001regular school board meeting Tuesday May 19th to order at 6:00 p.m. I will note that uh Dr. is absent. All other members are present. And we are going to start with the flag salute. Eli, I'm gonna tell the audience a little bit about you and then you can come up here. Okay. Is that okay? Um, leading our flag salute tonight is Eli Littleton. He is in the sixth grade in Miss Moore's class. His parents are Brad and Missy Littleton. Eli loves to swim, play basketball, eat pizza, watch TV, and loves hanging out with his friends. Do you want to do it from there, or do you want to come up here? >> I know we already introduced him, but I wanted to show off his medals he has on today. He just went to state
002in Special Olympics and he got fifth place in his 100 meter run and then he got a silver medal on his softball. He did very good. And then I know usually or at least at the board meeting I was at when my son led the pledge, we say the pledge with him. If you guys could just listen and let his device say the pledge this time, that would be really awesome. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. We have a we have a small gift for you if you would come up here and take a picture with us real quick. And we've got something for you. >> This one's actually probably
003for your mom and dad. But this one is for you. Turn around. Let's take your picture. Good job. Good job. >> Right. Our next item, Tigers Roar. Kylie Fisher, state champion golf. So, this Kylie's first year on the high school team. She's a freshman. Uh we have seven regular season tournaments. Uh she won them all. Like big time won them all. And then we went to regionals at ADA and uh she won that one. And so there was no pressure on her at all to win the state tournament. Uh we started off a little rough early on, but uh Kylie's an amazing athlete and she made some extraordinary shots to come back and tie up for the lead after the first day and then just blew everybody out of the water the second day. So
004even even though it was rainy and cold all day the second day, she just breezed right through. going into uh going into the clubhouse, you know, you always you never say we got it in the bag, but we had it in the bag. >> Anyway, Kylie does a great job. >> Anything you want to share? >> You don't have to, but give the opportunity if you want to. Okay. I tell her I was her prek principal time and I didn't teach her to golf and I'd like to take her credit for those kind of things. letters, huh? >> Yeah. Taught her some other things. But, uh, I I know one day that, um, she is going to be doing great big things out in the world. And I'm like, please remember me. Remember when you
005were four and remember when you graduated? We are so proud. >> Do we have any public to be heard? >> Oh, I'm sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Like you guys aren't just obvious standing back there with your matching shirts and all the gifts you gave us. I'm so very sorry. Speech path. We didn't hear that you were coming. >> Thank you so much for letting us come and share a little bit with you this evening. My name is Emily F. I'm a speech pathologist at Greenwood Elementary and I'm going to let everybody else on the team introduce themselves. >> I'm Robin Roland. I'm a speech path at Cherokee. >> I'm Danny Hagard and I'm parttime at Cherokee in Greenwood. >> I'm Trina Mallerie just at Heritage. >> I'm Jesse Down. I'm Stephanie B. I'm at the high
006school. >> And I'm Nikki Malloy and we have an SLP opening. So anybody would like to team in town on our website YouTube. >> So the reason we're here tonight is May is National Speech Language and Hearing Month. So we try to make it out to the May board meeting every year just to share a little bit about what we do. asked what is a speech pathologist and why are they important in the school? So um a speech pathologist is somebody who has a master's degree and is trained in the evaluation, identification and treatment of communication delays and disorders. And we know communication plays a huge foundation in all academic learning. Um communication is how we relate to our world. Communication is how we build and grow relationships. Communication build connections. Um, some of our
007students need support to make communication functional for them. So, that's where we come in. So, this could be anywhere from helping a student who's not able to produce sounds and it's affecting their literacy or spelling or social skills. It could be helping a student who's having behavior difficulties because they're not able to understand what's being asked of them or to uh fully express themselves. Or it could be helping a student who needs to learn um an alternative mode of communication. So what we teach students uh connects them to the curriculum but more importantly it connects them to their world and the people in their world. So uh before we go we just wanted to share a few of our stats from this year with you. So what have we done this year? So first of
008all we screened over 500 Head Start, PreK, and Kindergarten students inside and outside of our district. Um, as a team, we collectively served 470 students regularly on IEPs, which means we wrote at least 470 IEPs, and we competed over 1,800 progress reports this year. >> And we also, as Eli We have gotten some devices funded for some kids, which is a really big deal because they are not cheap if you look at them. But within the district, we've gotten six personal speech devices funded for these students. And we have one that's still pending, so it will be set very soonly. But we have also had 40 students who have met their goals and graduated from speech this year. And then we have identified 75 students and place them on speech services. and to place those
009kids. They've all at least had two, maybe three, four assessments. So, it it's a lot of work to put in. >> Thank you so much for your time. Oh, I'm sorry. >> I just had a question. The speech device that Eli used was that his voice? >> How does that work? >> So, it's not actually his voice on the device, but they have a lot of different voices you can choose from. >> But he is that one's actually not his. That's students that were borrowing, but his is supposed to be shipping today. So, I'm hoping to have it. >> So, they speak into it. >> No, they push the buttons. So, there's how many buttons are on that one? Is it >> 1,800? There's like thousands of buttons on that device that he has to
010>> look through and choose through to find the words he wants to say. So, it's a lot harder than, you know, us saying everyday speech. It's a motor movement they have to figure out with their hands instead of their mouth. >> But, it will be He's already been using it in speech and so he's trained on it. He's just waiting on his device. >> So that's how he already knew how to how to work it. >> Tell them the name of that contract come through about the software. >> Yeah. So I go through PR salt and I actually write and the evaluations for the speech funding. It's anywhere from 15 to 20 pages long. It's a very lengthy. My first I did took me about six months to get done. I'm starting to get a
