May 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM - McLOUD BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING

1. Order of Business

1.A. Opening

1.B. Statement of Compliance

1.C. Roll Call - Establish a Quorum

1.D. Flag Salute

2. Oath of Office for Dustin Greenberg

3. Student Advisor's Report

4. Student Recognition

5. Recognition of Retirees

6. Public Forum - Discussion Only

7. Consent Agenda

7.A. Minutes of the April 13, 2026 regular board meeting

7.B. General Fund encumbrances #420 - #448 in the amount of $65,231.29, change orders and payment register

7.C. Building Fund encumbrances #88 - #90 in the amount of $10,000.00, change orders and payment register

7.D. Activity Fund Report

7.E. Surplus Property

8. Superintendent's Report

8.A. School Finance

8.B. Treasurer's Report

8.C. Acknowledgment of acceptance of the resignation letter from Cynthia Brown, Cafeteria Worker, effective May 22, 2026.

8.D. Acknowledgment of acceptance of the retirement letter from Cynthia Owens, Indian Education Tutor, effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.

8.E. Acknowledgment of acceptance of the resignation letter from Denise Smith, Early Childhood Center Teacher, effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.

8.F. Policy Presentation:  FO-R1 - Student Discipline, and EHBC-R3 - Child Identification, Location, Screening, and Evaluation Notice to Parents.

9. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve a resolution authorizing the sale of the District's General Obligation Building Bonds, Federally Taxable Series 2026, and setting forth the following items: Fixing the time and place the bonds are to be sold; fixing the amount of bonds to mature each year; and authorizing the Clerk to give notice of said sale as required by law.

10. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve changes to the 2026-2027 school calendar.

11. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve using funds from the Pottawatomie County Sales Tax Fund to pay the following invoices each month for FY 26-27:  Hampel Oil for fuel ($6,000 per month); Dobson Telephone for telephone services  ($3,500 per month); Don's Copiers for copier maintenance  ($3,500 per month); De Lage Public Finance, LLC for copier lease ($1,260.04 per month); OG&E for electric service ($15,000 per month); McLoud Water Department for water, sewer and trash ($5,000 per month); ONG for gas service  ($7,000 per month); and a yearly lease purchase payment to JPMorgan Chase Bank for an eight-lane running track, new turf at the football field, HVAC in the high school gym, parking lot improvements at the sports complex, visitor concession stand and renovation of existing field house restrooms (yearly payment of $300,000).

12. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the contract with enthusiasticallyOT (Jessica McLaughlin) for OT services for the 2026-2027 school year.

13. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve purchasing a repeater and radios for buses.

14. Consideration, motion and vote to approve the purchase of a combiner and receiver system for the school bus radios.

15. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the Summer Workers List.

16. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the request by the McLoud Association of Classroom Teachers (MACT) to enter into negotiations with the Board on the Master Contract for the 2026-2027 school year. 

17. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the out-of-state travel by the high school boys basketball team and coaches to play in the KSA Events Basketball Tournament in Orlando, FL December 16-20, 2026.

18. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the out-of-state travel by the wrestling team and coaches to compete in the Turf Wars in Pocatello, ID on June 19-25, 2026.

19. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the out-of-state travel by the wrestling team and coaches to compete in the Mid-Summer Mat Bash in Coppell, TX July 23-25, 2026.

20. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the out-of-state travel by Patricia Wheeler to attend the ISTE Conference in Orlando, FL from June 28 to July 1, 2026.

21. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the Software Service Order Agreements for accounting and student information services with SylogistEd, Inc. for the 2026-2027 school year. 

22. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the Cooperative Agreement with Shawnee Public Schools for the Title III English Learners Consortium for the 2026-2027 school year. 

23. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the Joint Agreement with Gordon Cooper Technology Center to offer certain academic courses as approved by the Oklahoma State Board of Education, and allowing Sophomore level students to enroll in appropriate continuing education courses at Gordon Cooper Technology Center for the 2026-2027 school year.

24. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve purchasing a baseball scoreboard from Metro Sign Corporation (to be refunded by Bancfirst).

25. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve U.S. Foods (Premier) to supply food and paper products for the 2026-2027 school year. 

26. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the lowest or best bid for synthetic turf on the football field and an eight-lane track.

27. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the lowest or best bid for an HVAC system in the high school gym.

28. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the lowest or best bid for the parking lot paving project at the sports complex.

29. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve rejecting the bids submitted for the football field visitor's concession stand/restrooms/locker room project and renovation of the existing restrooms and concession building and discuss rebidding the projects.

30. Executive Session

30.A. Discussion of the employment of a Maintenance Worker - Section 307 (B)(1)

30.B. Discussion of the employment of a Teacher's Assistant - Section 307 (B)(1)

30.C. Discussion of the employment of a Bus Driver - Section 307 (B)(1)

30.D. Discussion of the employment of a Title Tutor - Section 307 (B)(1)

30.E. Discussion of the employment of an Early Childhood Center Teacher - Section 307 (B)(1)

30.F. Discussion of the employment of a Jr. High Teacher - Section 307 (B)(1)

30.G. Discussion of the employment of a Special Education Teacher - Section 307 (B)(1)

30.H. Discussion of the employment of a School Counselor - Section 307 (B)(1)

30.I. Discussion of the employment of a Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant - Section 307 (B)(1)

30.J. Discussion of the rehire of Benny Milam, School Resource Officer - Section 307 (B)(1)

30.K. Discussion of the rehire of Jonathan Sanon, School Based Family Service Coordinator - Section 307 (B)(1)

30.L. Discussion of the employment of a Licensed Mental Health Provider  - Section 307 (B)(1)

30.M. Discussion of the employment/contract for June Caruthers as Gifted and Talented Director - Section 307 (B)(1)

30.N. Discussion of the employment and hiring of an Executive Director of Facilities and Construction position for the 2026-2027 fiscal year as authorized by Okla. Stat. tit. 25, Section 307 (B)(1)

30.O. Discussion and take possible action on search process for new superintendent - Section 307 (B)(1)

31. Acknowledge return to Open Session

32. President's statement of executive session minutes

33. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the employment of a Maintenance Worker.

34. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the employment of a Teacher's Assistant.

35. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the employment of a Bus Driver for the 2026-2027 school year.

36. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the employment of a Title Tutor for the 2026-2027 school year. 

37. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the employment of an Early Childhood Center Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year.

38. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the employment of a Jr. High Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year.

39. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the employment of a Special Education Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year.

40. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the employment of a School Counselor for the 2026-2027 school year.

41. Consideration, motion and voter to approve or not approve the employment of a Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant for the 2026-2027 school year.

42. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the employment of Benny Milam as a School Resource Officer for the 2026-2027 school year.

43. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the employment of Jonathan Sanon as a School Based Family Service Coordinator for the 2026-2027 school year.

44. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the employment of a Licensed Mental Health Provider for the 2026-2027 school year.

45. Consideration, motion and vote to approve or not approve the employment/contract of June Caruthers as Gifted and Talented Director for the 2026-2027 school year.

46. Discussion motion and vote to approve or not approve the creation of an Executive Director of Facilities and Construction position for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

47. Discussion, motion and vote to accept or not accept the resignation of Dr. Caruthers from the Superintendent position, effective June 30, 2026.

48. Discussion, motion and vote to approve or not approve hiring of Dr. Caruthers as the Executive Director of Facilities and Construction for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

49. New Business - Any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen before posting the agenda. 

50. Adjournment