001It is 7:00 p.m. We'll call this meeting to order. If you will join me in the flag salute. >> 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. >> All right, let the record show that all board members are present uh with the exception of Mr. Reyes. We will um move to adopt the agenda, the consent agenda. >> So moved. >> I have a second. >> Second. >> Okay. Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Romerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> Okay. And I myself vote yes. Uh for the consent agenda, all the following items, those items of a routine nature normally approved at board meetings, will be approved by
002one vote unless any board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these issues. The consent agenda consists of the discussion, consideration, and action on the following items A through double Z. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Romerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself I myself vote yes. All right. Move on to information reports. Okay. So for USPA, for UCTA, okay. And then uh we'll have a special presentation by Ms. Emily Barclay. >> [clears throat] >> I'll give them a chance to walk up here. Dr. McNeal, Dr. Federline, and members of the board, thank you for having our state champion girls academic girls tennis team here. So, girls, I'll have you guys walk up here in front. And I'll
003first just have them introduce themselves, what grade that they're going into next year or if they've graduated, and then what position on the team that they played. So, start with Kennedy. >> Hi, I'm Kennedy Alexander, and I played one double two doubles at state, and I just graduated this past year. >> Hi, my name is Nicole Mendoza. Uh I'm going to be a senior, and I played two doubles with Kennedy. >> Hi, my name is Gianna Cowen. I played one singles, and I'm going to be an upcoming junior. >> I'm Hope Jennings. I'm a junior, and I played two singles. >> My name is Vina Ramaswamy. I'm a junior, and I played one doubles with Kennedy. >> Hi, my name is Nina Here. I'm going to be a upcoming junior, and I played one doubles
004with Vina. >> And uh head coach Tyler Ashley had already had a trip. He's in Alaska, but um if we had waited till June or August, these ladies couldn't have been here. So, he said, "Please proceed." But, he did send a letter, um and so I wanted to read it and just kind of explain that. And this is coach Paula Bauer as well, but she's trying to stay out of the spotlight over here. So, um okay. Okay, so from coach Ashley, [clears throat] "Today we celebrate an outstanding achievement in Union tennis history. For the first time ever, our girls our tennis program has earned the academic state championship, and only the fifth time of Union athletics has any team achieved this honor. That alone is extraordinary, but what makes this accomplishment even more remarkable is
005the sport we represent. Tennis is traditionally played by athletes who already carry high academic expectations, making the path to an academic state state title incredibly competitive. Winning this award in tennis is not just difficult, it's rare. Most past winners across the state earned the title with teams that had few if any athletes qualify for the state tournament athletically. Not only did our team win the academic state championship, but all six varsity players qualified for the state tournament and five of them placed at state. Excellence in the classroom and excellence on the court, our girls didn't choose between them. They embodied both. Our program of 50 high school girls competed completed nearly 14 hundred hours of community service this year. This shows that these athletes are not only champions in academics and athletics, but champions in
006character. They care deeply about themselves, their school, and their community. They show up, they give back, and they lead. This year the girls didn't just make history, they set a new standard for what it means to be a student athlete, for what it means to represent Union, and for what it means to pursue excellence in every arena of life. Congratulations to our academic state champions. You earned this, you deserve this, and you have made Union proud. >> [applause] [applause] >> And I might add that was with a perfect 4.0 that they won that. >> Incredible. And such an amazing reminder of how to define what a student athlete really means. So, thank you, ladies. We'll now go on to hearings and correspondence. Okay. Showing none. We'll move on to our business agenda. Um I'll first
007consider and take action on the expenditure of up to 1 million 40 and 333 and 64 cents from general funds to purchase textbooks and software for the 2026-2027 school year. Miss Calvin. >> [cough and clears throat] >> Miss Calvin, sorry. >> It's okay. Good [snorts] evening Dr. McNeal, Dr. Federline, members of the board. This is an annual request that I bring and so it's that time of the year. I recommend the Board of Education consider and approve the expenditure of up to 1 million 40,333 dollars and 64 cents to purchase textbooks, supplemental curriculum, and software. This is a rollover from the 25-26 school year to next school year, the 26-27. The reason we have this rollover is that the state adjusted the social studies adoption that was supposed to occur this year. It did not
008happen because we had a delay in the adoption of the social studies standards. So they have moved it to next year. Next year we will adopt social studies and science. So we'll be spending a lot of money. I'll come back after the fiscal year and ask for the new textbook allocation. Our social studies will be on a five-year rotation. So we'll be able to catch up and not have to do this every every every six-year cycle. So social studies will be five years and science will be six years. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Miss McAdams. >> Yes. >> Miss Rohlman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn. >> Yes. >> And I might do vote yes. All right. Consider and take action on the expenditure of up to $900,000 from bond funds to purchase textbooks
009and software for the 2026-2027 school years. Ms. Calvin. >> Yes, this is the same type of request in that this is bond fund from 26 to spend for next school year. Um due to social [clears throat] studies being postponed 1 year, we have both social studies and science next year. This is 900,000 from bond fund. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Ms. Rummerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I might I myself vote yes. Okay. Thank you. Consider and take action on the purchase of 600 iPads for and cases for elementary and secondary sites and one Mac Mini for an app server from Apple Inc. in the amount of 221,139 from bond funds. Mr. Morris. >> Yes, Dr. Mendia, Dr. Fedaline, members of the board.
