April 1, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

A. Call to order and roll call.

Barry Carpenter, President
Tom Maston, Vice-President
David Paulk, Clerk
Justin Smith, Member
Jacob Zweifel, Member

B. Audience may address the board.  State your name for the board, three-minute time limit.

C. Superintendent's Report

D. 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:

D.1. Approval of Treasurer's Report

D.2. Approval of Minutes from the March 4, 2024, Regular Board Meeting

D.3. Approval of Minutes from the March 28, 2024, Special Board Meeting.

D.4. Payment Registers:

• General Fund #5798-6546
• Building Fund #40-45

D.5. General Fund Encumbrances - #296-298

D.6. Building Fund Encumbrances - #19-20

D.7. General Fund Change Orders

D.8. Building Fund Change Orders

D.9. Special Payroll

D.10. Activity Fund Report

E. Action Topics

E.1. Discussion and possible action to approve the following Blanchard School Board policies:

• COB - Procurement (New)
• COB-P - Procurement Protest Procedures (New)
• COB-R - Procurement Regulations (Update)
• CHC - Bids and Quotations (Update)
• CHC-R - Bids and Quotations - Regulations (Update)
• FE - Student Transfers (Update)

E.2. Discussion and possible action to approve the following contracts for the 2024-2025 school year:

• Clearwater Enterprises for natural gas
• Sylogist ED - Student Information System
• Sylogist ED - Accounting Software

E.3. Discussion and possible action to approve a permanent easement with the City of Blanchard on 7th Street extending from Main Street to the proposed extension of Highway 76.

E.4. Discussion and possible action to approve 2 days of Sick Leave Sharing for Marisol Looper, Elementary Teacher.

E.5. Discussion and possible action to amend the Return to Learn Plan.

F. Executive Session

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

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

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

F.3. Statement of executive session minutes from Board of Education Clerk, David Paulk.

G. Discussion and possible action to approve re-hiring 1st and 2nd year teachers as listed on Attachment A for the 2024-2025 school year. 

H. Discussion and possible action to approve re-hiring Support Personnel as listed on Attachment B for the 2024-2025 school year.
 

I. Discussion and possible action to approve the Personnel Report (See Attachment C).

J. New Business

K. Discussion and possible action to adjourn.