August 1, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

A. Call to order and roll call.

Gabe Green, President
Barry Carpenter, Vice-President
Tom Maston, Clerk
David Paulk, Member
Justin Smith, Member

B. Audience may address the board.  State your name for the board, three-minute time limit.

C. Review and discuss the status of school board member training credits.

D. Superintendent's Report

E. Consent Agenda
All of the items which concern reports of a routine nature normally approved at board meetings 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 following items:

E.1. Approval of Treasurer's Report

E.2. Approval of Minutes from the June 30, 2022, Regular Board Meeting

E.3. Payment Registers, 2021-2022:

• General Fund #9610-9629
• Bond Fund 31 #11-12

E.4. Payment Register, 2022-2023:

• General Fund #1-172

E.5. General Fund Encumbrances - #181-202
 

E.6. Bond Fund 34 Encumbrances - #1-2

E.7. General Fund Change Orders

E.8. Bond Fund 85 Encumbrances #1-4 (to be paid by BancFirst)

E.9. Special Payroll

E.10. Activity Fund Report

F. Action Topics

F.1. Discussion and possible action to approve opening a new investment account with the Oklahoma Liquid Asset Pool and allowing the treasurer and superintendent to determine the amounts to be invested.

F.2. Discussion and possible action to approve the closing of BancFirst account # 4409127166 and transferring the remaining balance to First National Bank account # 3500411.

F.3. Discussion and possible action to make the following changes in regards to Blanchard Public Schools' First National Bank of Chickasha banking information:

1. Remove Dr. Jim Beckham as primary user from all accounts and business banking.
2. Add Brady Barnes, Superintendent of Schools, as primary user for business banking and assign as Superintendent for all accounts.

F.4. Discussion and possible action to approve the following contracts for the 2022-23 school year:

• Kim Wallace for Vision Screening Services
• Mid-America Technology Center to allow their math, science and technology classes to fulfill high school graduation requirements

F.5. Discussion and possible action to approve opening and awarding milk, bread and linen bids for the 2022-23 school year. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids. 

F.6. Discussion and possible action to approve a cooperative activities program with Middleberg Schools for the 2022-23 school year.

F.7. Discussion and possible action to approve adopting the following new board policies:

• FE -- Student Transfers

F.8. Discussion and possible action to approve a meal increase for staff and visitors to $2.50 for breakfast and $5.00 for lunch.

F.9. Discussion and possible action to approve converting the school year from 180 days to 1,086 hours for the 2022-23 school year.

F.10. Discussion and possible action to approve the ACT as the state test for our Juniors for the college and career readiness testing program.

F.11. Discussion and possible action to approve the following adjunct teachers for the 2022-2023 school year:

• Brandon Allen - 6th Grade Language Arts
• Becky Autry - 7th & 8th Grade Art & 8th Grade Science
• Caleb Cole - 6th Grade Geography & 8th Grade American History
• Timothy Courtney - Physical Science
• Cody Hill - World History, Oklahoma History & Civics
• Chrystal Hulsey - HS Language Arts (English III)
• Mark Jeffreys - Oklahoma History, Civics, Personal Finance & Media
• Amy Lasater - Anatomy
• Chaz Mattocks - Math of Finance
• Amy Mykytiuk - HS Language Arts (English I & IV) & Mythology
• Caitlin Smith - HS Language Arts (English II & III)
• Carson Smith - 7th Grade Science
• Dan Ummel - 6th Grade Science
• David Ummel - 7th Grade Science & Algebra II
• Jeff Word - Civics

F.12. Discussion and possible action to amend the Return to Learn Plan.

G. Executive Session

G.1. Discussion and possible action to convene in executive session for the purpose of:

G.1.a. Discussing the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual salaried employee, pursuant to 25 O.S., Section 307 (B) (1).

G.1.b. Discussing negotiations concerning employees and representatives of employee groups, pursuant to 25 O.S., Section 307 (B) (2).

G.2.  Discussion and possible action to approve reconvening in open session.

G.3. Statement of executive session minutes from Board of Education Clerk, Tom Maston.

H. Discussion and possible action to approve the Personnel Report (Attachment A).

I. Discussion and possible action to approve negotiated items for the 2022-23 Blanchard Association of Support Employees (BASE) contract.
 

J. Discussion and possible action to approve negotiated items for the 2022-23 Blanchard Association of Classroom Teachers (BACT) contract.

K. Discussion and possible action to approve an update to the 2022-2023 school calendar, editing September 9, 2022, to be a half-day (buses running at 12:30) and adding March 31, 2023, as a school day.

L. New Business

M. Discussion and possible action to adjourn.