010Um we are replacing we we're retiring about 1,050 um iPad 6s that we purchased probably back in 20 17, I think is when we purchased those. They're they've reached end of life. They don't update, they don't hold a charge. Um so we're having to retire those out, but we're only replacing them with 600 because of uh change in enrollment. Um and um those the needed iPads that we would have, uh let's say a pre-K and K, um we don't [clears throat] always we don't need a one-to-one necessarily in every single classroom. So the we're able to save a little bit by only purchasing 600 instead of trying to replace all the iPads that we have. Um cuz we we tend to have a little a few more than we need. The Mac Mini is our
011app server. We bought an app server in 2016. We've been using way back then and so it's given us 10 years of life and it's time to replace that. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Homerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I might I myself vote yes. Thank you, sir. Consider and take action to approve the capacity levels and calculated open transfer capacity amounts as recommended. Dr. Nelson. >> Good evening, President McNeill, Dr. Federline and the board. I recommend that you approve the capacity levels as given they are um fairly restricted beginning July 1st and it has to do with not really knowing what our class sizes will be now that our staff is uh mostly established at that point in terms of the hiring.
012There is a little bit of room at the high school level for transfers that might occur um uh due to some of the rules around transfers after July 1st for that group of students that are particularly sometimes student athletes or students in fine arts, things like that for eligibility. Uh they have to wait on that timing. So, this would allow for that and then after the school year starts, then we'll reestablish uh the transfer capacity. In the meantime, we have uh been proactively approving transfers through the spring. So, we have about we have 99 that have been approved and placed uh within the district this spring which uh makes our overall transfer population between 11 and 1,200 students at this point. And so, we like to stabilize that over the summer since we don't really
013know what our actual capacity is, but then we will get that opened up as quickly as possible after school starts and things are stabilized. So, >> Awesome. Any questions? >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Romerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> I myself vote yes as well. >> Thank you. >> Consider and take action on the memorandum of understanding for Union Public Schools Head Start [clears throat] program with the Community Action Project of Tulsa County for the Rosa Parks Early Childhood Head Education program. Ms. Pennington. >> Dr. McNeal, Dr. Federline, and members of the board, I recommend that the Board of Education approve vote to approve the Head Start agreement with CAP. The only thing that's a little different this year is we're still waiting on
014final approval on the budget, but the agreement is the same for this year. We are switching to three 2-year-old classrooms, and then the others are um the other 11 are um 3-year-old classrooms. So, uh we really liked having the 2-year-olds so they could matriculate up to our 3-year-old room. So, that was the reason for the switch. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Romerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> I myself vote yes. Thank you. Consider and take action on the Oklahoma Early Childhood program provider agreement with Community Action Project of Tulsa for the Rosa Parks Early Childhood program and authorize the board president, superintendent, or designee to execute the agreement. >> This is also with CAP. It is the OECP agreement which gives us 88 3-year-old
015slots for some of those 11 rooms that I mentioned. Uh the budget again uh is mostly approved. There's just uh one part of it that we're waiting on final approval on. >> Any discussion? >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Rowerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself vote yes as well. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Moving to personnel, consider and take action to name the student life program director. Mr. Longrin. >> Thank you, President McNeil. Um Ms. LeBron, are you here? Please stand. We have Dr. Haley LeBron is being recommended to be our new director of student life at the high school. Um Dr. LeBron has her bachelor's and master's from OSU. Don't even do >> [laughter] >> a doctorate at NSU, and
