brady DeSpain, Dru Dixon, Richard Fisher, Jeff Cluck, Dwight Tackitt, Sarah Noble, Sherry Hutchinson

Motion and vote to approve or not approve Brandy Albert's Intent to Return to a teaching position for the 2025-2026 school year

Motion and vote to employ or not employ a recommended applicant for the position/s listed below:
-1st grade teacher on a temporary contract for the remainder of the 2024-2025 school year
-Special Education Paraprofessional for the remainder of the 2024-2025 school year

NEW BUSINESS

MOTION AND VOTE TO ADJOURN