August 10, 2026 at 7:30 AM - Regular Board Meeting Agenda

1. Call to Order, roll call and establishment of a quorum

2. Reports and Discussions by Board and Staff: Jolisa Knauss, Instructional Leader; John Noel, BIS Director; Chris Helton, Director of Operations; Mike Newell, Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent's Update; Jennie Nunn regarding:

• Students/Instructional
• Short Term/BIS
• Facilities
• Employee Development

3. Consent Agenda
All of the following items, which concern reports and items of a routine nature normally approved at board meetings, will be approved by one vote unless any board member would like to remove an item for individual consideration. The consent agenda consists of the discussion, consideration and approval of the following items:

3.a. June 29, 2026, Regular Board Meeting Minutes.

3.b. General Fund 25-26 checks #2825-3218 in the amount of $1,104,610.80;
General Fund 26-27 checks #1-196 in the amount of $1,016,966.21;
General Fund Encumbrances #10232-10280 & 70117-70123 in the amount of $235,311.81; No Building Fund Encumbrances, including change orders report and appropriations for FY26-27 from reports dated June 30, 2026, and July 31, 2026.

3.c. Treasurer’s reports for bank statements dated June 30, 2026, and July 31, 2026. 

3.d. Activity Fund reports for bank statements dated June 30, 2026, and July 31, 2026. 

3.e. Transfer of $33,158.79 from the Activity Fund to the General Fund per resolution 70 O.S. § Section 5-129.

3.f. Approve BIS adjunct and part-time employees.

4. Action to be considered:

4.a. Discuss and vote to approve or not approve policy updates with one vote, unless any board member would like to remove an item for individual consideration.

1. Section 6 - Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Trafficking
2. Section 6 - Criminal Records Searches
3. Section 6 - Employment of Retired TRS Members (New)
4. Section 7 - Suspension, Dismissal and Nonreemployment of Instructors
5. Section 9 - Open Records
6. Section 10 - Minor Student Residency
7. Section 12 - Artificial Intelligence (New)
8. Section 12 - Personal Wireless Devices and Electronic Accounts
9. Section 12 - Technology Center Personnel Digital and Electronic Communications with Minor Students

4.b. Discuss and vote to approve or not approve renewing the contract with the Department of Rehabilitation Services for Educational Services, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

4.c. Discuss and vote to approve or not approve the revision of Oklahoma Summit Conference Stipends for staff.

4.d. Discuss and vote to approve or not approve Kassie Pettit in Therapeutic Technician and Dara Trent in Health Careers as certified adjunct teachers for Anatomy and Physiology (5333) for school year 2026-2027.

5. Proposed Executive session to discuss the following personnel items:

• Employment of Early Care & Education Assistant
• Employment of Maintenance - Facility Caretaker
• Employment of Maintenance - Facility Caretaker/Culinary Assistant

6. Vote to convene or not convene into executive session.

7. Acknowledge board's return to open session.

8. Executive session compliance announcement. 

9. Motion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve employment of Early Care & Education Assistant.

10. Motion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the employment of a Maintenance - Facility Caretaker.  

11. Motion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the employment of a Maintenance - Facility Caretaker/Culinary Assistant.

12. New Business - This is limited to matters not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the posting of the meeting agenda.

13. Announcements
 

14. Adjournment
Note: "The Board may discuss, make motions, and vote upon all matters appearing on this agenda. Such votes may be to adopt, reject, table, reaffirm, rescind or take no action on any agenda matter."