November 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 

This month at OTPS:

Recognize and hear from visitors (public participation)

Director's Report

• Mr. Dixon presenting Coach Bowers, OSSAA Girls Soccer Coach of the Year
• Mrs. Noble presenting Middle School and High School academic data

Principal's Report

• Mr. Hogue to introduce students working on National School of Character for OHS

Assistant Superintendent's Report

• Professional Development
• Federal Programs
• Teaching and Learning
  • Certification Timeline Agreement
• Title IX Compliance 

Superintendent's Report

• Construction Status
• Work done on the calendar for next school year
• District Dialogue 
• RCB/ BankFirst

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 meetings of the OTPS Board of Education:

• Special Meeting on August 10, 2026
• Regular Meeting on October 12, 2026
• Special Meeting on October 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: 241-271
• General Fund Warrants: 572-951
• Building Fund Encumbrances: 45-47
• Building Fund Warrants: 130-175
• Building Bond Fund (36) Encumbrance: 11
• Building Bond Fund (34) Warrant: 2
• Building Bond Fund (36) Warrants: 8-9
• Sinking Fund Encumbrance: 2

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

• 33-49

Discussion and Consideration for approval of the following fundraiser requests:

• Booster Club- 82-83
• Activity Fund- 233-236

Notification to the board of the following Out-of-State or Overnight Field trip requests:

• OHS Softball to State Tournament in Shawnee, from Oct 14-16, 2026
• OHS Cross Country to State Meet in Midwest City Oct 23-24, 2026
• OHS Boys Wrestling to Gravette, AR for Tournament from Dec 18-19, 2026

ADMINISTRATIVE

School board/ Superintendent discussion regarding the development of an OTPS Board of Education Policy regarding the review of contracts by the school attorney

Discussion, Consideration, and possible vote to adopt a resolution waiving the board of education's power of termination and consenting to the sale by the town of Oologah to Oologah First Baptist Church of the following property:

• Lots 2 through 12, Block 28, and Lots 5 through 7, Block 27, Original Town of Oologah, Rogers County, State of Oklahoma

Recommendation, Consideration, and Action on approving the Estimate of Needs for the 2026-2027 school year

Recommendation, Consideration, and Action on approving declaring the following Bluebird Buses as surplus to be disposed of according to OTPS policy:

• 2012, 83 passenger, VIN 1BABNCPA0CF283358
• 2017, 83 passenger, VIN 1BABNCPA3HF325108
• 2012, 83 passenger, VIN 1BABNCPA9CF283357
• 2012, 83 passenger, VIN 1BABNCPA7CF283356
• 2012, 83 passenger, VIN 1BABNCPA3CF283354
• 2003, 83 passenger, VIN 1BABNCXA63F213542
• 2009, 29 passenger, VIN 1FD4E45P28DA54626

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: McKenna Cole
• Hiring: HS Special Education Teacher

Motion and 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."

Motion and vote to accept or not accept submitted resignation(s) as listed below:

• McKenna Cole, OLE Paraprofessional, effective 10/22/2026

Motion and vote to employ or not employ a recommended applicant for the position/s listed below:

• HS Special Education Teacher on a temporary contract for the remainder of the 2026-2027 school year

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