011little bit quicker, but yeah, it's a it's a lengthy thing. We build their insurance and their insurance covers it. So, it's not anything that's at cost of the school. And I'm ranging between my most expensive device for a student was $20,000 and then I think my cheapest one would be one like that. That's around8 to $10,000. So, it's a lot of money that's being brought into these students that we're able to right for their insurance >> through their parental insurance. >> Yes. >> But just filling all of that out and having all their sign it's a process. >> It's worth it when they can do things. I will add I've had two two of these women have helped some of my family members took speech classes. So perfect dictation now. Thank you very much. >>
012Thank you very much. >> Some of y'all might have Can you see every Are we walking them out? I think we're good. >> I think we're good. >> Thank you, ladies. >> Thank you for having us. Thank you for coming. Thank you. First day off and you came back from work in a day off. >> Now, do we have any public beard? Okay. Item D, discussion to vote to approve or not approve the minutes from the previous meeting, May 8, 2026 special meeting. Do I have a motion to approve? >> I will make that motion. >> And do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Miss Hires. >> I. Miss Walker >> Miss Crawford >> and I even though I know everyone's names we got >> it takes a little getting used to to
013get your >> the rhythm of it. >> Yes. >> Um item E deputy treasur report and discussion to vote or not approve the monthly financials. Good evening. The bank balance as of April 30th was 24,97,762.90. Receipts for general fund for the month of April were 3,969,54051. Building fund was $211,24644. Sinking fund was 274 92.32 bringing the general fund balance to 13,97,12.14 building fund 6,438,234.94 bond fund $724,71657 syncing fund 2,83 $1162 Go to activity fund. Activity fund at the end of April was 1,263,332.39. Go on to utilities. So utilities from April of 25 to April of 26, electric was $19,515 more. Water was 23 more and gas was $3,322 less. Now, I say that, but then I want to because I know the electric seems really, really high, but from March to April of this year,
014electric was $14,000 less, water was almost $2,000 less, and gas was almost 17,000. >> So, it like a lot from last year to this year, but from last month to this month it was less than everything. >> Do we know why it was? I'm trying to think what April the weather or was there horrible? >> Yeah, got cold that one weekend. I think >> we talked a little bit about, you know, going from a 8,000t building to a 16,000t building. you know, letting that kind of all equal out then we will see. Um, and of course the company that we worked with for the energy management stuff will put all of that in the formula. You also probably pay more for the service or the unit um than we were before. But we will look
015at all those to make sure that we are getting the guarantee that we're supposed to for the energy management savings. I feel like just us everyone else's electric bills seem like they're higher than than normal. Even the weather's been mild this spring, but it seems like Yeah, they're up everywhere. >> Any other questions for Do I have a motion to approve? >> Any further discussion? Miss Hires. >> I miss Walker. >> I miss Crawford. >> I principal director report athletics. Mr. loud. >> All right, I'm not going to lie to you. I'm going to wing this today. Didn't have time to go back and get all my stuff. Um, what you wouldn't see because you don't see a bunch of state championships and a bunch of state qualified. Um, that's how we equate a good
016season or not. And I think sometimes with with what you have uh to work with, you know, we We don't get a lot of transfers. We don't want a lot of transfers. We want homegrown kids. Um, and I think all of our our our sports teams did better this year than they did last year in some fashion. You know, the football team had a better record. Both cross country teams qualified for the state tournament or the state cross country meeting. Softball went to the semi-finals with everybody back. Boys basketball went further than they have in several years. Um, all the teams and David knows this. They were the ones that that didn't have a good year, but that's hard to follow what he's had the last eight years. So, and he knows that. Um, moving
017into wrestling, we had five qualifiers this year, which doubled what we had last year. I think we had three last year, so almost double. Um, softball slow pitch was regional runner up. She uh regional runner up. Trying to think real fast. Obviously, the girls golf finished fifth overall with Kylie Fisher. And if you haven't seen her play, it's unbelievable. She hits it like a grown man and she's cool and she's good. Um, so I think they're going to be good again. Boyce had a couple guys go to the state tournament. um state track was uh they were the runner up in the girls by five points and Elie tried to if you guys know Elsie Lie is going to beat it to death and he told me if we would have done this and we
018would have done this and they didn't score it like they've been scored they changed the scoring for the regional in the state if they scored it like they score all year long we would have won it which that can go both ways usually they they score the top five in state they the top eight. Um, which we were five points away with a bunch of the team coming back. There was a few that graduated, but but a lot coming back. Um, baseball, we doubled our wins from from a year ago to 18 and have a lot coming back and a bunch of new guys that are going to be really good. So, you you look at the year and there wasn't a lot of state titles. We did have two academic state championships, which I
019think that'll take you way further than I've said it before. further than Sportsville anyway. Um, but you look at that and you look at the nucleus of the kids coming back and we're in the right we're going in the right direction. I I I do feel like our culture is really good. Um, we've hired a lot of new young coaches with a mix of the guys that have been here. Um, and we're excited about that. We do need new energy and that was something that we were we were kind of talking about like some of these guys, not that they're bad, we just need new energy and I think we've got that and we're still looking for a few coaches. Um, so yeah, I think going >> You want to do your YouTube ad? >>
020Do what? >> I said, do you want to do your YouTube ad like Nikki did? >> You're talking to YouTube. >> We're looking No, we have one person watching probably. Bryson's watch. Yeah. Hi, Bryson. >> Um, but no, going into summer, I talked with all the head coaches individually, and I always do. Um, I think everybody's kind of excited about it. Um, a lot of times they're ready to be done, and we we had kids up there yesterday. Um, with with spring football, we had volleyball triyouts, baseball triyouts, and the softball triyouts are tonight. Um, and I think that volumes of the what those coaches are doing. If those kids are coming back the first day of summer and they're excited to be there um and and the adults are excited to be there, I
