October 9, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

I. Opening Exercises:

I.A. Call to Order and roll-call recording of members present and absent

I.B. Moment of Silence

I.C. Flag Salute

II. Consent Agenda
All of the following items, which concern reports and items of a routine nature normally approved at a board meeting, will be approved by one vote unless any board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items. The consent agenda consists of the discussion, consideration, and approval of the following items:

II.A. Approval of the agenda

II.B. Vote to approve Minutes of the following Board meeting:

II.B.1. September 11, 2023, Regular Board Meeting

II.C. Vote to approve the following items:

II.C.1. Monthly Financial and Investment Report for month ending September 30, 2023:

II.C.1.a. Treasurer’s Report

II.C.1.b. Encumbrances

II.C.1.c. Warrant Register

II.C.1.d. Lease Revenue

II.C.2. School Activity Funds

II.C.2.a. Transfers within Bank

II.C.2.b. New Accounts

II.C.2.c. Income and Expense Report 23-24

II.C.3. Vote to approve Blanket Position Salary Reserves Report for FY 2023-2024.

II.C.4. Vote to approve sanctioning applications from School Activity Funds for FY 2023-2024 for the following: 

SITE	GROUP
Carl Albert Middle School	Vocal Music
Midwest City Middle School	Band
Midwest City Middle School	Orchestra
Carl Albert High School	Cross Country
Carl Albert High School	Basketball
Carl Albert High School	Cheer
Carl Albert High School	FFA
Carl Albert High School	Softball
Carl Albert High School	Track
Del City High School	Football
Midwest City High School	Boys Basketball
Midwest City High School	Football
Midwest City High School	Girls Basketball

II.D. Vote to approve the 2023-2024 Student Discipline Committee.

II.E. Vote to approve out-of-state or overnight travel requests:
1. Kelly Albright, District; Sherri Baker, District; Kris Barnett, District; Jason Choate, District; Chris Collier, Admin; Kathy Gentry, Country Estates; Cheri Reilly, District; Leila Velasco, Admin, to travel to New Orleans, LA on March 27-30, 2024, to attend National Association for Bilingual Ed (NABE) 2024. Expenses to be paid by Title I, Project 511.
2. John Keilty, DCHS, traveled to Knoxville, TN, on April 24-27, 2023, to attend NJROTC In-Service Training. Expenses to be paid by 000, which will be reimbursed by the US Navy. Confirmation
3. Jeffrey Richey, Robert Banks, Michael Maples, and CAHS Girls Basketball team to travel to Ada, OK on December 27-29, 2023 to compete in the Bertha Teague Classic Tournament. Expenses to be paid by Sanctioned Organization Funds.
4. Jay Price and Carl Albert High School Boys Basketball team to travel to Bartlesville, OK on January 4-5, 2024 to compete in the Arvest/Conoco Bartlesville Basketball Tournament. Expenses to be paid by School Activity Fund #909-Boys Basketball and Sanctioned Organization Funds.
5. Curt Hodges, Michael Evans, and CAHS Wrestling team to travel to Owasso, OK on January 19-20, 2024 to compete in the Owasso Dual Tournament. Expenses to be paid by School Activity Fund #854-Wrestling.
6. Curt Hodges, Michael Evans, and CAHS Wrestling team to travel to Allen, TX on January 4-6, 2024 to compete in the Texas Outlaw Tournament. Expenses to be paid by School Activity Fund #854-Wrestling.
7. Grace Dozier, 2 additional sponsors (TBD), and CAHS Student Council to travel to Owasso, OK on November 11-13, 2023 to attend OASC Student Council State Convention. Expenses to be paid by School Activity Fund #869-STUCO, Personal Funds, and Donations.
8. Scott Ringwald, MDTC Teacher of the Year, to travel to Phoenix, AZ on November 28-December 3, 2023 to attend National ACTE Conference. Expenses to be paid by MDTC Fund 12, Project 032. This was board approved on August 14, 2023 before the Teacher of the Year was named.
9. Crystal Wilson and Carl Albert Middle School Cheer to travel to Dallas, TX on January 19-21, 2024 to compete at Nationals. Expenses to be paid by Sanctioned Organization Funds, Personal Funds, and Donations.
10. Lacey Brown, Administration, to travel to Portland, OR on February 6-10, 2024 to attend National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators. Expenses to be paid by Project Code #786-Consolidated Admin.
11. Kathy Gentry and Carl Albert High School Cheer to travel to Dallas, TX on January 19-21, 2024 to compete at Nationals. Expenses to be paid by Sanctioned Organization Funds, Personal Funds, and Donations.
12. Kathy Gentry and Britney West, Carl Albert High School Cheer, to travel to Frisco, TX on December 15-18, 2023  to perform at the Army Bowl. Expenses to be paid by Personal Funds.

