July 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Special Board of Education Meeting

1. Call meeting to order; roll call, flag salute, moment of silence.

2.  Public Participation

3. Superintendent's Report

4. Consent Agenda

4.a. Approve Board meeting minutes for the July 15, 2025, Special Board meeting.

4.b. Approve updated Faculty and Student Handbooks

4.c. Approve updated policy on the use of school property regulations

4.d. Remove Jason Stutzman from all banking signature cards, and add Charlie Coblentz to all banking signature accounts as the Board Clerk, and move Amber Rice's signature as President of the Board.

4.e. Approve Board meeting minutes for the July 17, 2025, Special Board meeting.

4.f. Approve changes to the Negotiated Agreement for the the 2025-2026 School Year.

4.g. Approve Surplus items to be sold.

5. Proposed Executive Session
Discuss then vote to approve or disprove going into executive session for the purpose of discussing employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual public officer or employee.
Executive Session Authority: Title 25 Oklahoma Statues 307 (B) (1)

Employment: SRO contract with Mayes County Sheriffs Dept. for 2025-26 FY
Assistant High School Principal for the 2025-26 FY
Elem Para Tier 1

Approve Teresa Herring, adjunct teacher for Journalism for 2025-26 FY

Resignations:  Lorita Conn, Hailey Koelsch, Kenny Helton, Brooke Chupp

Employment:  High School Secretary, High School Asst. Principal, High School Principal, Bus Drivers

5.a. Motion to Convene 

5.b. Acknowledge return to open session

5.c. Statement by Board President

6. Current Business: Action Items

6.a. Vote to accept the resignation Lorita Conn.

6.b. Vote to accept the resignation of Hailey Koelsch.

6.c. Vote to accept the resignation of Kenny Helton.

6.d. Vote to hire Debby Couch as High School Secretary for 2025-26 SY.

6.e. Vote to hire Mark Jones as Assistant High School Principal for 2025-26 SY.

6.f. Vote to hire Amy Gilmore as High School Principal for 2025-26 SY.

6.g. Vote to accept the resignation of Brooke Chupp.

6.h. Approve Tymber Walsh Paraprofessional Tier 1 pending background check

6.i. Vote to hire Betty Roberts as Elem. Paraprofessional tier 1

7. Vote for Adjournment