February 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

I. Opening

I.A. Call to Order and Roll Call

I.B. Presentations

I.B.1. Elementary Spotlight Pledge Leader: Garfield Elementary

I.B.2. Presentation of Colors: Enid High School Air Force JROTC

I.B.3. Student Spotlight Reporter: Waller Middle School

I.C. Recognitions:

I.C.1. Recognize former Enid Mayor George Pankonin for his efforts with the Oklahoma Strategic Military Planning Commission and all he has done in raising funds for the Eisenhower Project.

I.C.2. Recognize Justin DeClerck for being named an Outstanding Energy Champion from CLEAResult.

I.C.3. Recognize EHS swimmers that qualified for the State Swim Meet.

II. Audience to Visitors

III. Superintendent's Report:

III.A. Community Outreach Presentation

III.B. April 2, 2025 - Virtual day for Freshmen and Sophomores for ACT Testing

III.C. Cell Phone Committee Update

III.D. Enid FFA Chapter Charter

III.E. Student Enrollment Update

III.F. Eisenhower Update

III.G. Strategic Planning Committee Update 

III.H. Update on new start time for EPS Middle Schools for the 25-26 school year.

III.I. Special Board Meeting on March 27, 2025, for Bond Sale.

IV. Regular Business

IV.A. Discussion then possible action to approve the following consent agenda items:

IV.A.1. Minutes of the Board of Education Regular Meeting of January 21, 2025;

IV.A.2. Fiscal Year 2025 Encumbrances:

IV.A.2.a. General Fund Encumbrances for FY 2025 $328,900.43 (P.O. #’s 2083 - 2259)

IV.A.2.b. General Fund Change Orders since 01/14/25 $(8,557.60) (P.O. #’s 1 – 2082)

IV.A.2.c. Building Fund Encumbrances for FY 2025 $310,680.00 (P.O. #’s 65 - 76)

IV.A.2.d. 2016 General Obligation Bond Fund Encumbrances for FY 2025 $1,500 (P.O. # 2)

IV.A.2.e. Activity Fund Gift and Donations Change Orders since 1/14/25 $(5.12) (P.O. # 15)

IV.A.3. Fund raising requests and activity account budgets for the following accounts in the Enid Public Schools Activity Fund Adams Elementary, Garfield Elementary, Glenwood Elementary, Prairie View Elementary, and Enid High School.

IV.A.4. Declare items as surplus property for disposal;

IV.A.5. Annual Approval to offer a $2,000.00 signing bonus for new standard certified secondary science, secondary foreign language, secondary math, special education, English as a second language, and early childhood teachers for FY2026 school year.

IV.A.6. Approval of Oklahoma School Assurance Group School Board Designated Representative Authorization Form to designate a voting representative.

IV.B. Discussion then possible action to approve the District Financial Report for January 2025.

IV.C. Resolution #682: Board to consider and act on a resolution determining the maturities of, and setting a date, time, and place (March 27, 2025) for the sale of the $11,395,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds of the School District.

IV.D. Consider and approve an Agreement for bond counsel services with the Floyd & Driver, P.L.L.C., Attorneys at Law.

IV.E. Discussion then possible action to approve the independent audit of FY2024 transactions for Enid Public Schools.

V. New Business: (Any business that has arisen that could not have been foreseen or known about at the time the regular agenda was posted.) 25 O.S. Section 311(A)(9).

VI. Reports, Items of Information, Board Comments and/or Questions:

VI.A. Col. Little's Comments:

VI.B. Board Comments and/or Questions:

VII. Next Regular Meeting: March 10, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center boardroom, 500 S. Independence, Enid, OK.

VIII. Discussion then possible action to approve a proposed executive session to discuss the employment of those individuals and/or positions listed on the attached Exhibit "A" and Exhibit "B" [pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(1)], negotiations concerning employees and/or representatives of employee groups [pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(2)], and possible purchase or appraisal of real property [pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(3)].

IX. Return from Executive Session

X. Discussion then possible action to approve those individuals and/or positions listed on the attached Exhibit "A" [pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(1)].

XI. Discussion then possible action to approve adjunct instructor status, as allowed by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, for Individuals listed on Exhibit "B" listed as 1 [pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(1)].

XII. Notification of Reassignments, Retirements and/or Resignations as Approved by the Superintendent and listed on the attached Exhibit "A" [pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(1).

XIII. Adjournment