August 12, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

I. Opening Exercises:

I.A. Call to Order and roll-call recording of members present and absent

I.B. Moment of Silence

I.C. Flag Salute

II. Consent Agenda
All of the following items, which concern reports and items of a routine nature normally approved at a board meeting, will be approved by one vote unless any board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items. The consent agenda consists of the discussion, consideration, and approval of the following items:

II.A. Approval of the agenda

II.B. Vote to approve Minutes of the following Board meetings:
1. July 8, 2024 - Regular Meeting
2. July 11, 2024 - Emergency Meeting

II.C. Vote to approve the following items:

II.C.1. Monthly Financial and Investment Report for months ending June 30, 2024 and July 31, 2024:

II.C.1.a. Treasurer’s Report

II.C.1.b. Encumbrances

II.C.1.c. Warrant Register

II.C.1.d. Lease Revenue

II.C.2. School Activity Funds

II.C.2.a. Transfers within Bank

II.C.3. Vote to approve Blanket Position Salary Reserves Report for FY 2023-2024 and FY 2024-2025.

II.F. Vote to approve renewal of annual support and subscription services with Heartland Payment Systems. The total cost is $27,337.50 and will be paid by Child Nutrition, Fund 22.

II.G. Vote to approve the renewal of a Food Service Contract with Mid-Del Learning Center Day Care operating at Mid-Del Technology Center.

II.H. Vote to approve contract for Secondary Career and Technology Education Program(s) for School Year 2024-2025 with Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education

II.I. Vote to approve the Financial Statement for the 2023-2024 school year as required by Oklahoma Statutes Title 70-5-135.2.

II.J. Vote to approve a one year extension with Fleske Holding Company, LLC as the listing agent with exclusive right to sell for Jarman Middle School until July 13, 2025.

II.K. Vote to approve 2024-2025 sanctioning applications for the following groups:

Barnes	PTA
Cleveland Bailey	PTA
Soldier Creek	PTA
Schwartz	PTA
Carl Albert Middle School	Cheer
Carl Albert High School	Golf
Carl Albert High School	Orchestra
Carl Albert High School	Softball
Carl Albert High School	Swim

II.M. Vote to approve out-of-state or overnight travel requests:
1. Kristy Cooper and Danielle Taylor, DCHS, to travel to Las Vegas, NV on September 8-10, 2024 to attend a conference on 5 Star Program that is used at DCHS. Expenses to be paid by personal funds.
2. Rose Benas, St. Philip Neri, and Tracy Hunt, Admin, to travel to Boston, MA on November 20-24, 2024 to attend Heart, Hope, Humanity 2024 National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE). Expenses to be paid by Title II, Project 541.
3. Captain John Keilty, Senior Chief Danny Moreaux, and DCHS NJROTC Unit to travel to Wichita, KS on August 23, 2024 to attend Frontiers of Flight Airshow. Expenses to be paid by School Activity Fund, Project 947 - Navy Activity, Personal Funds, and Donations.
4. Dr. Rick Cobb and Erin Rennick-White, Admin, to travel to New Orleans, LA on March 5-9, 2025 to attend AASA National Conference on Education. Expenses to be paid by General Fund 11, Project 000.
5. Melissa Dalton, Admin, to travel to Snowbird, Utah on September 29-October 1, 2024 to attend the Waterford 2024 Fall Partner Summit. All expenses paid by Waterford.org.
6. Kristy Cooper, Amanda Shatswell, and DCHS Student Council to travel to Bartlesville High School on November 2-4, 2024 to attend Student Council State Convention. Expenses to be paid by Sanctioned Organization Funds, Personal Funds, and Donations.
7. Kristy Cooper, Danielle Taylor, Steve Gilliland (plus an additional sponsor), and DCHS Student Council and Leadership to travel to Allen High School in Texas on October 23, 2024 to attend Jostens Better Than Good Conference. Expenses to be paid by Sanctioned Organization Funds, Personal Funds, and Donations.
8. Krissy Johnson, Admin, to travel to New Orleans, LA on November 6-9, 2024 to attend National Science Teaching Association Conference. Expenses to be paid by Title I, Project 511 and Title II, Project 541.
9. Sheril Thompson and Georgina Gooden, Admin, to travel to Palm Springs, CA on October 8-13, 2024 to attend National Indian Education Association Conference. Expenses to be paid by Title IV Indian Ed, Project 561.

