April 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. ORDER OF BUSINESS
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1.A. Call to Order
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The meeting was called to order at 5:31 p.m.
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1.B. Roll Call
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1.C. Moment of Silence/Pledge of Allegiance
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1.D. Open Forum
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2. REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (70 O.S. Section 5-119)
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Discussion:
Superintendent Watson gave an update on the TIF #2. The amendment to the agreement was finalized and the District received the first check of excess funds last week. She noted that Kari will keep a spreadsheet to track all the payments. Next, Superintendent Watson gave an update on the construction of the new school. There is a lot of progess. They are moving quickly and getting sheetrock done on the inside and laying bricks on the outside. Most of the windows are in. Mr. Gherna took some drone footage of the inside progress so we can make a public post soon. She noted the the 3rd and 4th grade teachers will go tour the building soon and welcomed the board members to join them.
Superintendent Watson spoke about the strategic plan. Committee meetings are going well. Once completed, the strategic plan will go to the Board for approval. Lastly, she spoke about the new literacy plan for next year. She stated the biggest change will be our use of technology. |
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4. FINANCIALS
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4.A. Approval of Budget Reports for March 2026
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4.B. Approval of Treasurer's Report for March 2026
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4.C. Approval of expenditures, transfer of funds, and financial statement of Guymon Public School's Activity Funds
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4.D. Consider and possibly vote to approve new Encumbrances, Claims, and Supplemental Claims
YEAR 2026
1. General Fund: $184,811.82 PO #701 - 794
2. Building Fund: $22,000.00 PO #39 3. Bond Fund (33): $157,000.00 PO #18
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4.E. Request for Proposal — Banking Services
Discussion:
Kari Montgomery informed the Board that the three local banks all submitted proposals. While they were all good proposals, the decision was to leave the accounts at Equity Bank, which offered the highest interest rate and met all the account requirements.
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5. CONSENT AGENDA:
The following are items of a routine nature that are normally approved at the Board meetings and will be considered and voted upon with one motion unless any Board Member requests to have a separate vote on any or all of them.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5.A. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meetings: March 9, 2026
Approval of Minutes of Special Meetings: March 27, 2026
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5.B. Renewal and Ratification of Agreements/Contracts for fiscal year 2026-2027
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5.C. Approval of fundraisers (Appendix B)
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6. ACTION TOPICS
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6.A. Discussion and possible action to surplus and remove from the inventory the items from Prairie Elementary and the Technology Department
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.B. Presentation and discussion on turf for Memorial Stadium (Andy Brown)
Discussion:
Athletic Director Andy Brown gave a presentation on the possible benefits of installing turf on the field at Memorial Stadium. With the continued water shortage, the field is in poor condition. Currently, they only use the field for games and walk-throughs the day before a game. All other practices are done on the practice fields or at Nash Soccer Complex. He is currently requesting bids from two different companies. He plans on meeting with the Athletic Facilities Committee this month to get their input as well. If they want to look into this, we could have some proposals to the board next month.
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7. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Consider and possible vote to go into Executive Session to:
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8. Acknowledge Return into Open Session
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9. Executive session minutes compliance announcement
Discussion:
The board entered into executive session at 6:29 p.m. to discuss the employment, hiring, promotion, or resignation of support and certified staff as listed in Appendix A, authorized by 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(1); to discuss the support staff rehire list for the 2026-2027 school year as listed in Appendix C, authorized by 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(1); and to discuss the purchase of real estate, authorized by 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(3). Those present in executive session were Andy Espericueta, Elvia Hernandez, Carla Hernandez, Luis Romero, Mitzi Dain, and Superintendent Melissa Watson. No action was taken by the board of education.
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10. Consider and vote to approve, disapprove or table the District Personnel Report (Appendix A)
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11. Consider and vote to approve, disapprove or table the Support Staff Rehire List for the 2026-2027 school year (Appendix C)
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12. NEW BUSINESS
Under this item, the Board can consider and vote on any business that could not have been foreseen or known about at the time the agenda was posted. |
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13. ADJOURN
INDIVIDUALS HAVING A PHYSICAL CONDITION THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM ATTENDING THE BOARD MEETING ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THIS OFFICE NO LATER THAN 12:00 NOON ON THE DAY OF SAID MEETING SO ARRANGEMENTS MAY BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE SAID INDIVIDUALS.
I, Kari Montgomery, posted this agenda on the _____ Day of _____________, ______on the front door of the Administration Building, 111 NW 11th St, Guymon, OK 73942. _____________________________ _____________ ________________ Kari Montgomery, CFO Date Time
Discussion:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
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