February 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM - OTPS 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 2024-2025 school audit by Bledsoe, Hewett, & Gullekson, CPA, PLLP

Presentation of S.T.A.N.G. Week by HS Student Council

This month at OTPS:

Recognize and hear from visitors (public participation)

Assistant Superintendent's Report
-Professional Development
-Federal Programs
-Teaching and Learning

-Title IX Compliance Report

Superintendent's Report
-Construction Status
-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 Board of Education Meetings:
-Regular Board meeting on January 12, 2026
-Special Board meeting on January 30, 2026

Discussion and Consideration for approval of Treasurer's Report and attached financial reports (General Fund, Building Fund, Building Bond Funds, Activity Funds, Investment Accounts, etc.).

Discussion and Consideration for approval of the following warrants and encumbrances:
-General Fund Encumbrances: 340-362
-General Fund Warrants: 1825-2224
-Building Fund Encumbrances: 61-66
-Building Fund Warrants: 281-331
-Building Bond Funds Encumbrance:
Fund 34: 1
Fund 36: 2-3
-Building Bond Funds Warrants (Fund 36): 1
-Sinking Fund: 4

Discussion and Consideration for approval of the following activity fund transfers:
-89-100

Discussion and Consideration for approval of the following fundraiser requests:
-Booster Club 91-99
-Activity Fund 234-245

Discussion and Consideration for the approval of the following Out-of-State or Overnight Field trip requests:
-OHS Girls Wrestling to OKC, OSSAA State Championships, 2/26-3/1
-OHS Ag Issues Forum in St. Joseph, MO, 2/18
-OMS Robotics State Tournament, Pryor, OK 3/13-3/14
-OHS/OMS TSA State Conference, Norman, OK 4/13-4/16
-OHS Jazz Band, OSSBDA All-State, OKC, OK 2/12-2/14
-OHS Jazz Band, SWOSU Jazz Festival, Weatherford, OK, 2/19-2/20
-OHS Cheerleading, State Wrestling Cheer, OKC, OK 2/27-3/1

ADMINISTRATIVE

Recommendation, Consideration, and Action on approving the License Agreement with Employment Evaluation Systems, Inc. for OKTLE, SEES, and McRel evaluation systems for the 2026-2027 school year

Recommendation, Consideration, and Action on approving the OTPS calendar for the 2026-2027 school year

Recommendation, Consideration, and Action on approving a contract with AAB Engineering, LLC for Civil Engineering Services

Recommendation, Consideration, and Action on approving a contract with Bit By Bit for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year

Recommendation, Consideration, and Action on approving Oologah Climbing Club

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: Michele Osburn, HS Teacher; Danny Pruett, MS Teacher
-Rehiring the Assistant Superintendent for the 2026-2027 school year
-Rehiring Central Office Employees for the 2026-2027 school year
-Rehiring District level Directors for the 2026-2027 school year

Vote to convene or not to convene into executive session

Acknowledge Board has returned to open session:
"Let the minutes reflect the board returned to open session at (Time)"

Statement by Board President of executive session minutes compliance:
"Those present in Executive Session were: (Insert Names here)
While in Executive Session, only the items listed on the agenda for executive session were discussed, no decisions were made, and no votes were taken."

Vote to accept or not accept submitted resignation(s) as listed below:
-Michele Osburn, HS Special Education Teacher, effective end of 25-26 school year
-Danny Pruett, Retirement, MS Teacher, effective September 1, 2026

Motion and Vote to employ or not employee Kendra Adkins as Assistant Superintendent for the 2026-2027 school year

Motion and Vote to approve or not approve rehiring the following central office employees for the 2026-2027 school year:
-Kaleb Hotfelt- Finance Director/ CFO
-Cindy Lovelace- Payroll/ Encumbrance
-Leslie Dunavent- Activity

Motion and vote to approve or not approve rehiring the following district level Directors for the 2026-2027 school year:
-Dwight Tackitt- Operations
-Rick Fisher- Technology
-Laura Leiker- Child Nutrition
-Danna McGuire- Transportation
-Dru Dixon- Athletics/ Activities
-Sherry Hutchinson- Special Services

NEW BUSINESS (Any item that could not have been foreseen or was not known about before the agenda was posted)

MOTION AND VOTE TO ADJOURN