May 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Harrah Board of Education Regular Meeting
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Call to Order/Roll Call to Establish a Quorum
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Principal/Director Reports
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Consent Agenda
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Minutes of the April 14, 2025 Regular Board Meeting
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General Fund #565 to #605, payroll #50307 to #50310, change orders and financial summary
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Child Nutrition Fund #30 to #32, change orders, and financial summary
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Activity Fund Summary Report, Activity Requests and Transfer Requests
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Treasurer's Report
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Monthly Comparison Report
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Superintendent's Report/Announcements
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Timberlake/LDG Update
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Timberlake presented the bids for Harrah Middle School and Russell Babb Elementary projects. The bids came in higher than expected. The board members and Timberlake representatives discussed what options there are to get the projects on track financially. There will be further discussion on this issue.
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Student Enrollment
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The student enrollment on May 1, 2025, is 2,042 students. This is eight fewer students than this time last year.
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2025 Site Climate Results
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Legislative Update on student cell phones for 2025-2026
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There will be a new cell phone policy beginning the 2025-2026 school year. Mr. Blessington asked the principals to think about the consequences students will face if the policy is not followed, and start preparing students and teachers about the change that is coming.
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Items to be Considered by the Board
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Discuss and take possible action on the temporary appropriations for the 2025-2026 school year.
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The temporary appropriations for 2025-2026 school year were presented for board approval. The temporary appropriations will allow the district to start spending money on July 1, 2025. General Fund - $20,291,408; Building Fund - $5,258,195 and Child Nutrition Fund - $1,019,658. The Estimate of Needs will be available in September, and it will have the actual amounts the district can spend for FY 2026.
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Discuss and take possible action to contract with Allison Brown for federal claims and professional development services for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Allison Brown will be starting her 8th year with Harrah Public Schools. There is no increase in her previous contracted amount of $29.000 per year.
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Discuss and take possible action to contract with David Harp for treasurer services for the 2025-2026 school year.
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There is no increase in the previously contracted amount of $1,100 per month. David Harp has been the district treasurer since February 2003.
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Discuss and take possible action to contract with Andrews Diesel for vehicle maintenance services for the 2024-2025 school year.
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The contracted amount is $50.00/hour.
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Discuss and take possible action to contract with Sierra Lewelling - Speech Services, Robin Howard - Speech Services, enthusiasticallyOT - OT Services, Kristie Chambers - Speech Services, and Evaluation Works, LLC - Psychology Services for the 2025-2026 school year.
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The only new vendor is ethusiasticallyOT. They broke off from Select Therapy Services, who we previously contracted with, and started their own business.
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Discuss and take possible action to contract with Latchkey Child Services for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Discuss and take possible action on contracting with OSSBA Employment Service for unemployment services for the 2024-2025 school year.
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Discuss and take possible action to renew the contract for school membership, policy services, and assembly services with OSSBA for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Discuss and take possible action on the Annual Amendment with Sodexo Operations, LLC, Contract Renewal for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Discuss and take possible action to contract with Gordon Cooper Technology Center Online Consortium for the 2025-2026 school year.
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This contract is for credit recovery/alternative education. We have provided this to students for several years.
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Discuss and take possible action on the General Mutual Cooperation Agreement with the Board of County Commissioners for the 2024-2025 school year.
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Vote to convene or not to convene into executive session pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307 (B)(1) to discuss the employment of those employees listed on Exhibit A and B and coaching stipends.
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Acknowledge return to open session. Executive session compliance statement.
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Discuss and take possible action to approve personnel for summer school for Summer 2025 as listed on Exhibit A.
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Discuss and take possible action to employ certified personnel on temporary contracts and certified transfers for the 2025-2026 school year as listed on Exhibit A.
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Discuss and take possible action on the employment of support personnel for the 2024-2025 school year as listed on Exhibit B.
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Discuss and take possible action to employ support personnel and substitutes for the 2025-2026 school year as listed on Exhibit B.
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Discuss and take possible action regarding coaching stipends for the Summer of 2025.
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New Business (Items not known at the time of Agenda preparation.)
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Announcements
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A special meeting will be scheduled to discuss the bids received for the Harrah Middle School and Russell Babb Elementary bond projects.
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The Board will vote to adjourn.
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Discussion:
The board adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
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