March 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Bixby Board of Education Regular Meeting

Call Meeting to Order/Roll Call

Reports to The Board

Special Recognition

Community Partner Award - Home Builders' Association represented by Mark Hall and Jeffrey Smith for their generous support in creating a new opportunity for our students. Construction I next year!

Spartan Spirit Award - Bixby Citizen of the Year, Julie Prox

Spartan Coins of Excellence
Girls Wrestling State Champs: Millie Azlin and Addie Morse
Boys Wrestling State Champs: Seth Hernandez and Isaiah Jones (unable to attend)

Varsity Swim - Academic All State Champs
Coach David Zimmerman
Present at the meeting:
Evan England
Caden Strokos
Jerad Parks
Yan Zhelabaty
Gabe Perez
Keaton Riley
Thimijaya Bamunarachchi
Santiago Nava

 

Superintendent's Report - Lydia Wilson

Teaching and Learning Report - Cheryl Wilkinson and Dinah Benavides

Comments from the Public

Speakers must identify themselves.

Each Speaker is given a maximum of three (3) minutes. To ensure fairness for all speakers, this timeline will be strictly enforced. The Board clerk will notify the speaker when they have 30 seconds left. Speakers are expected to end their remarks immediately when the time limit is reached. 

In order to avoid repetitious information, a single spokesperson will be selected by groups desiring to address the board.

Total time allocated to this item is thirty (30) minutes.

Speakers may offer objective comments of school operations and programs that concern them. The Board shall not hear personal complaints unless the proper administrative procedures concerning complaints have been followed.

Speakers may not use profanity at a School Board meeting. Patrons conducting themselves in this manner may be asked to leave the meeting.

The president reserves the right to interrupt this section and move to the next item.

In accordance with provisions of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, discussion or action by the Board on an item presented under the "Comments from the Public" agenda topic is not permitted. Board members and administrative staff will not respond to questions from the public. The Board appreciates and will seriously consider all comments made during this time. Proper questions from members of the public may be referred to the Superintendent for later report to the Board.

General Consent Agenda - Discussion and possible board action to approve consent agenda items #1-9. (These items may be approved by one Board motion, unless any board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items.)

Minutes of February 12, 2026 Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting

Activity Fund Summary of Accounts and Transfer Requests

Encumbrances and Change Orders for FY 2026 General Fund, Building Fund, Child Nutrition Fund, Sinking Fund, and Bond Funds 31-39 per attached encumbrance registers

Approval of out of state and overnight trip requests per attachment for the following activities:

BHS Track and Field; Southlake Carroll HS; March 19-21, 2026

Baseball: Pensacola, FL: March 15-20, 2026

JROTC: Amarillo Caprock: March 27-28, 2026

FMLA/Maternity - Certified - Central Intermediate - 4/20/2026 - 5/25/2026

FMLA/Maternity - Certified - Middle School - 3/23/2026 - 5/22/2026

Medical Leave - Support - Central Elementary - 2/9/2026-5/14/2026

Employment, Resignation, Retirement - Certified Personnel - per attached

Employment, Resignation, Retirement - Support Personnel - per attached

Finance

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.

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 $25,700,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds of this School District, and designating Phillips Murrah P.C., as bond counsel for this issuance of bonds.

Discussion and possible board action to approve a contract with Jenkins & Kemper CPA for the 2025-2026 audit and the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

Discussion and possible board action to approve a contract with Tulsa Technology Center for student transportation for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

Discussion and possible board action to approve the purchase of one activity bus for a total cost of $248,664.00 from Ross Transportation to be paid from Transportation Bond Funds.

Teaching and Learning

Discussion and possible board action to approve an agreement with the Tulsa County Health Department to continue health education services for the 2026-2027 school year.

Discussion and possible board action to approve a MOU with Union Public Schools for engagement in activities associated with Project INSPIRE with the US Department of Education.

Operations

Discussion and possible board action to approve a contract for the Mabee Center for the 2026 graduation ceremony on May 20, 2026.

Discussion and possible board action to approve changes to Policy 3134 Oklahoma School Testing Program.

Discussion and possible board action to approve changes to the Academic Calendar for 2026-2027 to allow for secondary Parent Teacher Conferences to host Spartan U earlier in the second semester. 

Miscellaneous

Executive Session

Discussion and possible board action to move into executive session for the purpose of discussing the submitted bids for the purchase of real property as authorized by (25 O.S. Sec. 307 (B)(3)) and the employment of Certified Teachers and Certified Administrators and Directors subject to assignment by the Superintendent for the 2026-2027 fiscal year per Attachments "A" and "B" respectively, (25 O.S. Sec. 307(B)(1)(7)).

Vote to acknowledge return to open session.

Statement by Board president of executive session minutes.

Human Resources

Discussion and possible board action regarding the employment of those Certified Teachers subject to assignment by the Superintendent for the 2026-2027 fiscal year per Attachment "A".

Discussion and possible board action regarding the employment of those Certified Administrators and Directors subject to assignment by the Superintendent for the 2026-2027 fiscal year per Attachment "B".

Discussion and possible board action to accept or reject any contracts received for the purchase of surplus real property described as follows: Lot Two (2) BLOCK One (1), BIXBY WEST, an Addition to the City of Bixby, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

Discussion and possible board action to approve an Addendum to the ESS South Central, LLC agreement effective February 19, 2026.

Discussion and possible board action to approve any resignations submitted after the agenda was posted.

New Business

Vote to adjourn