021think we're heading the right direction. Um we do have a good group of guys that they do what's right for kids and that's that's what we ask. Um you know, is it always pretty? No. But is there going to be problems? Absolutely. Every family has problems inside a big family. Our guys, they argue with each other. We get to the bottom of it. But, uh, the guys that are here want to be here and that makes my job way easier. >> Any questions? >> I have two questions for you. Um, >> how is the And we I think we talked about this a little bit at our special meeting because of the timing. So, we aren't going to be able to use the turf field in the coming year. So, junior high football, soccer, those
022those groups that would normally be on the turf field. Do we know I mean I know there are options. We can do away schedules completely. We can use maybe NSU for some of that. Do we have we got that worked out yet? >> Through email. Yes. >> You know that's a that's going to be a sit down summertime. We we have talked our partnership with NSU has gotten a lot stronger. Um which not that it wasn't strong but it's gotten better. John's great to work with. Um you know they were remodeling their softball field. So, for the first two months, their softball team used our softball field. Um, obviously, we didn't charge um we've used their tennis courts for a tournament this fall. They're they're going to have a huge MIAA tournament. They're they want
023to use our tennis courts. Said absolutely. Um they they've used our track. Different different teams use our track. So, I talked to when we passed the bond. We talked about, "Hey, we're going to be displaced for a year. Um, what do you think?" And he's like, "Absolutely, we'll make it work." And and we we correspond through email and we call and we talk. Um, but the partnership's strong now, so I don't see it being a problem that they've been over backwards to help us and we've done the same for them. Um, you know, their basketball team uses our gym sometimes. So, that working partnership is going to be easy, easier than it has been in the with other administrators there. Um, so it does look like we will play uh junior high football four dates
024and then JB football three dates there. And our plan is to use the east side only. We won't use the big side just because of logistics of picking up all the trash and you know you open the big side and somebody's going to sit at the top and they're going to trash it. You got to walk all the way up. So we're going to keep them on one side. um probably a skeleton concession because it is hard to get it all there and back and and they use it. It's hard enough on Friday nights to get everything there and back and if you were doing it on Monday, Thursday and Friday, it would be a pain. So, we thought about just a skeleton, a few drinks, some candy bars, that type of stuff. And then
025keep it open where they can use express stop or Danos of their choice. I was I was gonna ask if you know that's a if they don't have things there to eat for dinner >> and let them let them go to express stuff. >> Matt and I actually talked about this last week and we were waiting for some renderings from our architect that actually Stephen will get put up. I assume Steven's guys put it up for us. But big signs that kind of show the progress. This is what's being built here at the field and at the middle school uh right now. And then when we have those graphics, we worked out some of those details that we're going to put out on social media because people are asking questions about like, well, where are
026we going to play or what's this going to displace? So, we're going to >> Is it just that um junior high, JB football, soccer? Are those the only sports that are directly impacted? >> Little the little league little league football >> and then our our PE classes. there's somebody on that field year round >> every day. You know, if it's not snowing or lightning, there's somebody on it. So, we've kind of got some plan plans in place. Obviously, PE won't be up there. Uh and then the band uses it in the morning to the other one. Well, they will be able to use the field for a lot of the time. There will just be specific times they can't. They'll be able to safety fence that portion off so we can practice. We just don't
027have the ability to have restrooms and concession stands and stands for people to sit in. So >> for the public like like the kids will have the access to the bathroom right there on campus. My other question is a whole different, but I've been asked a few times recently, and I I'm not looking for a long explanation, but um why we don't do athletics starting in sixth grade instead of seventh grade? Is that staff resources? Is that because we're doing other things? And I did not know the answer to that question and said I would ask. So >> that's been asked me. I know that's what people say and I would love it and I think it's a staffing issue. It's I think it's a staffing issue spaces, locker rooms, gyms. Um >> that's because
028you're already staggering. You already have to figure out all these other seventh through high school that are using them. So to add another baseball, softball, another basketball takes time, space, additional staff >> and and really and I won't the long either. But people say, "Well, you can just have your sixth graders play with your seventh." And they allow that. And you can, but then you then you're taking those sixth graders out of the classroom and you've got our our bell schedules don't line up. So, you've got high school guys that are that are coaching junior high and then bells. It's It would be a nightmare. Would I love it? Yes. I would like to I think we would get more of the country school kids earlier and I think it would keep kids here through
029high school. Um I just don't know the map to get to that. >> If money was not an issue, it absolutely would be the best plan. But you know like right now most of his coaches coach middle school and high school both. And so if you are a high school teacher and you're coaching both because You can't make times align exactly. They literally miss part of their practice or part of their plan every day to make even that switch happen. >> And and on the academic side, when you're pulling those coaches out, now the the high school teachers are taking the brunt of all the kids that are still the other,00 kids that are still there with fewer adults supervising. >> Now, when you go into like competitive games, can sixth graders play Can they
030play up? I mean, obviously seventh grade and eighth grade has separate football games. Um, baseball, it's a joint seventh and eighth grade team. Can sixth grade play on those teams? Is that allowed? >> They can. In junior high baseball, there is a lot of times that we playing with six, seventh, and eight against six, seventh, >> right? >> It's not illegal. But we don't do it because they're not in that that's not the hour that they can go to athletics or PE to be able to get all the other core content areas. So, I mean, just throwing it out there, it might be worth another discussion about what a long range plan, you know, not not saying we start it next year or even the next, but >> and I would be all for it.
