July 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Call to order and roll call

2. Consent Agenda: All the following items concern reports of routine nature.
      a.  Payroll Change Orders, Report & Encumbrance PO#85-86
      b.  General Fund Change Orders, Report & Encumbrances 
      c.  Building Fund Change Orders, Report & Encumbrances 
      d.  Child Nutrition Change Orders, Reports & Encumbrances
      e.  Bond Fund Change Orders, Reports & Encumbrances #1 Bond #34
      f.  Sinking Fund Change Orders, Report & Encumbrances 
      g. Treasurer's Report.
      h. Activity Fund Report.
      i. Minutes of the regular meeting.

3. Public Comments:  BED-R
In order to assure that persons who wish to appear before the Board of Education may be heard and, at the same time, conduct its meetings properly and efficiently, the Board adopts, as policy, the following procedures and rules pertaining to public participation at Board Meetings:

4. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve purchase order #1 Building Bond Fund #34 to UMB Bank, N.A. for the 2025 lease purchase agreement for principal and interest in the amount $445,202.41 due August 20, 2026

5. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve designating the American Heritage Bank, Yale, Oklahoma for the following school business accounts: General Fund, Sinking Fund, Child Nutrition Fund, Building Fund, and Activity Funds for the 26-27 school year

6. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve Rocky Kennedy, Superintendent, as Purchasing Agent for Yale Independent School District, Authorized Representative for all Federal programs including E-Rate and Child Nutrition, and Designated Custodian for the General Fund, Building Fund, Child Nutrition Fund, Sinking Fund, Activity Funds, all state programs, and all other school programs and activities not listed for the 26-27 school year with a surety bond for at least $100,000.00 as required by law

7. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve Tammy Huff as Minutes Clerk and Encumbrance Clerk for the 26-27 school year with a Surety Bond for at least $1,000.00 for the Minutes Clerk and $100,000.00 Surety Bond as the Encumbrance Clerk

8. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve Sara Pitts as Activity Funds Clerk, Deputy Minutes Clerk, School Treasurer, and Child Nutrition Director with a Surety bond of at least $100,000.00 for the 26-27 school year

9. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve to authorize the school district treasurer to deposit interest earnings from the Building Fund and Child Nutrition Fund into the General Fund

10. Discussion, motion and vote to approve/not approve of the school district treasurer to deposit interest earnings from CDs back into the account(s) that funds originated from

11. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the 26-27 Career Tech Ag Ed Minimum Salary Schedule

12. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the following policies for the 26-27 school year:
FO-Student Discipline
FO-R1-Student Discipline
FNCE-Reporting Students under the Influence of or Possessing Alcoholic Beverages or Controlled Dangerous Substances
EHBC-R3-Child Identification, Location, Screening, & Evaluation Notice to Parents
FNCD - Bullying
FNCD-R - Prohibiting Bullying (Regulation)
FNCD-P - Prohibiting Bullying (Investigation Procedures)
FNCD-E - Harassment/Bullying Incident Report Form
BAA - Board of Education Powers & Duties
BE - Board of Education Meetings & Notification Procedures
 

13. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve adopting the Payne County 2026 Hazard Mitigation Action Plan

14. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve of using 1086 hours and 166 calendar days for the school calendar during 26-27

15. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the 26-27 Extra Duty Schedule

16. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve the quote for Accelerated Reader Services, PO 86 for the 26-27 school year

17. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve the Edmentum quote for online license subscription, PO 49, for the 26-27 school year

18. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the authorization to pay the FY2027 allocation of statewide alternative education academy program funds to the local education (LEA) for the cooperative

19. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve joining the Social Media Litigation with Frantz Law Group

20. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve quote for building renovation of the Ferlan K. Dean show barn

21. Board to convene into executive session to discuss the following items Pursuant to ( 25 O.S. Section 307 (b) (1).
a. Discuss hiring paraprofessional(s)
b. Discuss contracts for 2026-2027 11 & 12 mo personnel 

22.  Board to reconvene into open session. No other items were discussed and no vote was taken according to Oklahoma Statutes. Persons in executive session were:

23. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve hiring a Paraprofessional for the 26-27 school year pending background check and CDL completion

24. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Emily Nickell, Elementary Principal and Extra Duty contract for the 26-27 school year

25. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Curtis Michael Moore, JH/HS Principal and extra-duty contract for the 26-27 school year

26. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Victoria Griffin, District Counselor, Certified Teacher, Alt. Ed and Gifted Talented Liaison for the 26-27 school year

27. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Mitchell Fuss, Certified Teacher and Ag Ed Instruction for the 26-27 school year

28. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Tammy Huff, Encumbrance Clerk and Minutes Clerk for the 26-27 school year

29. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Sara Pitts, Central Office Assistant, Treasurer, Act. Funds Clerk & Child Nutrition Director for the 26–27 school year 

30. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Corey Brown, Custodian for the 26-27 school year

31. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the extra-duty contract for Rocky Kennedy, Principal for the 26-27 school year

32. Discussion, motion, and vote to approve/not approve the contract for Jason Brown, Maintenance and Mowing for the 26-27 school year

33. Administrative Reports

34. New Business

35. Adjournment