June 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM - Special Meeting of the Board of Education
**Minutes are still in Draft Form until Approved by the Board
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I. Call to Order and Establish a Quorum
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II. Pledge of Allegiance
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The Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Dirk O'Hara.
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III. Disposition of Routine Business by Consent Action
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Board member Ruggiers inquired about the meaning of the reference to counseling in reference to III(G)(8) of the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office Contract and Mr. Milner responded
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III.A. Purchase Orders (Encumbrances and/or bills to be paid for fiscal year 2024-2025)
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Purchase Orders: #25008673 - #25008762
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III.B. Purchase Orders Overages Report
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III.C. Purchase Requests
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1. 2025-2026 total estimated expenditures on textbooks and related instructional materials purchased through multiple authorized distributors in the estimated amount of $531,240.53
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III.D. Certified Personnel Report and Recommendations
See Attachment "A" (posted with the agenda)
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Attached to the posted agenda and these minutes as Attachment A.
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III.E. Support Personnel Report and Recommendation
See Attachment "B" (posted with the agenda)
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Attached to the posted agenda and these minutes as Attachment B.
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III.F. Board of Education Minutes of the Regular Meeting on June 9, 2025
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III.G. Agreements, Contracts and Renewals for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
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III.G.1. STUDENT SERVICES (Dr. Stephanie Williams)
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a. Loving Guidance, LLC Agreement for an August 2025 Conscious Discipline Professional Development one day workshop for PK-5th grade staff members
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III.G.2. STUDENT SERVICES (Kristi Gray)
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a. Tango Flight, Inc Memorandum of Agreement provides a proprietary STEM curriculum coupled with a hands-on aircraft building project.
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III.G.3. ATHLETICS (T.D. O'Hara)
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a. Community Partner Agreement between the City of Norman and Norman Public Schools for use of the Young Family Athletic Center
b. Metro Radio Group, LLC Scoreboard Marketing Agreement c. Metro Radio Group, LLC d/b/a KREF SportsTalk 1400 Radio Broadcasting Agreement |
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III.G.4. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (Holly McKinney)
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a. Moore Norman Technology Center (MNTC) Partnership Agreement for Academic Credit
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III.G.5. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Sarah Seymore)
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a. Catering Group Sales Event Agreement between NPS and Embassy Suites by Hilton Norman Hotel & Conference Center for Celebration of Excellence Banquet
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III.G.6. PERSONNEL SERVICES (Holly Nevels)
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a. Kelly Services Work Force and Staffing Solutions Agreement for Employment and Management of Guest Teacher Services - Amendment to Exhibit A
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III.G.7. BUSINESS SERVICES (Tyler Jones CPA)
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a. Resolution Naming and Appointing an Authorized 403(b) Plan Representative and Authorizing and Approving In-service Purchases of Service Credit in Tax-Qualified Defined Benefit Governmental Plan through Plan-to-Plan Transfers
b. Resolution Naming and Appointing an Authorized 457(b) Plan Representative c. Resolution Authorizing the School District Treasurer to Issue Non-Payable Warrants and Authorizing the Purchase of the Warrants as Investments from other District Funds d. Sodexo Management, Inc. Child Nutrition Food Service Management Agreement e. Resolution of Norman Public Schools to Join Oklahoma Schools Insurance Group
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III.G.8. OPERATIONAL SERVICES (Justin Milner)
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Operations
a. Cleveland County Commissioners on behalf of the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office Contract for Services to provide Security Resource Officer Services at Dimensions Academy and Designated NPS Elementary Schools Transportation b. Zonar Hardware and Services Schedule and Agreement covering a Pupil and Zonar Coach Addenda for the purpose of managing student bus ridership c. Mohawk Lifts LLC Quote and Terms Agreement for Equipment Purchase |
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III.G.9. SPECIAL SERVICES (Gayla Mears)
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a. Meredith Westmoreland Agreement for Speech-Language Services
b. Central Oklahoma Community Mental Health Center (COCMHC) Collaboration Agreement |
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III.G.10. COUNSELING & STUDENT ADVOCACY (Kitrena Hime)
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a. Care Solace, Inc. Services Agreement for a web-based navigation system to assist students and families in locating and connecting with mental health treatment providers
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III.H. Agreement between Abnormal Security Corporation and Norman Public Schools for the provision of an email filtering software service to facilitate the identification, removal, and quarantine of malicious emails from the district's electronic environment.
