September 2, 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. Superintendent's Report

D. 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:

D.1. Approval of Treasurer's Report

D.2. Approval of Minutes from the August 4, 2025, Regular Board Meeting

D.3. Payment Registers:

• General Fund #186-943
• Building Fund #10-17

D.4. General Fund Encumbrances - #214-239

D.5. Building Fund Encumbrances - #17-20

D.6. Bond Fund 33 Encumbrance - #1

D.7. Bond Fund 35 Encumbrance - #1

D.8. General Fund Change Orders

D.9. Building Fund Change Orders

D.10. Special Payroll

D.11. Activity Fund Report

D.12. Surplus Items:

• 2012 John Deere Compact Tractor - to be traded
• 2004 John Deere 997 zero turn mower - to be auctioned
• 2001 Yazhoo Keys zero turn mower - to be auctioned

D.13. October - December, 2025 - Student Transfer Capacity

E. Action Topics

E.1. Discussion and possible action to approve the Estimate of Needs for the 2025-26 school year.

E.2. Discussion and possible action to approve the Revenue Expenditure Budget for the 2025-26 school year.

E.3. Discussion and possible action to approve the assignments of Mentor Teachers for the 2025-26 school year:

• Michaela Gordy for Alden Armstrong
• Patty Dunsworth for Avery Schneringer Hawkins
• Kirk Kirchner for Riley Lowry

E.4. Discussion and possible action to approve the following new Blanchard Board of Education policies:

• DBCA - Standards of Performance and Conduct for Teachers
• DO - Termination of Employment - Teachers
• DO-R - Teacher Termination Procedures
• FFG - Reporting Suspected Child Abuse and/or Neglect 

E.5. Discussion and possible action to approve the following adjunct teacher for the 2025-26 school year:

• Natalie Langford - Mid-level Mathematics-Algebra I

E.6. Discussion and possible action to approve an increase to the price of lunches for staff and visitors from $5.00 to $5.25, as per state and federal requirements.

E.7. Discussion and possible action to approve the 2025-26 Committees for Healthy and Fit Schools/Safe Schools and Gifted & Talented.

E.8. Discussion and possible action to approve 13 days of Sick Leave Sharing for Joyce Whitfield, custodian and bus driver.

F. Executive Session

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

F.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).

F.1.b. Discussing negotiations concerning employees and representatives of employee groups, pursuant to 25 O.S., Section 307 (B) (2).

F.1.c. Discussing the purchase or appraisal of real property, pursuant to 25 O.S., Section 307 (B) (3).

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

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

G. Discussion and possible action to approve ratification of the 2025-26 Blanchard Association of Support Employees (BASE) contract.

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

I. New Business

J. Discussion and possible action to adjourn.