September 11, 2023 at 7:00 PM - Harrah Board of Education Regular Meeting
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Call to Order/Roll Call to Establish a Quorum
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Others Present: Paul Blessington, Superintendent, and Leslie Hobaugh, Minutes Clerk
Visitors Present: Shayne Turner, Shawna Keene, Keven Catton, Daniel McComb, John Martin, Susie Terrell, Chris and Susan Barnes, Alvin Myers, Mike McAfee, Bruce Sealy, Janell Sealy, Emily Sealy, and John Bocox. Others may have been present but did not sign the register. |
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Public Participation
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No one was present to speak.
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Principal/Director Reports
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Consent Agenda
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Minutes of the August 14, 2023 Regular Board Meeting
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General Fund #208 to #358, payroll #50068 to #50258, change orders and financial summary
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Building Fund financial summary
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Child Nutrition Fund #22 to #23, change orders and financial summary
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Activity Fund Summary Report, Activity Requests and Transfer Requests
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Treasurer's Report
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Monthly Comparison Report
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Superintendent's Report/Announcements
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Student Enrollment
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Discussion:
The student enrollment for September 1, 2023, is 2,117 students. This is down 95 students from last year at the same time.
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Long Range Planning Update
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The committee is organizing events to promote the bond election. The election will be on October 10, 2023.
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Dropout Remediation Report - David Hairell
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Mr. Hairell, Harrah High School Principal, presented the Dropout and Remediation Report. There are 16 high school students considered as dropouts for the 2022-2023 school year. Five of those students are currently enrolled in HALTS this year. In addition, there are 17 students who were remediated for the 2021-2022 school year. These numbers are improvements from previous years.
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Region 6, Fall Meeting - October 5, 2023 - 3 hours 5:30-8:30
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Items to be Considered by the Board
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Discuss and take possible action regarding purchasing weapon detectors.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Patrick from Metrasens, Inc. demonstrated their weapon detector. A support contract and training on the device are included with the purchase. The cost is $16,200 each.
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ZFI assessment of the northeast corner slab movement at the Harrah High School Aquatic Center. No action at this time.
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Discuss and take possible action to contract with United Systems for IT services for the 2023-2024 school year.
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Discussion:
Mr. Blessington introduced John Bocox from United Systems. Mr. Bocox presented the IT management services their company can provide for our district, including monitoring and maintenance of critical network-managed devices, access to United Systems' customer services center, support for Windows servers, networks, and firewalls, and managing VoIP and server backup.
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Discuss and take possible action on the 2023-2024 Estimate of Needs as prepared by our district auditor as well as the Expenditure Budgets.
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Discussion:
Mr. Blessington recommended the board approve the 2023-2024 Estimate of Needs. He highlighted some of the figures from the report prepared by the auditor. The cash fund balance in the General Fund as of June 30, 2023, was $6,619,296.90, which is up $2,103,196.323 from last year. The 2023-2024 legal appropriation amount is $23,870,967.06. The cash fund balance in the Building Fund as of June 30, 2023, was $4,592,007.37, which is up $201,291.96 from last year. The legal appropriation for 2023-2024 is $5,067,639.45. The cash fund balance in the Child Nutrition fund as of June 30, 2023, was $761,720.20, which is down $69,144.50 from last year. The 2023-2024 legal appropriation is $1,702,993.17. The legal appropriation amounts are what the district is allowed by law to spend.
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Discuss and take possible action on declaring items as surplus.
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Smart boards and other equipment from the high school was listed for surplus.
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Discuss and take possible action on entering into an agreement with Red Rock Behavioral Health Services to be the mental health provider the 2023-2024 school year.
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Discuss and take possible action to approve the Pre-ETS Collaborative Agreement for FY 2024.
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Shawna Keene, Director of Special Services, highlighted some of the services provided through this agreement. This grant from ODRS offers activities to high school students with disabilities by helping students get an early start in identifying career interests to achieve community integration, independence, post-secondary education and/or competitive integrated employment.
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Discuss and take possible action regarding new and revised policies: NEW: DEC-R1 - Sick Leave Certified Personnel Regulations, DEC-R7 - Maternity Leave Regulations, FFACC - Diabetes Medical Management Plan, FFACCA - Hypoglycemic Emergency Procedures, FFACCA-E - Waiver of Liability for Hypoglycemic Emergency Procedures, FO-R5 - Restraints and Seclusion, GI - Advertising on School Property and REVISED: CN-R1 - School Transportation Regulations, DECA - Family Medical Leave, DEFA-R1 - Leave Sharing Program Regulations, FFACDA - Administration of Emergency Opioid Antagonists, FNCD - Bullying, FOB - Corporal Punishment, FOD - Suspension of Students, FOD-R Suspension of Students Regulations, GKF - Disciplinary Action for Misuse of School Bathrooms and Changing Facilities.
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Vote to convene or not to convene into executive session pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307 (B)(1) to discuss the employment of those employees listed on Exhibit A and B.
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Acknowledge return to open session. Executive session compliance statement.
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Discuss and take possible action to employ certified personnel on temporary contracts for the 2023-2024 school year as listed on Exhibit A.
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Discuss and take possible action to employ Rob Parsons as an adjunct teacher for Speech/Communications, Sociology, and Visual Arts for the 2023-2024 school year.
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Discuss and take possible action to employ support personnel and substitutes for the 2023-2024 school year as listed on Exhibit B.
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Discuss and take possible action on additional Extra Duty Assignments for the 2023-2024 school year.
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New Business (Items not known at the time of Agenda preparation.)
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Announcements
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The Board will vote to adjourn.
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Discussion:
The meeting adjourned at 8:46 p.m.
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