031Just know that I would be on board with that. It's just the logistics. >> We're going to have some new facilities and a little bit more space. I mean, we're not getting a new gym, but um you know, it might it might be time about it again. I I was asked specifically why don't we and I'm I assumed it was for all of those reasons, but I had never asked and I didn't know and I think it's a good conversation to have when we're, >> you know, having new facilities built and having a little bit additional space and and additional sports. I mean, we didn't we wouldn't have to do everything in sixth grade. We could start with one. >> Start with two because you have to have male and female. And a lot of
032places don't offer junior high baseball and junior high softball and junior high golf and junior high tennis. So we we we are kind of out there um with more sports than a lot of places offer. >> We do more with the seventh and eth lot of places don't play junior high baseball or soft lot don't play soccer. I received a question about that even for the lower grade elementary you know why can't we if you go to Briggs you start playing basketball at first grade and I mean it's the same thing we have one gym we have one PE teacher it's hard to have an entire second grade class um for one hour and be able to have a competitive team or even just basic elements those little schools they may have They don't have
033football and tennis and soccer. They do fewer things. >> They do things longer. >> And they always have two >> dedicated people like first hour it might be second third grade basketball. The other the other teacher has the P and it's lower numbers. >> Well, thank you. That helpful. >> Any other questions? >> Thank you. >> Item G. superintendent report. >> All right, we are ending the 2526 school year with a total of 3517 students and 505 employees. Uh for the 2627 school year, we have a total of 3,48 students already enrolled across the district. That of course fluctuates over the summer with new students being enrolled, especially prek, kindergarten, nth graders that are coming from county school. >> Is that high for this time of year? It seems >> it seems a little bit
034high for right now. Yes. Although like our prek numbers are a little bit low right now. Um the number does grow, it decreases, some will not return. Um then we get more transfers in. We'll open the transfers up and then the spots that we have will fill those spots as well. Um and so that portal opens on June 1st. We applications on June 1st and we'll fill what we have capacity for. Uh few project updates. The central roof is complete if you've been by that. So, uh that is a great project that is finished. Um as far as other roofs, Sabrina and I have been working through um what we anticipate our carryover to be and we have a lot of things that need to be done within that carryover. So, we'll have placeholders for
035the lack of better word, but we're going to set aside about a half a million dollars. Uh, we have a company that is going to go and assess all of our roofs across the district, and we will start chunking out a little bit of money every year. Um, I we're getting ready to do a lot of work on hallways and and ceilings and floors, and it would be smart to fix the roof over that before we fix the walls. I I remember seeing that as a baby principal at Cherokee a long time ago when they redid that the first time. Um and I remember standing in the hallway and they were doing the hallways and I I said, "But I can see the sky." And they're like, "But we're not here to fix the roof."
036I'm like, "Well, that's problem." So I I don't want that to happen again. So we are going to um have some money uh dedicated to that um in our uh in our carryover. Um, we also will have to have some money dedicated to uh some termites we found at preK and we've got some things going on there that's been taken care of, but there's going to be have to assess the damage uh on that oldest portion of that building. Um, that's probably what at least 120 years old, that one portion, I think. Um, on the bond, uh, furniture orders are being delivered this week, next week. Uh surplus items are being sold to other districts daily as we get them or well they're not sold but they're like accounted for. Um Nikki has taken that
037over for me. Thank you. And um we first reached out to all the county schools all the other area um in Adair County anywhere around here Shiloh Christian um >> five different schools. So, five have already come and have things accounted for uh following what we worked with uh RFR, OSSBA, looked through the process, look through our board policy, and so it's great to be able to see those items to go to some places that are in need um for a low low cost. Uh beginning Monday, June 1st, uh we'll begin to have bi-weekly meetings with the architect and the CM on all the projects that are with the bond. Um demo demolition is underway on the field project and dirt work started. Yay. Have a rendered look today. So um TMS projects all contracts
038are being signed and the contractors are going to be on site I believe this week to look at the plan edits. Demo should be beginning uh towards the end of this month >> starting now. >> Starting Oh, she's like yeah let's do it. This meeting we have a deductive change order uh that Mr. Ryan had mentioned at the special board meeting that that is um from from the first GMP after a scope change and rebid of a few items. We also have the GMP tonight for set three and four for heritage canopies, SEO sad, performing arts uh improvements and the track resurfacing. And after this GMP, we are much closer back to the projected budget only about 60,000 over and we were at about 1.5 or seven at one point. So, thank you, Stephen. Uh
039we will have our next set of bids in the few projects we rebid. Press box, bleachers, plumbing, HVAC. Oh, you already did that. Sorry. So, uh I'm not going to go through the timeline because it's not really changed, but we've got a lot of moving parts this summer and I know he's juggling contracts, times, places, and we are going to get everything possible we can um done. The one thing that was possibly you probably thought would start right away is that band room. And um if you were here at the special board meeting, I think you mentioned it, but we will wait until like end of September um to get that started, which is going to put us a few months back uh further than we expected, but it's going to save money. And really,
040we needed the time just on some edits that were suggested on the design that were going to make it much more efficient and cost effective for the district. Um, some shout outs. Excellent excellency was yesterday and it was amazing. Um, superintendent, state superintendent Lindell Fields was here, so that was super fun to have him. We began the program with uh the heritage stomp team and it made me cry. Um, I was so proud of them. Uh, that that that team of kids, it just gives one more outlet for those kids that don't get plugged into somewhere. And I as I was watching it, I was thinking our band teacher and our choir teacher and our dance teacher, they got to be really excited about watching those kids up there because of those that next generation
