July 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM - Board of Education Regular meeting

Discussion:  Meeting was called to order by Board President, Eddie White, at 6:45 p.m.

Discussion:  Mr. Thompson presented the Superintendent's report.
The OSSBA Conference is September 4th-7th. He 
encouraged all board members to attend, if at all
possible, and that the best two days to go would
be the 5th and 6th. He ask if anyone was wanting
to go to please let him know as soon as possible.
The school will not be paying for student lunches.
The subject was discussed, there is no funding
for that, and the State Superintendent, Ryan
Walters, does not have the authority to make
schools do that.  SRO Grant update was given.
The new sheriff, Keith Fruitger, will have the
SRO contract for August Board Meeting.  The
fence at Mutual is complete except for painting,
and that is being scheduled for this week.  It was
noted that due to a small change in the original
configuration that the total cost will be around
$30,000.00. Inspections are almost complete for
school buses. All other vehicles will begin being
serviced  and washed this week, with the AG
pickup being serviced and detailed next week. 
The start of the Walking Trail project is being
scheduled, so will have a better update next month.
Alarm and Sprinkler systems will be inspected July
28th and 29th, Lisa has started waxing the floors in
the upper and lower elementary.  She will have them
completed by next week. Bus Driver training will be
August 1st, all staff In-Service will be August 6th, 7th,
and 8th, First Day of School is August 11th, and PT
Conferences have been moved from September
25th and 26th to October 2nd and 3rd.

Discussion:  The Elementary Report was presented by Mr. Thompson.
Enrollment for new students will be July 28th from 9:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m.  Returning students will have access for online
enrollment by July 28th.  The first day of school will be August
11th and students will be sized for t-shirts that day.  A donation
has been made, and all students will receive a school t-shirt.
The Fire Pit Fundraiser will be held again this year, and Teacher
Amazon Pages are still open and will be available all year.  There
will be "students of the month" chosen, and also "employees of the
month".

The High School Report was also presented by Mr. Thompson.
Mr. Shryock is on vacation this week, July 14th-18th, and the office
will be closed until his return.  He will be in the mountains but can be
reached by cell phone if needed.  June 26th was the new coaches
meet and greet, and there was a great turnout.  The boys went to
basketball camp and the girls had volleyball camp.  There was great
participation at both camps.  The fence around the parking lot for the
football field is complete and will be painted soon.  Enrollment looks
to be pretty much the same, maybe a couple more.  Volleyball practice
starts on Tuesday July 15th and will continue until school begins.  Mrs.
Green attended a conference in San Antonio, and then a week later
went to Washington DC for another conference.  She is bringing back
great ideas and innovations for our students.  Teacher Inservice begins
August 6th, Media Night is August 8th at 6:00 p.m., sponsored by BPA,
and the first volleyball game is August 12th.
 

Discussion:  Mrs. Syms reported that the link to the Amazon Pages
is not working.  Mr. Barnes, IT, is trying to get it figured
out.

Discussion:  This item will be revisited next year to look
at possibly changing the stipend amounts
so the Certified personnel, with all the
schooling and student teaching, will get
more than those that are emergency certified
or otherwise certified.
 

Discussion:  Staff lunches, since every teacher does lunch duty,
will be paid for by the school. The board agreed to
try it for one year, and if the cost runs in to the
schools reserves, it will discontinue it the next
year.

Jeremy Baggett, Board Member, brought up the
subject of when the present bond falls off, and
when it does if could do another bond to build
new concession area, bathrooms, and locker
rooms at the football field.  It was discussed
among board members and was tabled until
input from the community could be gotten.
 

Discussion:  The next board meeting will be Monday August 11, 2025