Public Meeting Minutes: January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Locust Grove Regular Meeting

1. Call meeting to order and Pledge of Allegiance

Agenda Item Type: Procedural Item

Discussion: Andrew Snell called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and Elliot Fox, First Grade ELC student
led the Pledge of Allegiance.

2. Roll Call

Agenda Item Type: Procedural Item

3. Open Forum, Public Comment or Indian Education Comments/Concerns

Speakers must identify themselves and sign in prior to the start of the meeting
Each speaker is given a maximum of five (5) minutes
Total time allocated to this item is twenty (20) minutes
The President reserves the right to interrupt this section and move to the next item

Agenda Item Type: Procedural Item

Discussion: There were no public comments or Indian Education comments.

4. Superintendent Report

Agenda Item Type: Information Item

Discussion: Mr. Stokes reported on the following:
Inductees of the Hall of Fame Ceremony were the 1996 Dual State Wrestling Team, Shawnda Pursley, Danny Callison, and Johnny Kincade.
Archery, Basketball and Wrestling are in full swing. High School wrestling has had the following success so far this year: 3rd place at the Coweta Tournament, 6th at the Girl's Bristow Tournament, 4th at Pryor JH Tournament. MS and HS Girls' Tahlequah Tournament results: Alicia Simpson - 2nd and Kaydance Williams - 2nd.
Coweta Tournament winners: Issac Torres - 2nd, Blaze Summers - 3rd, Johnny Ashcroft - 3rd.
Pryor JH Tournament winners: Braxton Bishop - 3^rd, Fisher Hutchins - 4^th, Johnny Ashcroft - 1^st, Tony Torres - 3^rd, Carson Huffman - 2^nd, Corbin Morrison - 4^th, Kaydyn Fasinpaur - 4^th, Girls: Kaydance Williams - 3^rd, Kalyn Snell - 4^th, Bryn Williams - 1^st
Bristow Girls’ Tournament winners: Alicia Simpson - 1^st, Stormie Markle - 3^rd, Kylie Caldwell - 4^th, Savannah Lord - 5^th, and Kalyn Snell - 5^th.

Facilities Update:
UE Saferoom is ready to have the roof poured.
Indoor Facility had the rubber flooring installed.

Transportation Bond: Mr. Stokes spoke about the upcoming Transportation Bond on February 10th.
Calendar Committee: — Mrs. Hall gave an update on the calendar committee for the FY27 school year.

5. Consent Agenda
All of the items, which consist 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 discussion, consideration and approval of the following items:

Agenda Item Type: Consent Agenda

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to approve Consent Agenda a. thru. d.:. This motion, made by Andrew Snell and seconded by Rick Pierce, passed.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

5.a. Minutes of Regular Board Meeting, December 8, 2025

Agenda Item Type: Consent Item

5.b. Treasurer/Financial Report

Agenda Item Type: Consent Item

5.c. Approve financial statements, all warrants issued for payment, change orders and all purchase orders and activity fund balances:
General Fund 11 Encumbrances #366 - 388 for 2025-2026
Building Fund 21 Encumbrances #39 - 43 for 2025-2026
Activity Fund Report for December 2025

Agenda Item Type: Consent Item

5.d. Approve service agreements for FY27:
a. Lifetouch Photos
b. Walsworth Yearbook

Agenda Item Type: Consent Item

6. Discussion and possible action to approve purchase of a lift from United Rental

Agenda Item Type: Action Item

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to approve purchase of a lift from United Rental - not to exceed $8,500. This motion, made by Andrew Snell and seconded by Josh Wall, passed.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

7. Discussion and possible action to purchase a tilt trailer

Agenda Item Type: Action Item

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to purchase a tilt trailer, not to exceed $8,500. This motion, made by Andrew Snell and seconded by Rick Pierce, passed.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

8. Discussion and possible action to approve purchase of door locks and cameras for the indoor facility

Agenda Item Type: Action Item

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to approve purchase of door locks and cameras for the indoor facility from Lennox Security Solutions - $12,483. This motion, made by Andrew Snell and seconded by Jeff Downing, passed.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

9. Discussion and possible action to approve purchase of cameras for the Upper Elementary and Middle School

Agenda Item Type: Action Item

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to approve purchase of cameras for the Upper Elementary and Middle School from Lennox Security Solutions - $5.244. This motion, made by Andrew Snell and seconded by Rick Pierce, passed.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

10. Discussion and possible action to amend board policy FNG Personal Electronic Devices to add recorders to types of personal electronic devices

Agenda Item Type: Action Item

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to amend board policy FNG Personal Electronic Devices to add recorders to types of personal electronic devices. This motion, made by Andrew Snell and seconded by Jeff Downing, passed.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

11. Discussion and possible action to amend Student Handbook section "Electronic Devices" to include recorders as part of personal electronic devices

Agenda Item Type: Action Item

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to amend Student Handbook section "Electronic Devices" to include recorders as part of personal electronic devices. This motion, made by Andrew Snell and seconded by Rick Pierce, passed.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

12. Proposed executive session for the purpose of discussing employment of Jessica Hebb, Certified Teacher and Hadily Niederbuhl, ELC Paraprofessional pursuant to Oklahoma Statute 25 Section 307 (B)(1)
a. Vote to convene into executive session
b. Acknowledge return to open session
c. Statement of executive session minutes

Agenda Item Type: Action Item

Discussion: Those present in the executive session: Andrew Snell, Carl Ables, Josh Wall, Jeff Downing, Rick Pierce, Daniel Stokes and Jamie Hall.
Andrew Snell acknowledged the return to open session at 7:28 p.m.
Josh Wall read the executive session statement.

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to enter executive session at 6:59 p.m. for the purpose of discussing employment of Jessica Hebb, Certified Teacher and Hadily Niederbuhl, ELC Paraprofessional pursuant to Oklahoma Statute 25 Section 307 (B)(1). This motion, made by Andrew Snell and seconded by Rick Pierce, passed.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

13. Take action to employ Jessica Hebb, Certified Teacher

Agenda Item Type: Action Item

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to employ Jessica Hebb, Certified Teacher. This motion, made by Andrew Snell and seconded by Josh Wall, passed.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

14. Take action to employ Hadily Niederbuhl, ELC Paraprofessional

Agenda Item Type: Action Item

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to employ Hadily Niederbuhl, ELC Paraprofessional. This motion, made by Andrew Snell and seconded by Rick Pierce, passed.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

15. New Business and action, if needed

Agenda Item Type: Action Item

Discussion: There was no new business.

16. Adjournment

Agenda Item Type: Procedural Item

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to Adjourn at 7:29 p.m. This motion, made by Rick Pierce and seconded by Jeff Downing, passed.

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Locust Grove Regular Meeting

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