041that are going to be moving up to those programs one day. And it was it was super special and I just principles we want to start like that way every year something with babies that we're celebrating them. Although Amanda's like I think they think they're already coming next year like they're signed up. They might ask >> I think we can ask questions about the kids. >> Do they do they do that? Someone told me and they have to try out for is it So is it Boys and Girls Club? So it's a class that they go to in Boys and Girls Club. Is that how we It was F. I had no I never heard of that. I didn't know we had it. I And they came out and they were amazing and I was
042the first. I never heard of it. It was great. Loved it. Loved it. Loved it. Uh we found out yesterday Oklahoma public school resource center um sent me an email and the Talqua district was selected as a recipient of an inaugural breakthrough school award in sustainability. Um so uh Nikki are and I are going to go attend a meeting in um Oklahoma Norman on June 4th to get this district award. And so we're super excited about uh being honored about something. It's about academic growth, strong instructional leadership, measurable progress, and um I know we have room for growth in our scores, and we're all hoping we're going to see even more of that this year. But we're doing well, and we're we're sustaining it, and we're getting better every time, and that's really what's the
043most important is that we're growing. And so, it's it's great to be honored for that. Um, quick in update on gifted and talented. Uh just wanted to let you know um this year we you know we have the at the time of this total district enrollment of 3522 804 are enrolled in our gifted program. So that's 22.82% of our district. Um they uh tested 210 students uh in fifth grade in September and 200 second graders in February and that had about 40 new students identified. There were online referrals received districtwide and 65 of those were placed in the program following that evaluation. We also finished up the the testing month, testing week, that the big end of the year test and uh we did these ladies did a great job and gentlemen of uh sorry
044guys, sorry to throw someone under the bus, but I won't. Um, we tested almost every kid in the district. And you know, that's one of the things that they that they target. Cherokee had 100% of their students tested. Greenwood 100% of their students tested. Heritage had 99.9 missed one kid. Telqua Middle School missed one kid. Telqua High School 99. It doesn't have the number, but n 288 out of 91. Only three high school kids didn't show up. And that's really amazing to me. So they we all had 99 99% or 100% completion rates. We expect preliminary reports for the districts to review on June 2nd and then that those are posted in the parental uh portal on 69 but the final reports we don't know when those will be. Um and that's kind of always
045a moving target. So, we all wait for that week and they're all someone's like they're up and then we're all talking and we're pulling them and looking to see >> July. >> Um, well, we always get something preliminary in June. It might not be all of it. It might just be a piece of it. And then sometimes we don't get the final results till fall. Um, you know, so hoping that we're in a better spot in our state right now and they'll be a little bit more timely um this year. >> Do we know anything about know the two years they've changed the >> cut score >> were not it was not yeah >> but nothing there wasn't a drastic change this year >> so this year's results should be comparable to last year's just
046on raw scores >> yes where last year wasn't we had to go back a year and then they changed the year before that we should have yes an apples to apples pretty much child nutrition update we served 88 214 emails in the month of April. Um, and long story short, we were in the positive 14 emails. >> We served emails. >> We did not serve emails. >> We did not. We serve food. We serve food. But >> Well, you answered a lot of emails. >> We did. We are in the positive for $14,872 this month. So, that's good. But she did say, "But please know we purchased an oven. Then the next week, next time's going to be a little bit lower." So >> a little foreshadow. >> Yes. >> But we're doing well. >>
047And what we needed to happen in child nutrition, I think when we have the final numbers, we're going to be there. And what we want is that to be sustainable program. And that looks like where we are right now that it is sustainable. So we we got fingers and toes crossed that it's going to be good when we look at as the end. Um upcoming dates uh June 1st we will begin that we do about seven weeks in the summer of no Fridays. Um and so that begins on June 1st. On June 16th is our next regular board meeting. And I just needed to double check that we were going to um that you would be able to be here because I know um President Nemo will be here. So, I wanted to make sure
048we were going to have a quorum. So, if you'll please check your calendar and make sure that that is a date that at least three of you can be here so we don't have to move it. And then in July, we have uh the 14th and we will have executive session. That will be the next time we do a portion of my evaluation >> In July, yes. And then I would say the August dates, but don't listen, guys. August 3rd staff's back and then August 6, the students back. I got to put it on here because we got to plan ahead. But they're like, "We just finished yesterday. We're gonna get out earlier next year." >> So, um, and we are working on setting a graduation date. I know that we've got a couple questions
049about that and so we will get that out to the public just as quick as we possibly can. Um, probably still leaning towards um, that Sunday would be I think the 16th because the 9th is Mother's Day and I know that having graduation on Mother's Day is the best plan. Um so >> yeah, it is a it is a good gift to watch your child um graduate. >> That might be a Mother's Day gift. >> I think it might I mean we did survey last time that might I don't know how early we have to set it. >> We I I know people want to know now. So we need to figure it out. I think in the next before the next board meeting so we can have it voted on calendar to add to