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III.I. Open Transfer Law (Senate Bill 783) 70 Okla. Stat. § 8-101.2 et. Seq., as Amended
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The open transfer law (Senate Bill 783) requires that each school site’s grade-level capacity be approved by the Board of Education prior to the first day of January, April, July and October of each school year. The superintendent, or designee, shall determine the criteria to be used in determining grade capacity for each school site based on current enrollment and staffing. The recommended capacity numbers can be found at: https://www.normanpublicschools.org/Page/3407
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III.J. Oklahoma State Department of Education Textbook Allocation and Adjustment Statutory Waiver of Okla. Stat. Title 70 § 16-114a
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A school district that receives textbook funding flexibility approval may elect to expend any monies allocated for textbooks, including any monies carried over as authorized, for any purpose related to the support and maintenance of the school district as determined by the board of education of the school district.
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IV. Additional Agenda Items
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IV.A. Proposals for District Insurance
Presented by Tyler Jones
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Proposal presented for the district's insurance followed by consideration, motion and vote related to the district workers compensation, property and liability insurance
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IV.B. 2024-2025 Amended Budget Presented by Tyler Jones, CPA
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IV.C. 2025-2026 Proposed Budget - Public Hearing (The purpose of the Public Hearing is to consider and receive public comment regarding the District’s proposed budget. Comments shall be limited to 3 minutes per speaker.) See Attachment "C" (posted with the agenda)
Presented by Tyler Jones, CPA
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There were no public comments regarding the District's proposed budget.
Annette Price inquired about the difference between the 2024-2025 Amended Budget and the 2025-2026 Proposed Budget totals for the Governmental Funds Special Revenues Estimated Ending Fund Balance.
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IV.D. Proposed New Board of Education Policy 4014 Personal Electronic Devices - See Attachment "D" (posted with the agenda)
Presented by Stephanie Williams
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All board members engaged in discussion regarding cell phone use policy.
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IV.E. School Calendar Method Declaration of Days vs. Hours for 2025-2026
Presented by Holly Nevels
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During the 2025 Legislative Session, House Bill 1087 was passed regarding length of the school year. This Bill provided updated language to existing legislation giving school districts the option to operate the school calendar by number of days or hours. The options were updated to the following: a 181-day calendar or a minimum of 1086 hours. According to Oklahoma State Law, the Board of Education must declare the calendar method no later than September 15 annually and the minimum number of instructional days (for school districts choosing to operate in hours) shall be 166 days.
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IV.F. Resolution of Norman Public Schools' Board of Education Approving the Norman Public Schools Foundation as a Qualified Public School Foundation and (for information) Certificate of Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Norman Public School Foundation regarding authorization for the Foundation to establish a legally sufficient program so that it can accept donations eligible for tax credits.
Presented by Justin Milner
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V. Vote to go into executive session to discuss:
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VI. Vote to Return to Open Session
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VII. Statement of the Executive Session Minutes
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President Dirk O'Hara stated that the Board convened in executive session, pursuant to Executive Session authority-25 Okla. Stat. §307(B)(1), (B)(2) and (7) to discuss employment matters as listed on the agenda under section V items 1 and 2. The Board was joined in executive session by Superintendent Dr. Nick Migliorino, Associate Superintendent Holly Nevels, General Counsel Karen Long and Executive Director Stephanie Williams. No other matters were discussed, and no votes were taken while in this closed session. This concludes the minutes of the executive session.
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VIII. Vote regarding the employment, hiring, appointment and naming of individuals for the following positions:
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1. Principal at Roosevelt Elementary School
2. Assistant Principal at Adams Elementary School 3. Assistant Principal Intern at Jefferson Elementary School 4. Spanish Language Academy Site Coordinator at Truman Elementary 5. NPS General Counsel
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IX. Adjournment
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