May 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

A. Call to order and roll call.
David Paulk, President
Justin Smith, Vice-President
Jacob Zweifel, Clerk
Barry Carpenter, Member
Ryan Keeler, Member

B. Audience may address the board.  State your name for the board, three-minute time limit.

C. Review and discuss the status of school board member training credits.

D. Superintendent's Report

E. Consent Agenda
All of the items which concern reports 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 following items:

E.1. Approval of Treasurer's Report

E.2. Approval of Minutes from the April 7, 2025, Regular Board Meeting

E.3. Payment Registers:

• General Fund #6699-7478
• Building Fund #59-65

E.4. General Fund Encumbrances - #303-313

E.5. Building Fund Encumbrances - #44-45

E.6. General Fund Change Orders

E.7. Building Fund Change Orders

E.8. Special Payroll

E.9. Activity Fund Report

E.10. Surplus List for Disposal

F. Action Topics

F.1. Discussion and possible action to approve awarding milk, bread and linen bids for the 2025-26 school year. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids. 

F.2. Discussion and possible action to approve the temporary appropriations for the 2025-2026 school year.

F.3. Discussion and possible action to declare as surplus and sell the property located on the east side of the old football field. The property is located between S. Jefferson Avenue and S. Madison Avenue with 4th Street being on the south side of the property.

F.4. Discussion, motion with a possible vote to approve listing the property located at the N.E. corner of S.W. 4th Street and S. Jefferson Avenue in Blanchard, Oklahoma, for sale in the Blanchard News on May 15th, 2025, with a bid opening to be scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on June 12, 2025, and possibly awarded at the July regular board meeting.

F.5. Discussion and possible action to approve the following contracts for the 2025-2026 school year:

• ADT for DOT alcohol and drug screening -  BUS DRIVERS
• ADT for alcohol and drug screening - STUDENTS
• Latchkey Child Services, Inc., for before and after school care
• Child Nutrition Prime Vendor Agreement for food co-op
• Carla Gill-Garling for Physical Therapy Services
• Teel Oswald for Psychological Services
• Kim Wallace for Vision Services
• Tyler Garling for Occupational Therapy Services
• Angel, Johnston & Blasingame, P.C. for School Treasury Services
• Sylogist for Accounting Software
• Sylogist for Student Information/Gradebook/Lunchroom Software

F.6. Discussion and possible action to approve opening negotiations with the Blanchard Association of Certified Teachers for the 2025-2026 school year.

F.7. Discussion and possible action to approve 3 days of Sick Leave Sharing for Earl Myers, Bus Driver.

G. Executive Session

G.1. Discussion and possible action to convene in executive session for the purpose of:

G.1.a. Discussing the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual salaried employee, pursuant to 25 O.S., Section 307 (B) (1).

G.2.  Discussion and possible action to approve reconvening in open session.

G.3. Statement of executive session minutes from Board of Education Clerk, Jacob Zweifel.

H. Discussion and possible action to approve the Personnel Report.

I. New Business

J. Discussion and possible action to adjourn.