III. Recognitions
Carl Albert High School- Ms. Goggans
1. Britney West was selected to the US Army All-American Cheer Team and will cheer during the US Army All-American High School Bowl Game.
2. The following students received National Recognition from the College Board:

• Jacquelyn Brown, 2023-2024 National African American Recognition Award (NAARA)
• Oghenerume Merere, 2023-2024 National African American Recognition Award (NAARA)
• Lilly Ross, 2023-2024 National Indigenous Award (NIA)

IV. Information

IV.A. Public Participation
Persons who address the Board during the public participation portion of the regular Board meeting must meet the following qualifications:

1. Not, use the public participation portion of the Board meeting to make slanderous, abusive and personal statements against any individual. The President of the Board may rule any speaker out of order who makes such statements.
2. Not, speak regarding litigation pending against the District or employees of the District.
3. Not, speak regarding a matter that is currently the subject of an investigation being conducted by the District or its agents or attorneys, or which is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation. 
4. In order for the Board to fulfill its obligation to complete the planned agenda in an effective and efficient fashion, a single public participation period of thirty (30) minutes will be permitted at each meeting. Each person who wishes to speak will be allotted five (5) minutes until the total time of 30 minutes is used. Groups consisting of three (3) or more persons shall designate a spokesperson that will be given five (5) minutes to speak for and represent the group.

IV.B. 2021 District College Remediation Report - Ms. Gilkey

IV.C. Superintendent’s Report - Dr. Cobb

V. Vote to approve or not approve the final settlement agreement in the Juul E-Cigarette litigation. - Dr. Cobb

VI. Vote to approve or not approve an amendment to the 2023-2024 School Resource Officer contract with the City of Midwest City, previously Board approved on April 10, 2023. - Dr. Cobb

VII. Discussion and possible Board action to appoint a Board member to serve as Mid-Del Foundation Representative.- Dr. Kirk

VIII. Vote to approve or not approve revisions to policy I-9 Graduation Requirements. - Ms. Bryant

IX. Vote to approve or not approve Sanctioning Application with Conditions for 2023-2024 for Midwest City Baseball Boosters, Inc. (first year). - Ms. Woodard

X. Vote to approve or not approve to enter into an agreement with Visual Senses to help meet the needs of visually impaired students. The estimated cost is $100,000 issued in increments up to $50,000 to be paid by Special Services Flow Through Fund-Project Code 621, Impact Aid-Project Code 592, and General Fund-Project Code 000. - Ms. Wilson

XI. Vote to approve or not approve to enter into agreement with Authentically You Speech Therapy to meet the need for additional Speech Language Pathology providers. The estimated cost is $100,000 issued in increments of up to $50,000 to be paid by Special Services Flow Through Fund-Project Code 621, Impact Aid-Project Code 592, and General Fund-Project Code 000. - Ms. Wilson

XII. Vote to approve or not approve the purchase of 6 Vantage Med. Surg. Tutor Beds from DiaMedical USA for a cost of $58,419.99. The purchase is part of a grant awarded to MDTC through the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and will be paid from MDTC General Fund 12. DiaMedical USA is a sole source vendor. - Ms. Foster

XIII. Vote to approve or not approve the purchase of 2 SimCartRx Mobile Medication Carts from Pocket Nurse for a cost of $57,643.00. The purchase is part of a grant awarded to MDTC through the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and will be paid from MDTC General Fund 12. Pocket Nurse is a sole source vendor. - Ms. Foster

XIV. Human Resources

XIV.A. Vote to approve or not approve all actions recommended in the Human Resources Reports: - Ms. Huston

• Certified
• Non-Certified
• Child Nutrition
• Transportation

XIV.B. Vote to approve or not approve adjunct teachers.- Ms. Huston

XIV.C. Vote to approve or not approve a Secondary Administrative Intern at CAMS.- Ms. Huston

XV. Proposed Executive Session for the purpose of:
To hear evidence and discuss the denied student transfers with a review of confidential education records and transfer requests of students whereby disclosure of any additional information could potentially violate FERPA, and the executive session is requested by the parent or the student. 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(5) and (B)(7).
1. Vote to convene or not convene in Executive Session.
2. Acknowledge the Board has returned to Open Session.
3. Executive Session statement of minutes.

XVI. Vote to uphold the Superintendent's recommendation to deny the transfer request, overturn the Superintendent's recommendation to deny the transfer request, or modify the Superintendent's recommendation to deny the transfer request of the following students: - Dr. Kirk
Student A
Student B

XVII. New Business
Item(s) that could not have been foreseen or known about at the time the agenda was posted which need action at this Board meeting.

XVIII. Adjourn
This agenda was posted at the Board of Education Center, 7217 S.E. 15 Street, Midwest City, Oklahoma, on October 5, 2023, at 10:30 am, in accordance with the Open Meeting Law.

The next Regular Board Meeting is scheduled for November 13, 2023.