April 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Locust Grove Regular Meeting

1. Call meeting to order and Pledge of Allegiance

2. Oath of Office per 70 O.S. § 5-116 for newly elected Board of Education Member Seat #1, Jim Ward

3. Roll Call

4. Take action on reorganization of the Board of Education
a.) President
b.) Vice-President
c.) Board Clerk
d.) Deputy Board Clerk
e.) OSSBA Legislative Liaison 

5. Open Forum, Public Comment or Indian Education Comments/Concerns

6. Superintendent Report

7. Consent Agenda
All of the items, which consist 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.  The consent agenda consists of the discussion, consideration and approval of the following items: 

7.a. Minutes of Regular Board Meeting, March 9, 2026

7.b. Treasurer/Financial Report

7.c.  Approve financial statements, all warrants issued for payment, change orders and all purchase orders and activity fund balances:
General Fund 11 Encumbrances #463-492 for 2025-2026
Building Fund 21 Encumbrances #48-51 for 2025-2026
Activity Fund Report for March 2026
 

7.d. Contracts for FY27:
1.) Patten & Odom, CPAs, PLLC
2.) Elevate Pediatric Therapies
3.) RSU Concurrent Enrollment Agreement
4.) Transition School to Work Study Agreement
5.) Eduskills, LLC Agreement 

8. Discussion and possible action to approve Temporary Appropriations for 2026-2027

9. Board to consider and take possible action, in the absence of the President and/or Clerk, to appoint an acting President and/or acting Clerk for the School District to execute any and all documents pertaining to setting the maturities, date, time and place of the bond sale

10. Board to consider and take action on a resolution determining the maturities of, and setting a date, time and place for the sale of the $550,000 Taxable Building Bonds of this School District, and designating bond counsel for this issuance of bonds

11. Discussion and possible action to approve the bid for the pickleball court fencing project

12. Discussion and possible action to approve the High School Summer School Accreditation Applications for FY26

13. Discussion and possible action to close sub-account #874 Carlos Wear Scholarship in Fund 60 and transfer remaining funds of $513.16 to sub-account #846 MS Cheer

14. Discussion and possible action to open a new project code Fund 61 in Sylogist Ed Accounting for the Carlos Wear Scholarship Fund in the amount of $37,905.64

15. Proposed executive session for the purpose of discussing employment of Career Certified Teachers for 2026-2027 Exhibit A, Agriculture Education Teacher, High School Summer School teacher, Driver's Education Summer Course Teacher, Speech Language Pathologist and MS Paraprofessional for FY27, approve a request for sick days for Rachel Trammell and Stephanie Hendrickson and resignations of Jamie Ross, UE Counselor/Dean of Students and Tammy Bradish, HS Counselor position pursuant to Oklahoma Statute 25 Section 307(B)(1)
a.) Vote to convene into executive session
b.) Acknowledge return to open session
c.) Statement of executive session minutes 

16. Take action to employ Career Certified Teachers for 2026-2027 per Exhibit A
 

17. Take action to employ an Agriculture Education Teacher for 2026-2027

18. Take action to employ a High School Summer School Teacher for FY26

19. Take action to employ a Driver's Education Summer Course Teacher for FY26

20. Take action to employ a Speech Language Pathologist for 2026-2027

21. Take action to employ a MS Paraprofessional for 2026-2027

22. Take action to approve a request for sick days for:
a.) Rachel Trammell
b.) Stephanie Hendrickson
 

23. Take action to accept the resignations of:
a.) Jamie Ross, UE Counselor/Dean of Students
b.) Tammy Bradish, HS Counselor position

24. New Business and action, if needed

25. Adjournment