March 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting
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1. Call meeting to order; roll call, flag salute, moment of silence.
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2. Discussion and Board action to reorganize the officers of the Board of Education in accordance with Oklahoma §70 5-119
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3. Public Participation
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No public participation
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4. Superintendent’s Report
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Mr. Gwartney gave an update on the archery teams. Air Rifle teams won the National Championship in elementary and middle school. All three teams have qualified for the National Championship in bullseye and 3D archery. Teacher of the year and support staff of the year for each building were announced. Update on the construction, and Mrs. Gilstrap gave an update on the reading program.
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5. Consent Agenda: Discuss then vote to approve or not approve listed items in the consent agenda. (These items may be approved by one Board motion, unless any Board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items).
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5.a. Approve Board meeting minutes for the February 10, 2026, board meeting.
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5.b. Approve financial statements, all warrants issued for payment, change orders and all purchase orders and activity fund balances:
General Fund #11 FY 2025–2026 encumbrances __523-566 Child Nutrition Fund #22 FY 2025–2026 encumbrances __32-34 Building Fund #21 FY 2025–2026 encumbrances __0 Bond Fund #39 FY 2025–2026 encumbrances__20-21 Activity Fund #60 FY 2025–2026 encumbrances__687-740 |
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5.c. Add Josh Gwartney and Kelly Grossman to the Welch State Bank safe deposit box.
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5.d. Approve a field trip for Mrs. Newton's class to Sheridan Lanes in Tulsa on March 12, 2026.
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5.e. Approve a field trip for G/T, 3rd-8th grade to Inola for Battle of the Brains on March 11, 2026.
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5.f. Approve quote from Miller Builders to re-skin 30X60 outdoor building between football and softball fields.
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5.g. Approve the date change for the senior class trip to Branson, Missouri to April 13, 2026, and use April 20, 2026, as a rain out date.
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5.h. Approve a field trip for Ms. Littlefield's Forensic Science class to the cadaver lab at JBU's campus in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, on April 16, 2026.
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5.i. Approve overnight E Sports competitions: MS TSA, April 14–15 in Norman, OESL HS State Championship, date and location TBD, OKSE HS Smash Duals State Championship, April 24–25 in Weatherford, and OKSE HS State Championship, May 3–4, location TBD.
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5.j. Approve Middle School G/T field trip to Oklahoma City Art Museum on April 7, 2026.
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5.k. Approve Middle School Cheer field trip to Incredible Pizza on April 23, 2026.
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5.l. Approve Elementary field trips. 4th grade is going to Woolaroc in Bartlesville on April 10, 2026, 3rd grade is going to the Jenks Aquarium on April 17, 2026, and 2nd grade is going to the Jenks Aquarium on April 23, 2026.
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5.m. Approve Fund Raiser: #807 Jr. Class Bake Sale/Auction. #843 Football, #841 Outdoor Ed., #850 HS Cheer.
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5.n. Approve bid for Hydroseeding.
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5.o. Approve surplus items for trash or sale.
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5.p. Approve IT surplus inventory.
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5.q. Approve three students from Mr. Jackson's technology class to attend RSU programming contest on April 1, 2026.
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5.r. Vote to approve ten plus students to attend the BSides cybersecurity conference student day, $5.00 a student, on April 6, 2026.
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5.s. Vote to approve five high school students with an advisor, and six middle school students, with an advisor, to attend TSA State Leadership Conference on April 14-16, 2026, Cost will be $60.00 per person and cost for the hotel.
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5.t. Vote to approve E-sports overnight requests for the following state competitions.
Middle school TSA: April 14-15, 2026 in Norman, Oklahoma. OESL High School State Championship: (date and location TBD) OKSE High School Smash Duals State Championship: April 24-25, 2026 at Wetherford. OKSE High School State Championship: May 3-4 (location TBD) |
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5.u. Vote to approve the school calendar for the 2026-2027 SY.
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6. Proposed Executive Session
Discuss, then vote to approve or disprove going into executive session for the purpose of discussing the 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) Resignations: Anthony (Tony) Arnold Kathy McCollough with the intent to retire Chadd Gehrke Employment: Carla Barrera Laura Cochran Billy Veracruz Chelcie Gwartney Discussion: Raises for Certified Administrative Staff, Non-Certified Administrative Staff , and Support Staff |
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6.a. Motion to Convene
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6.b. Acknowledge return to open session
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6.c. Statement by Board President
Discussion:
No votes were taken in the Executive Session, and only items on the agenda were discussed. Those in the Executive Session were the Board members and the Superintendent.
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7. Current Business: Action Items
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7.a. Vote to accept the resignation of Anthony (Tony) Arnold.
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7.b. Vote to accept the resignation of Kathy McCollough with the intent to retire.
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7.c. Vote to accept the resignation of Chadd Gehrke.
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7.d. Vote to hire Carla Barrera as a full-time substitute teacher for SY 2025-2026.
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7.e. Vote to hire Laura Cochran for cafeteria manager for the 2026-2027 SY.
Discussion:
Tabled
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7.f. Vote to hire Billy Veracruz, RN, for school nurse for the 2026-2027 SY.
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7.g. Vote to hire Chelcie Gwartney as a school counselor for the 2026-2027 SY.
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7.h. Vote to give Certified Administrative Staff, Non-Certified Administrative Staff, and Support Staff a raise in pay for the 2026-2027 SY.
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8. New Business: In accordance with 25 Okla. Stat. §311(A)(9), this is limited to any matter not known or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting of this agenda.
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9. Vote for Adjournment
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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