July 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM - Lawton Public Schools Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order - Board President, Elizabeth Fabrega

2. Pledge of Allegiance - Dr. Neal Weaver

3. Roll Call to Establish Quorum - Schyla Brown 

4. Special Guests/Special Recognitions - Dr. Neal Weaver

5. Presentation of the FY27 School Calendar — Dr. Neal Weaver 

6. Report of the Superintendent - Dr. Neal Weaver 

6.a. Superintendent's Announcement(s)

6.b. District Strategic Planning Update 

6.c. FY27 Administration Assignments 

6.d. Discussion with possible action regarding the FY27 Retention Bonuses, $100 Classroom Budget Per Teacher, and New Teacher Bonuses. 

6.e. Discussion with possible action to complete Vaction Pay-Off and Sick Leave Incentives for Child Nutrition employees who have transitioned to Chartwells.

6.f. Discussion with possible action to name the greenhouse at the Marvin Bicket and Wes Silk School Farm to the Larry New Greenhouse.

6.g. Discussion with possible action to approve the Support Salary Scale Recommendations

7. Consent Agenda
(The following matters may be approved in their entirety by the Board upon motion made, seconded and passed by a majority vote of the Board members.  However, upon request of any Board member, any one or more matters will be removed from the consent agenda and acted upon separately.  Contracts are approved subject to review by the District’s legal counsel. Any or all of the public record items included within the consent agenda, i.e. minutes to be submitted for approval; purchase orders to be submitted for acceptance; financial report; proposed transfer of funds between activity accounts; and fund-raising event listings, may be examined at the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Education at the Shoemaker Center, 753 Fort Sill Blvd., Lawton, OK. An appointment to review records is requested.)

7.a. Report of the Purchasing Agent/Encumbrance Clerk - Sheila Relf

7.a.1. Approve Purchase Orders
     General Fund (11) PO#'s   513 - 735
     Building Fund (21) PO#'s   79-119
     Bond Fund (33) PO#'s   27-28
 

7.a.2. Payroll Encumbrance Purchase Order Numbers

7.a.3. Change Order Listing 

7.b. Report of the Chief Financial Officer - Lance Gibbs

7.c. Report of the Activity Fund Custodian - Kim Wander

7.c.1. Activity Fund Transfers, Expenditures, Establishments, and Amendments

7.c.2. Out of State Travel -
Close Up Foundation
Washington D.C.
February 14-19, 2027

7.c.3. Activity Fund Summary of Accounts

7.d. Report of the Clerk 

7.d.1. Contracts / Agreements
2026-2027 Guzman Consulting Agreement
LPS Trademark License Agreement 
Oklahoma Sports Network 

7.d.2. FY27 Title VI By-Laws

7.d.3. FY27 Johnson O'Malley By-Laws

7.d.4. Sanctioning Applications 

7.e. Approval of the Minutes of the June 15, 2026 Regular Board Meeting

7.f. Item(s) Removed from the Consent Agenda for Separate Action

7.g. Approval of the Balance of the Consent Agenda

7.h. Approval of Item that was Previously Pulled for Separate Action

8. Proposed Executive Session to Discuss:

8.a. The employing, promoting, or receiving resignation(s) of individual certified and support salaried personnel as listed on the Personnel Reports, Exhibit A and Exhibit B.  (Exhibit B includes new potential hires and presented to the board under separate cover).  
[Authorized by 25 OKLA.STAT. Section 307 (B)(1) of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act]
 

9. Vote to Convene into Executive Session

10. Acknowledge Board's Return to Open Session

11. Executive Session Minutes Compliance Announcement

12. Superintendent's Personnel Report / Items Discussed in Executive Session

12.a. Approval of Superintendent's Personnel Reports, Exhibit A (and Exhibit B that was presented under separate cover)

13. New Business - This refers to any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting of the agenda.  Okla. Stat. tit. 25 Sec. 311(A)(9)

14. The next regular board meeting date is Monday, August 10, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., in the Shoemaker Center Auditorium.

15. Setting New Board Meeting Dates

16. Board Announcements

17. Adjournment