III. Recognitions
 

IV. Information

IV.A. Public Participation
Persons who address the Board during the public participation portion of the regular Board meeting must meet the following qualifications:

1. Not, use the public participation portion of the Board meeting to make slanderous, abusive and personal statements against any individual. The President of the Board may rule any speaker out of order who makes such statements.
2. Not, speak regarding litigation pending against the District or employees of the District.
3. Not, speak regarding a matter that is currently the subject of an investigation being conducted by the District or its agents or attorneys, or which is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation. 
4. In order for the Board to fulfill its obligation to complete the planned agenda in an effective and efficient fashion, a single public participation period of thirty (30) minutes will be permitted at each meeting. Each person who wishes to speak will be allotted five (5) minutes until the total time of 30 minutes is used. Groups consisting of three (3) or more persons shall designate a spokesperson that will be given five (5) minutes to speak for and represent the group.

IV.B. Superintendent’s Report - Dr. Cobb

IV.C. Update on repairs made to Midwest City High School.- Dr. Cobb

IV.D. Bond Update - Dr. Cobb

IV.E. Academic Accolades - Dr. Broiles
Midwest City Middle School - Ms. Williams
6th, 7th, and 8th grade Academic Teams received a proclamation from the City of Midwest City and Mayor Matt Dukes.

V. Vote to approve or not approve revisions to the Mid-Del Strategic Plan to cover years 2024-2029.- Dr. Cobb

VI. Vote to approve or not approve revision to the 2024-2025 Academic Calendar to accommodate high school graduations.- Dr. Cobb

VII. Vote to approve or not approve new policy G-51, Staff Members and Electronic or Digital Communications.- Ms. Boyer

VIII. Vote to approve or not approve new Policy C-42, Transfers for Special Education Students.- Dr. Broiles

IX. Vote to approve or not approve the following policy revisions due to the recommendation of the Student Discipline Committee.- Ms. Gilkey
E-2 - Student Transportation
C-22 - Grievance Procedures for Filing, Processing, and Resolving Alleged Discrimination Complaints
J-17 - Personal Wireless Devices
J-29 - Student Discipline Philosophy
J-33 - Cult/Gang Behavior
J-35 - Shadowing
J-39 - Student Dress Code

XII. Vote to approve or not approve revisions to the following policies:- Ms. Brown
1. I-28, Reading Sufficiency
2. I-31, Summer Academy Reading Programs
3. J-8, Promotion-Retention K-5

XIII. Vote to approve or not approve the amended pricing for CISCO Security EA, originally Board approved on June 10, 2024.- Ms. Rennick White

XIV. Vote to approve or not approve to increase adult meal lunch pricing from $4.70 to $5.00.- Ms. Johnson-Manns

XV. Vote to approve or not approve a $25,000 grant awarded to Child Nutrition by the Local Food for Schools (LFS) Program.- Ms. Johnson-Manns

XVI. Vote to approve or not approve Merritt Tennis & Track Systems to provide equipment, labor, and materials to resurface tennis courts and install chain link perimeter fencing at Carl Albert High School, Del City High School, and Midwest City High School. Total cost of project is $383,067.00. Expenditure to be paid from Bond 37 (LR09).- Mr. Bryan

XVII. Vote to approve or not approve to declare one thousand two-hundred eighty-nine (1,289) old theater seats from Carl Albert High School Performing Arts Center as surplus property.- Mr. Bryan