050the calendar then. Um, but we can certainly put a survey out and ask questions like that. >> I feel like Mother's Day is already kind of a gathering time. People might prefer that. >> We'll get it out. >> We'll ask some questions, but that is the end of my report. >> We have any questions or comments from the awards that you're getting on June 4th. Is that from the K12? Where is >> the Oklahoma Public Resource Center is that Dr. April Grace is the executive director of um it's likened to OSAC or KOSA >> um something that has just uh really grown in stature in the last um couple years do a lot of professional development do a lot of teacher training um administration they'll come this summer and do the TLE or yeah the
051TLE retrain with all of us um and so it's something we're super proud of and >> what was the award The award was called sustainability award. Yes. >> Breakthrough school award in category of sustainability. >> That means we've got it. We're going. We're going. Like Matt said, we're going in the right direction. Any other questions, comments? >> All right. Item H. I am making a slight change from what the agenda item says. Um presentation by Corbin Jarvis for the district property and casualty insurance. >> Yeah. No work on today. We we've got it out to a couple of carriers of course. But I did bring you OIC which is our schools insurance group. Uh we've been members of OIC for a number of years. It is a non not forprofit memberowned uh school organization that
052that basically joins all the school districts in the state under one policy. Couple of changes this year that they've made are coverage limits uh are over 30 billion dollar property contents throughout the state. So what we've done in the past is we just purchased a billion and a half policy and shared those limits. It's a billion and a half per occurrence and our actuaries tell us that we would never have a loss. Well this year they changed those numbers and said you need to go up to two billion mark and there is potential very small billion and So this year we went from a billion to that2 billion policy public schools has 224,865,000 in buildings and contents considerable amount of buildings. Uh we have those listed in proposal pages. Um the program has a it's
053a a broad program specialized for school districts has the liabilities that are needed for that are to school districts autom on our property. Jump back to it. One of the things that we were that was discussed with the board. Uh we had talked about when we met our main building at Central that building we have that covered currently for 9,575,000 for the building. That's what it would cost us to put that building up today. The coverage cost on that is $26,000 and I wanted to present the board and ask this question. What I'd like to explain it down there's a fire in it and half of it burns. There's going to be some to take down estimating that is that something >> tell me I mean we we can talk about that are we so
054we have presentation on our agenda is is this on our agenda approval or would you bring it back? >> Well, I don't I think more than anything feedback on how to >> right >> it's not necessarily approval of the policy itself. >> I guess so that's my question. We have for approval tonight agreement to provide general liability which would include the current this current amount $9 million $26,000 premium. >> It would and we can endorse a policy. >> So we could change it because I I feel like that's a I mean I think we should go down but I feel like that's a decision that we should actually vote on because it's a pretty big decision. >> Um but I think I think discuss under this item is appropriate and then we could put it
055on our next agenda item to change it and it would drop the premium as what you're >> okay >> what would be the drop in premium >> uh $26,10 >> $26,10 and then to add removal only on it is another $191. So your savings is $24,18. >> Who's currently officing in that building? Who uses that building on a regular basis? >> Nobody. >> It's just this is just >> Well, what's in there? >> Yeah, we're moving it. >> But nobody off. >> It's just the brick part. It's not the other metal building part. >> The twotory um section of that building. And we did have the back side of it that's attached that was built on it at some point. That's where Tila's Cherokee Nation Head Start was and right now they're gone when they
056got their new building um built south of town. So there's no there are no children, no one offices. There is a backpack room but we're working on moving to a different part of central. Uh we're really working on that campus and kind of we're changing the face of it to face mission mission. Yes, mission. Um and going to fence that off and rearrange how we're using some of those buildings to make it more efficient. Um, and so central has been empty for at least 20 years. Um, yeah, at least 20 years. We have storage. Uh, we do keep things in that. We hoard things in that. I did not cut my eyes towards anyone. Um, but >> it is something I think we should entertain as well. Is this something that if we reduce it
057now, is it that we're able to pick back up again. >> We can endorse, this is your policy, we can endorse it at any time and add if we if we remodel something using a portion of it, we can add that portion back to >> Is it all or nothing? You said like >> it's not necessarily an all or nothing. So, we've got the old cafeteria which was an addon. We can conceive put that back on the policy as a separate building. But yeah, the main building is pretty much it. >> The one section he's talking about the one thing that I would want us to consider if we ever thought of using the cafeteria and that one wing that Tila has been using um at some point. Uh we used to have conversations with
058East Coast Migrant who rents another one of those buildings on that campus. I thought they wanted into that, but it's a federal grant and they're real iffy right now. So, those conversations have kind of stopped for right now. I think they're just waiting to see what happens in their world. Um, and stick where they are. But, uh, if their funding becomes more stable, I think they would look at uh, wanting to use that. And, um, there might be other things that we come up with that we might possibly want to use that space for at some point because it's usable without, um, giant renovations. I mean, it's not fancy by any means. I would love Stephen to go in there and do something to it, but um it is in a lot different shape than
059the other old twotory portion. >> Well, and keep in mind simply because we don't have our structure itself insured doesn't mean we can't use it. Our liability will continue to extend to the building. So, the school district's protected from liability standpoint. >> So, it fell in on someone. They just wouldn't pay to rebuild to take care of >> So we're this is if something damages that structure, we would not have coverage to fix repair >> would we? >> And that's the question that we need to ask ourselves. It's not being used and we're trying to spend our dollars wisely. We I have a I have a question about that. So you said that we we have we currently have it insured for $9 million the and that's total replacement value. >> Yeah. And that's what
