March 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Discussion:
Alisha Griffith called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
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2. Opening Procedures
Discussion:
Alisha Griffith led the Pledge of Allegiance. Paul Desbien led the prayer.
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3. Rollcall to Establish Quorum
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4. Record of Others Present
Discussion:
Cory Smith, Chance Baker, Teresa Craiker, Renee Imler, Toni Thornton
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5. Citizen's Comments
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There were no citizen's comments.
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6. Consent Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.a. Approval of the Minutes of the February 9, 2026, Regular Board Meeting
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6.b. Approval of the February 28, 2026, Activity Fund Financial Statements
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6.c. Approval of the February 28, 2026, Appropriated Funds Financial Statement
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6.d. Approval of General Fund encumbrances 2, 58, 133, 185, 189, 198, 211, 224, 238, 240, 241, 244, 254, 255, 258-264, 266, 268-276, 50008-50049, 50051-50053, 50055-50068, 50071, 50073, 50074 totaling $76,743.72 and Building Fund encumbrances 6, 7, 10-14 totaling $15,800.64
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6.e. Approval of Fundraiser Request for Art
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6.f. Approval of contract renewal for Federal Programs with Barlow Education Management Services for 2026-2027.
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6.g. Approval of contract renewal with Vitel Communications for fire alarm system monitoring for 2026-2027.
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7. Presentations/Reports
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7.a. Elementary
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Star testing
Ag day for PK-4th Powerlifting Robotics Music contest Staff recognitions State Testing |
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7.b. High School
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Student activities
State testing Fundraiser Baseball field |
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7.c. Superintendent
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Federal programs
RAO visit Calendar Legislation |
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8. Current Business
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8.a. Discussion and vote to approve annual dropout and remediation reports.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.b. Discussion and possible vote to approve the 2026-2027 audit contract and engagement letter with Bledsoe, Hewett & Gullekson.
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8.c. Discussion and vote to approve switching speech services from Total Rehab to Sweet Home Therapy.
Rationale:
Parents were consulted with.
We are extremely displeased with Total Rehab's decision to change providers by terminating employment with the Speech Language Pathologist Assistant that our students have grown to know and love. We have seen significant improvements from our students while receiving therapy with this SLP-A. In addition to this termination in the middle of a school year, through no fault of the SLP-A, the only notification to the school district that these changes were being made was when Mrs. Smith was told "we've had to replace the SLP-A. Your new SLP is (insert name). You may reach her at (information provided)". Furthermore, when Mrs. Smith reached out to the new provider, she was told that the only time that was available with this new provider did not match our current schedule. When this was addressed, Mrs. Smith was told that the new SLP had been told that the schedules would match. It is for these reasons: inconsistency, unavailability, and poor communication, that we have determined that it is appropriate to seek therapy services provided by another company.
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8.d. Discussion and possible action to approve or not approve agreements with Edmentum for Exact Path Math Intervention licenses for the remainder of 2025-2026 and the 2026-2027 school year.
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8.e. Discussion and possible action to approve or not approve group health benefits through OPEH&W Plan for the 2026-2027 school year as listed on the attached Employee Class Definition.
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8.f. Proposed vote to go into executive session pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307(b)(1) to discuss contract renewal for teachers listed on 'Schedule A', for the 2026-2027 school year.
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8.g. Acknowledge the return of the board to open session.
Discussion:
The Board returned to open session at 6:45 p.m.
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8.h. Executive session minute's compliance announcement.
Discussion:
The following executive session minutes compliance announcement was made by Paul Desbien, member of the Board:
The Board convened in executive session at 6:34 p.m. Alisha Griffith, Scott Arthaud, Tony Whitfield, Paul Desbien, Cory Smith, Chance Baker, Teresa Craiker, and Renee Imler were present. Contract renewal for teachers listed on Schedule A for the 2026-2027 school year was discussed. The Board returned to open session at 6:45 p.m. |
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8.i. Discussion with possible vote on the superintendent's recommendation to renew contracts of teachers listed on 'Schedule A'.
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8.j. Discussion and vote to accept the resignation of Kaylie Crews.
Rationale:
Resignation
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8.k. Discussion and vote to approve Adjunct teacher Shannon Jones (Grant) for 7th grade science.
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8.l. Discussion and vote to approve or not to approve hiring a full-time paraprofessional for the role of Health Aide.
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8.m. Discussion and vote to approve or not to approve hiring two substitute route drivers.
Rationale:
We only have two sub drivers, and they are not always available.
Alandra Gibson Leslie Rosas
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8.n. Discussion regarding building project ideas suggested by Huseman Builders.
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9. New Business
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10. Adjourn
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