October 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Davis Board of Education Regular Board Meeting
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1. Call to order and roll call of members.
Discussion:
Board President Bubba Bolding called meeting to order at 6:02pm. Superintendent Jamea Gilbert, Board Members Bubba Bolding, Jeremy Hoffman, Chad Fielding and Ryan Oden were all present for the meeting.
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2. Recognition of Students.
Discussion:
Middle School Principal Jeff Brown recognized his students of the month and Elementary Principal Tammie Webb recognized her students at this time.
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3. Administrators Reports.
Discussion:
Principal Jeff Brown gave his Middle School report on items for the month of October. Pathway church hosted See you at the Pole here on campus serving breakfast and leading the fellowship.
Middle School teachers are working more with daily classroom activities. Davis 8th graders attended a visit to Rose State College as part out the Gear up for Life Grant. Students learned about all opportunities Rose State has to offer. Middle School builders Club officers were announced this month. |
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4. Superintendent's Report.
Discussion:
Superintendent Jamea Gilbert gave her report. She spoke about Fall break coming up and that Mid Term test had been given. Also a representative from Murray State was here to help our Emergency Certified Teachers work on getting their certificates.
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5. Presentation and review the student dropout and remediation report as required by the State Department of Education.
Discussion:
Ms. Gilbert gave the presentation and review of the student dropout and remediation report as required by the State Department of Education. She went over the date as presented on the attachments included in the agenda. She went over our ACT average. She explained that there was a coding issue reported prior on our data that has been corrected. We only had 2 dropouts.
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6. Consent Agenda
The following items, which concern reports and items of a routine nature normally approved at board meetings, will be approved by one vote unless a board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items. The Consent Agenda consists of the discussion, consideration, and approval of the following items:
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.a. Agenda as part of the minutes.
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6.b. Minutes of the previous regular meeting.
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6.c. Purchase order encumbrances for all funds and change orders.
General Fund PO #'s 233-252 with a total of $38,757.92 Bond Fund 31 PO# 4 with a total of $14,700.00 Bond Fund 37 PO# 5 with a total of $118,000.00 |
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6.d. Treasurer's report.
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6.e. Activity Fund Report.
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6.f. Substitutes
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7. Board to consider and take action upon a Resolution authorizing the leasing of certain real property to the Murray County Educational Facilities Authority, and authorizing the President, Clerk and Superintendent to execute any and all documents related to the Ground Lease Agreement and the transaction.
Discussion:
Ryan McDonald a representative from Stephen H. McDonald and Associates Inc. presented the Resolution of the Ground Lease Agreement and the Sub Lease Agreement.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8. Board to consider and take action upon a Resolution authorizing the acceptance of a Sublease Agreement whereby the Murray County Educational Facilities Authorize will sublease certain real property and improvements thereto to the district and authorizing and directing the President, Clerk and Superintendent to execute any and all documents related to the Sublease Agreement and the transaction.
Discussion:
Board and Superintendent at this time, igned all documents necessary to carry out these approvals of items #7 and #8.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9. Board discussion and possible action to approve an out of state field trip for 1st Grade to Gainsville, Texas to the Frank Buck Zoo for November 2025.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10. Discussion and possible action to establish a flat on-line payment convenience fee for child nutrition payments of $4 to be deposited into miscellaneous activity fund account.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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11. Discussion and possible board action to approve the Indian Education Tutors List for the 2025-2026 school year.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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12. Board discussion and action to approve the Estimate of Needs that were approved by the Murray County Excise Board for the 2025-2026 school year.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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13. Board discussion and possible action to approve the 2025-2026 General, Building and Child Nutrition Fund Budgets.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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14. Board discussion and possible board action to approve 2026 School Election Resolution.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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15. Board discussion and possible action to approve closure of specific voting precincts for the Board Member Election.
Discussion:
Board voted to approve closing Precinct 250016 - No Persons and Precinct 500012 - No Persons.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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16. Vote to convene into proposed executive session pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307 (b)(2,3,4) and 70 O.S. Section 5-118 of the Open Meetings Act to discuss:
Discussion:
Board convened into executive session at 6:40pm.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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16.a. To have confidential discussions with the Board's attorney by telephone about a pending action, matter or dispute upon the advice of the Board's counsel that disclosure will seriously impair the ability of the Board to process or address the action, matter, or dispute, in the public interest.
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16.b. Conduct ongoing evaluation of the Superintendent.
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17. Acknowledge the board's return to open session.
Discussion:
Board returned from executive session at 8:02pm. Board President Bubba Bolding and Board Members Jeremy Hoffman, Ryan Oden, Chad Fielding and Superintendent Jamea Gilbert were present during executive session.
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18. Statement of minutes of executive session.
Discussion:
Board President Bubba Bolding stated that minutes were taken during executive session and upon return given to the minutes clerk Shelly Bumgarner in a sealed envelope. Items 16a and 16b were discussed during executive session. Bolding stated that no actions were taken during the executive session.
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19. Discussion and possible board action regarding the contract with CWA Group.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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20. New Business
Discussion:
No new business at this time.
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21. Adjourn
Discussion:
Meeting was adjourned at 8:03pm.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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