XVIII. Vote to approve or not approve GMP Amendments 7, 8, and 9 to the Willowbrook, Inc. construction management contract, as well as architect/engineer fees on the following Bond Fund 37/(LR09) construction projects:
Amendment No.7-"PAC lighting/rigging/sound at Carl Albert High School" project.
Willowbrook = (GMP amount) $471,770.77 + (Pre-con Fee Total) $3,538.28 = (GT) $475,309.05
Michael McCoy Architects = (GMP x 7%) $33,023.95
GMP + Pre-con + Architect Fees = (GT) $508,333.00
Amendment No.8-"PAC lighting/rigging/sound at Del City High School" project.
Willowbrook = (GMP amount) $442,099.10 + (Pre-con Fee Total) $3,315.74 = (GT) $445,414.84
Michael McCoy Architects = (GMP x 7%) $30,946.94
GMP + Pre-con + Architect Fees = (GT) $476,361.78
Amendment No.9-"PAC lighting/rigging/sound at Midwest City High School" project.
Willowbrook = (GMP amount) $441,466.30 + (Pre-con Fee Total) $3,311.00 = (GT) $444,777.30
Michael McCoy Architects = (GMP x 7%) $30,902.64
GMP + Pre-con + Architect Fees = (GT) $475,679.94
Expenditures to be paid from Bond 37 and/or Lease Revenue 09.- Mr. Bryan

XIX. Vote to approve or not approve to declare six (6) old Maintenance Department service vehicles surplus property. Vehicles will be sold by auction by the Mid-Del Central Warehouse.- Mr. Wilkerson

XX. Vote to approve or not approve to decommission nine (9) old Transportation Department school buses. Vehicles will be declared surplus property and sold by auction by the Mid-Del Central Warehouse.- Mr. Arnold

XXI. Vote to approve or not approve the Career Technology Education Programs at our three Mid-Del High Schools and three Mid-Del Middle Schools.- Ms. Foster

XXII. Vote to approve or not approve the 2024-2025 MDTC Student Handbook.- Ms. Foster

XXIII. Human Resources

XXIII.A. Vote to approve or not approve all actions recommended in the Human Resources Reports: - Ms. Huston

• Certified
• Non-Certified
• Child Nutrition
• Transportation

XXIII.B. Vote to approve or not approve to use the hourly method (1080 hours) to operate during the 2024-2025 school year. This option will allow the District more flexibility should the need arise for schools to be closed.- Ms. Huston

XXIII.C. Vote to approve or not approve the deregulation of the planning period for Myles Melson, German teacher at Midwest City High School. - Ms. Huston

XXIII.D. Vote to approve or not approve the request for certified teachers to serve as adjunct teachers.- Ms. Huston

XXIII.G. Vote to approve or not approve the 2024-2025 pay rates.- Ms. Huston

XXIII.H. Vote to approve or not approve 2024-2025 MDSEA agreement addendum.- Ms. Huston

XXIII.I. Vote to approve or not approve the tentative agreement between Mid-Del Board of Education and Mid-Del Education Association.- Ms. Huston

XXIII.J. Vote to approve or not approve the recommendation for the District Health Coordinator.- Ms. Huston

XXIII.K. Vote to approve or not approve the recommendation of an Instructional Facilitator.- Ms. Huston

XXIII.L. Vote to approve or not approve the recommendation of a College Career Coordinator.- Ms. Huston

XXIV. Proposed Executive Session for the purpose of:
To hear evidence and discuss the denied student transfers with a review of confidential education records and transfer requests of students whereby disclosure of any additional information could potentially violate FERPA, and the executive session is requested by the parent or the student. 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(5) and (B)(7).
1. Vote to convene or not convene in Executive Session.
2. Acknowledge the Board has returned to open session.
3. Executive Session statement of minutes.

XXV. Vote to uphold the Superintendent's recommendation to deny the transfer request, overturn the Superintendent's recommendation to deny the transfer request, or modify the Superintendent's recommendation to deny the transfer request of the following students:- Dr. Daniel
Student A
Student B
Student C
Student D
Student E

 

XXVI. New Business
Item(s) that could not have been foreseen or known about at the time the agenda was posted which need action at this Board meeting.

XXVII. Adjourn
This agenda was posted at the Board of Education Center, 7217 S.E. 15th Street, Midwest City, Oklahoma, on August 8, 2024, at 1:30 PM, in accordance with the Open Meeting Law.

The next Regular Board Meeting is scheduled for September 9, 2024.