060we get to and that's what we're trying to provide is total replacement because we provide if something occurs we got to be able to replace >> and that's my qu you know because it's dilapidated and it's empty if it was just a partial damage. I mean, they're they're not going to pay $9 million to completely renovate it if part of the roof collaps collapses. They're going to pay to fix that is our exposure, >> right? So that's that's why we put it that's why we have we also have contain something to part of it we would we wouldn't want to money out of pocket to fix it. >> But would we let the building just go totally? And and you know that's kind of a landmark. >> This is a sequa >> question. Um it's
061why it was a big wish of mine on this pass that we wanted to fix, but >> it's so expensive to to fix that I don't know that we'll ever catch up to being able to fix it. >> And that type of construction That type of construction is a lot like this building. It's not the way we build it. >> See, like they thought this one was bad, >> right? >> I think that and I think you probably know this just from hearing talk about it, but the plan for this building was kind of the original plan for that building in the bond, but we weren't going to be able to afford it. And I I say that because now we've got a 17-year bond. If we don't have a we know we don't have
062plans for it in the next 17 years because we w aren't going to have any money for it. And and again, this is only if something happens to it. But it, you know, that's $100,000 every four years. That's $300,000 over, you know, the length of the bond. Um that we could a lot of other things with and even if it were total replacement, let's say something catastrophic did happen to it and it were to total replacement. It wouldn't be the historic building because you would have to go do all the bringing it up to code and all the things and it would demolish. >> You know, people would know that it was that building, but it wouldn't be that building >> in a new building. >> But a new building that size to build >>
063$300 square foot, >> but could we see possibly eventually a ninth grade center there? >> That is the only that's kind of where I've settled on in my mind is saving that piece of property for that. If we expansion one day at the secondary level. Do we create a ninth grade center there? You'd obviously have to remodel that, but you could you could put a ninth grade center there and then have 10, 11, 12. Um, you know, if you have expansion at the elementary level, I I feel like we have that piece of property um near the softball baseball fields. That's where I would I would suggest you build a fourth elementary if you ever had to have a fourth K5 building. Um, That would be the one thing that I would think would possibly
064happen there one day is that >> but realistically you would have to take it down anyway. >> It still would be so expensive to renovate if you're going to have to take it down. You still own the property. >> We were going to renovate it though for >> for this. What was the what was that cost? >> Well, anywhere from 6 to8 million is what we were told. And that was in the amount we had >> to renovate something like >> but it it does have some historical merit in >> value. Well, your heart says save it, but your logic says you can't. I mean, there's a point where you just have to break your heart. >> Well, we want to save it. We're not talking about losing it. We're just talking about gambling. that
065nothing bad happens to it. >> Yeah. >> I go back to even even if something bad did happen to it and we continue to carry this coverage, >> we would eventually have a nice new building, but we wouldn't have central >> and we wouldn't have use it. Does it sound like we're not using it currently? >> If it's something that and and I always try to push this, it's something that you're going to rebuild by all means. something that we need by all means that's what your insurance is for so that we can put you back but before you time of loss on this building is not easy it's one of you're not talking about a great deal of your insurance but I do want to present ways of on this building of the saw
066Our building on the road was not in a flood zone. Therefore, it was covered under our flood policy that comes with this one in a flood the back side. On your last page there, there's figures $15,000 on $500,000 coverage for the ways to come up. We've done a lot for flood control and you know we show flood insurance coverage fullage >> with a flood. But it might get damage up $500,000 probably what I was trying to do is balance out the additional cost and honestly with it's a choice as well. It's not a random coverage. It's not anything we have to do, but I want you on this building. This is the only building that's >> And is that the flood that's shown here? Is any of that I guess another kind of more procedural
067question. Is that in what we're approving tonight or will we We need to make a decision on that as well. >> That really is a good question. >> Yes, >> probably to approve. Should have been on agenda. I I think he's >> the decisions to how we'll define the policy issue. >> Yes. But the the item we have later on would be table the agreement. >> Okay. And we don't have any timing issue with >> we're cover. >> Okay. The premium summary that you have at the back though um the expiring premium was 739,000 and the 2627 renewal was 722. >> So that was a savings. But is that does that savings with the 722 >> does that include flood or taking or not? >> It's not including the >> including >> it is including
068central. So if we drop at the 26 >> that $26,000 >> closer to >> Hey now listen, you were educated inquis. So it would drop it down to about 700,000 and then we would figure out if we removed the central piece and then we would do the primary or the excess flood but possibly could be as little as 715,000 with no central and primary flood only. Can we related to that I think and I'm not going to be here so I'm just thinking whoever's going to be late Sean at the June meeting it it might be helpful to have for the agenda if I'm figuring the statistics right I think this makes us six different options with the central or not and the two options of flood or not that have abcde e where the
069motion would then be after discuss discuss which one of those to approve instead of voting do we include flood or not? Do we do central or not? I think if we had basically this premium summary with with >> and I think it would be six options. >> Yeah. >> And then they would just I think they could discuss and then move to approve one of those options. >> I will have that proposal for members. >> Perfect. And we will when we get there we will table the one that's on our agenda tonight. >> It is 2 AC. >> Why we discuss it >> why you present it and we discuss it. You tried to call me earlier today, but I was out of pocket. So, we had a >> five minute conversation 15 minutes before
