February 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

1. Call meeting to order - Roll call of members

2. Acknowledgment of guests - if any present

3. Staff and Student Spotlight

4. Principal Report

5. Daycare update
1) Staffing
2) Curriculum
3) Finances

6. Athletics update
1) Playoffs
2) Track

7. Housing update

8. Discussion on facilities management plan

9. Financial Report

10. POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION AND VOTE OF CONSENT AGENDA: All of the following items, which concern reports and items of 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 discussion, consideration and vote of items #10A - #10

10.A. Approve the agenda as part of the minutes

10.B. Read or waive the reading, vote to approve or correct the minutes of the Regular Board of Education meeting of January 22nd, 2025

10.C. Approve OKTLE contract for staff evaluations for 2025-26 School year

10.D. Transfer the following amounts from the concessions sub-account to the following sub-accounts. 

Total amount made: $13,996.13
Leave in Concessions: $1500.00

Athletics - $4538.61
Academic Team - $735.35
Elementary - $735.35
Music - $1503.63
Cheer - $1471.50
Junior Class - $735.75
Robotics - $1839.38
Senior Class - $367.88
AR - $367.88
FCA - $200

 

10.E. Items removed from Consent Agenda for separate action

11. Vote to approve / not approve encumbrances, change orders, and warrants as follows:

12. Vote to approve / not approve the January Activity report

13. Proposed executive session to discuss
1) The ongoing evaluation of the performance of the superintendent Operations
2) Staffing for 2025-26



25 O.S. Section 307(B)(1)

14. Vote to convene/not convene in executive session

15. Acknowledge return to open session

16. Executive session minutes compliance announcement

17. Review the Fiscal Year 2024 Initial and Mid-Year Adjusted Funding Comparisons

18. Discussion and possible vote to approve a town hall to discuss the current plans for 2025-26 school year. 

19. Discussion and possible vote to approve / not approve the CO-OP for the 2025-26 school year with Freedom for all sports. 

20. Discuss and possible vote on SB 783 and Open Transfer Policy FE

21. Discussion and vote to approve / not approve cutting the 3YO program for the 2025-26 school year. 

22. Discussion on the most recent OSDE school report card

23. Discussion on most recent dropout report

24. Discussion on updates to the current year's school calendar. 

25. Discussion on the Current remediation report available.

26. Discussion and vote to approve / not approve policy EMDB. 

27. Discussion and vote to approve/not approve Shannon Shrum as a full-time cafeteria worker for the 2025-26 school year. 

28. Discussion and vote to approve/not approve quote from Midwest Bus Sales to a route bus with our without insurance. 

29. Accept resignations to date

30. Order of Procedure for Reduction-in-force Hearing for (position being reduced)      A. Opening Statement by Superintendent Gerrett Spears 
B. Opening Statement by Full time teacher, Margo Hamilton         
C. Presentation of Superintendent’s evidence followed by cross-examination of witnesses by Full time Teacher, Margo Hamilton     
D. Questions by Board Members             
E. Redirect, recross, or additional questions by board members             
F. Presentation of Margo Hamilton's evidence            
G. Cross-Examination of Margo Hamilton's Witnesses by Superintendent            
H.  Questions by Board Members              
I.   Redirect, recross, or additional questions by board members             
J.   Presentation of rebuttal and surrebuttal evidence as necessary            
K.  Closing argument by Superintendent             
L.  Closing argument by Margo Hamilton

31. Proposed Executive Session to discuss possible implementation of reduction-in-force and to deliberate possible Findings of Facts regarding employment of MArgo Hamilton, Full time teacher. 25 O.S. §307 (b)(1)

32. Vote to go or not to go into Executive Session

33. Vote to reconvene in Open Session

34. Executive Session Minutes Compliance Announcement

35. Vote to adopt or not to adopt proposed Findings of Fact concerning Superintendent’s recommendation to reduce (position being reduced)

36. Vote to determine whether or not a financial basis exists for a reduction-in-force

37. Vote to determine whether or not the full time teacher position held by Margo Hamilton should be eliminated pursuant to the adopted findings of fact

38. Vote to renew or not renew the full-time teaching position held by Margo Hamilton for the 2025-26 school year. 

39. New Business - For business that has developed since posting of the agenda

40. Superintendent Report
1) Culture
2) Community
3) Curriculum

41. Adjourn