October 6, 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. Discussion and possible action to enter into a Development Agreement with the Blanchard Public Schools Education Foundation, Inc. to construct a baseball/softball facility using donation from The Fund for Charitable Giving.

D. Check presentation from Mardis Ventures to Blanchard Education Foundation.

E. Superintendent's Report

F. 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:

F.1. Approval of Treasurer's Report

F.2. Approval of Minutes from the September 2, 2025, Regular Board Meeting

F.3. Payment Registers:

• General Fund #944 -1697
• Building Fund #18-34

F.4. General Fund Encumbrances - #240-250

F.5. Building Fund Encumbrances - #21-29

F.6. General Fund Change Orders

F.7. Building Fund Change Orders

F.8. Special Payroll

F.9. Activity Fund Report

G. Action Topics

G.1. Discussion and possible action to approve contract with Prairie Rock Architect, PLLC to construct plans for baseball/softball facility.

G.2. Discussion and possible action to approve adding High School Boy's Soccer in the 2026-27 school year and Middle School Boy's Soccer in the 2027-28 school year.

G.3. Discussion and possible action to authorize Blanchard Public Schools to approve students, with the consent of their parent or legal guardian, to modify their existing graduation track to the new graduation requirements provided for in 70 O.S. Section 11-103.6 as authorized by House Bill 2672 (2024).

G.4. Discussion and possible action to approve new Blanchard Board of Education policy FFACA - Medication:  Administering to Students.

G.5. Discussion and possible action to approve an increase to the price of adult breakfasts from $2.50 to $3.00, as per the federal Office of Child Nutrition.
 

G.6. Discussion and possible action to approve the 2025-26 Professional Development Committee:

• Ashley Robertson, Chairperson
• Shirley Myers, Elementary Principal
• Chelsea Blackburn, Asst. Elem. & Inter. Principal
• Makala Silk, Elementary Teacher
• Nicole Craig, Intermediate Counselor
• Micaela Gordy, MS Teacher
• Heather Dilworth, MS Teacher
• Kristi Davis, HS Counselor
• Jennifer Taliaferro, HS Teacher
• Becky Pauls, Community Member

G.7. Discussion and possible action to approve the HS Choir traveling to Dallas from March 26-29, 2026.

G.8. Discussion and possible action to approve 2 days and 5 hours of Sick Leave Sharing for Tiffany Allen, Pre-K Aide.

H. Executive Session

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

H.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).

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

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

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

I. Discussion and possible action to approve the negotiated items for the 2025-2026 Blanchard Association of Classroom Teachers (BACT) contract.
 

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

K. New Business

L. Discussion and possible action to adjourn.