070the board meeting. So, >> we'll take care of it. Any further questions on this? This is not a motion. We'll get to that on agreements. >> Any other questions about scenarios that keep you awake at night? >> It's good news overall that premiums >> down. I've got to say if you all primar >> Thank you so much. >> Thank you. With that we will All right, we will move on to item I discussion and vote to approve or not approve the following so surplus items one, two, and three. Do I have a motion to approve? >> We will have Miss Hire and Second it. Any discussion? >> Just reminding you we're going to have quite a few options on here or things listed as we get rid of the furniture that we are replacing with
071the bond money provided by the >> Miss. I miss Walker. >> Hi, >> Miss Crawford. >> Hi. >> And I item Jud excluding and we will vote on it separately. Item J2 AC. Do I have a motion to approve item J1 through three? >> Second. >> Okay, I'm not going to skip this this time because we did last time, but we do have the GMP two GMPS on here. Um Tina talked about some of it. Do we have other you have information for us? Do we have questions? I have one question. What did we land on on the rebid on the bleachers? We talked about the seats. >> They have your seats. >> Okay. >> They're not my seats. >> They have your seat. >> They are the seats that we showed the community. >>
072They are >> the seatbacks and folding kind of what's >> upper center portion of the home. and not my seats. They were seats that were on the >> pictures. >> Yes. Again, for YouTube, teasing her. That is what we showed the public. And then we had looked at something else when we went and visited prior um and then got feedback from multiple sources that those are not as nice as they're all cracked up to be. And then you can't use the folding seats when you wanted it to use it. And so when they repriced it, they repriced it with what we had initially put out to the public. >> But I think that the biggest >> So there will be backs. >> There will be seat backs for >> chairs. Folding chairs. There are >>
073I think the bottom >> How many are there? >> Yeah. 400. >> 400 I think. I think there are 400. I think there are 400 of those. Uh top and middle section. What is total seating? >> 4,000. >> And what is an issue? >> Do we know? Do you know? >> It's about 8,200. >> And then we have a thousand on the visitor. >> We know how many people are at graduation. >> A lot. It was as full as I remember seeing it. I don't think those people will all fit in >> well,000 seats, but we have we talked about that. I said I think we'll have to have graduation facing. Uh we'll have to use both sides. We'll have to use both sides. We could rent more chairs to put out, you know, in
074the field. >> Uh you've got a lot of green space that people could stand, bring chairs. Uh I think we can squeeze them around. >> No, I think they'll fit in in the facility. I don't think they will fit in the stands. And even at this, I mean, there were people, I'm sure you saw on the sides that I guess they just thought we could see better here than we can up there. And I think it's the biggest one we had. It's the biggest one we've had since I've been staring at it all and I was thinking the same thing. I'm like, a lot of people. >> I mean, there were the only places in the home stands at NSU that were not full is where it's flagged off at the top for the advertising.
075And it I mean, you could see a couple of spots up there, but it was was a good party. >> Okay. Any other questions on any of the consent items? All right. We'll have a vote. Miss Hires. >> Hi. >> Miss Walker. Hi. >> Miss Crawford. >> Hi. >> And I. And I need a motion to table item J2 AC to our next regular board meeting. >> I will make that motion. >> I'll give that one to Miss Crawford with a second to Miss Hires. >> Any further discussion? Miss Hires. >> Hi, >> Miss Walker. >> Hi, >> Miss Crawford. >> Hi. >> And I item K, discussion and vote to approve the revision of the following policies. One, student transfer and two, discipline and suspension. Do I have a motion to approve? >> Do
076I have a second? I'll second. Any discussion? I did have one on the discipline and suspension. So we're striking all of that. Nothing new being written for that. Just striking that totally from the policy. >> So and this is actually discipline for special education students. So our policy I think so that was just part of our last year. So that was part of our plan was going over that. We have our new policy book. So instead of making edits. We just struck everything and we took the new policy that will be in the policy that you guys will probably agreed to let us wait on the >> Cammy. We've been working for over a year redoing the entire board policy with OSSBA. Um it needed a complete overhaul after we started looking at it. Um
077so the couple things we have done recently like when she came to that we were it was like we can't edit we had the new policy but we couldn't edit a policy that wasn't a policy yet. So like scratch it all write the new in and then we will adopt an entire new board policy with an entire new numbering system once that we have all of that back from them. But it has been a lengthy process >> and I sent that direct policy to the state department in November and they approved it was good. We didn't have any recommended so that we have a motion second. Do we have any further discussion? >> Miss Walker. Item L discussion vote to approve or not approve the scheduled incumbrances. Item one and two. Do I have a
078motion to approve? >> I move to approve. >> Do I have a second? >> We're gonna figure it out. I'm just going to pause when everyone's here. We usually do both on this side and then both on this side to keep us moving, but we'll get we'll get it down. Uh, any discussion? >> Miss Hires. >> I miss Walker. >> Hi, >> Miss Crawford. >> I will make a motion to approve item one M through. Oh, I'm sorry. M1 through eight with the inclusion of the following. Zoe Jones, teacher. Megan Bell, fed teacher. Rosalia Proenzano, teacher. Libby Osborne, teacher. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Thank you. Do we have any discussion? Miss Hires? >> I. >> Miss Walker, >> I. >> Miss Crawford. >> And I do have business today. We
079have um an employee who was resigning because they were moving and they're no longer moving and um they have moved to resend their resignations. And that is um item A on new business motion and vote to approve or not approve the following personnel items. The recision of the resation of Natasha Mintosh at a counselor at Sequoia and I will make that motion. Do I have a second? >> I will second. >> Any further discussion? Miss Hireers. >> Hi. >> Miss Walker. >> Hi. >> Miss Crawford. >> Hi. And I and with that