November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

A. Call to order and roll call.

David Paulk, President
Justin Smith, Vice-President
Jacob Zweifel, Clerk
Barry Carpenter, Member
Ryan Keeler, 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. Review and discuss the 2024-2025 Certified Annual Drop-out Report.

E. Review and discuss the Annual Student College Remediation Report.

F. Superintendent's Report

G. 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:

G.1. Approval of Treasurer's Report

G.2. Approval of Minutes from the October 6, 2025, Regular Board Meeting

G.3. Payment Registers:

• General Fund #1698-2480
• Building Fund #35-46

G.4. General Fund Encumbrances - #251-258

G.5. Building Fund Encumbrances - #30-33

G.6. General Fund Change Orders

G.7. Building Fund Change Orders

G.8. Special Payroll

G.9. Activity Fund Report

H. Action Topics

H.1. Discussion and possible action to approve a 2026 election resolution to elect a new board of education member.
 

H.2. Discussion and possible action to approve the Board of Education regular meeting dates as listed below for the 2026 calendar year. All meetings will begin at 6:00 p.m.

January 12, 2026                   February 2, 2026                    March 2, 2026
April 6, 2026                           May 4, 2026                           June 1, 2026
June 29, 2026                        August 3, 2026                       September 8, 2026
October 5, 2026                    November 2, 2026                  December 7, 2026

 

H.3. Discussion and possible action to approve compliance with the Child Internet Protection Act Requirements.

H.4. Discussion and possible action to approve April 15th, 2026 as a virtual day for High School only for Junior students to take the ACT.

H.5. Discussion and possible action to approve the following adjunct teacher:

• Riley Lowry - American History

H.6. Discussion and possible action to approve the HS Band traveling to Dallas, TX, from April 24-26, 2026.

H.7. Discussion and possible action to approve ratification of the 2025-26 Blanchard Association of Certified Teachers (BACT) contract.

I. Executive Session

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

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

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

I.3. Statement of executive session minutes from Board of Education Clerk, Jacob Zweifel.

J. Discussion and possible action to approve a Christmas Stipend for all contracted employees.

K. Discussion and possible action to approve the 2025-2026 contracts for all administrative and salaried school personnel.

L. Discussion and possible action to approve the 2025-2026 contracts for certified personnel.

M. Discussion and possible action to approve the 2025-2026 contracts for support personnel.

N. New Business

O. Discussion and possible action to adjourn.