016she is joining us from Muskogee where she has previously been an assistant principal. I would like to recommend her for this position with your approval. >> Awesome. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Rowerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> I myself vote yes. CONGRATULATIONS. >> [applause] >> CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO NAME THE assistant principals for Jefferson Elementary, Unit 6 7 Grade Center and 8th Grade Center grades for the 2026-2027 school year. >> Thank you. If I can get Dr. Gardner to stand up, Ms. O'Donnell, Jamie Lewis, and Stacy Pigman. It's my pleasure to recommend these fine ladies for the assistant principal positions. Dr. Gardner joined Union in 2000. She has her bachelor's degree from ORU, her master's and doctorate from SNU. Ms. O'Donnell joined Union
017in 2005. She has her bachelor's and master's both from OSU. Ms. Lewis joined Union in 2012. She also has her bachelor's and master's from OSU. And Ms. Bingman is joining us from Broken Arrow. We have stolen her from them. She has her bachelor's from OU and her master's from Texas A&M. I would like to recommend these fine ladies to be the assistant principals at their assigned positions. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Rowerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself will yes. Congratulations. >> [applause] >> Consider and take action to name the associate principal of the high school. >> Ms. Bender. It is our great honor to recommend Ms. Megan Bender to be the new associate principal at the high school. Not only is
018she a Union grad. Um she has her bachelor's from OSU and her bachelor's from SMU and she's been previously the director of student life, assistant principal at the eighth grade and I think about everything else we've asked her to do. I would much much joy to recommend Ms. Bender for the associate principal at the high school. >> Move for approval. >> Thank you. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Rowerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself will yes. Congratulations. >> [applause] [applause] >> Consider and take action to name the principal of Grove Elementary. >> Ms. Hamilton. Ms. Hamilton is also a Union grad. She joined Union in 2013. She got her bachelor's from OSU, her master's from NSU and is another person who has done just about everything we've asked
019her as we've moved her all over the district. So it was is great pleasure that I recommend Ms. Ashley Hamilton to be the new principal at Grove Elementary. >> [applause] >> They have to vote first. >> [laughter] >> I officially add. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Miss McAdams. >> Yes. >> Miss Romerman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn. >> Yes. >> I myself vote yes. And now WE CAN CLAP. >> [applause] >> IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD FOR ME NOT TO DO THE SAME THING. Consider and take action to name the principal of seventh grade. >> It is Miss Bueno. I'll hide in back there. It's my pleasure to recommend Miss Caitlin Bueno as a new principal of the seventh grade. She joined Union in 2011. She has her bachelor's from NSU, her master's from
020OU, and she has been assistant principals both at the high school and the sixth seventh grade. And with my pleasure to recommend Miss Bueno to join them at the seventh grade as their new principal. >> You have a motion? >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Miss McAdams. >> Yes. >> Miss Romerman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn. >> Yes. >> And I myself vote yes. CONGRATULATIONS. >> [applause] >> CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON INSURANCE renewals for general liability and auto and other specified coverages for the policy year beginning in July 1st, 2026 from general and building funds and authorize the executive director of human resources to sign any associated contracts and initiate payments under the contracts. >> Thank you, President McNeal. It's my pleasure this year to bring our insurance recommendation. That is not always
021the case. Um but with the help of Bank First, with Aaron and John who are here as well if there's any questions, um our new insurance renewal is a $443,000 reduction, which is 11.2%. Um they have done an amazing job working um all the networks and everybody they can to try to come out and tour Union, see the amazing job we do of our facilities and how well they're built. We've had many comments when the people tour it that this is a different level than the other schools they tour and our price reflects that. So, it's my recommendation that we approve these wonderful numbers that we did not necessarily expect. So, we're very excited with that. >> You have a motion? >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Rowerman?
022>> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself vote yes. Thank you. Consider and take action on the renewal of risk management consulting agreement with BankFirst Insurance Services for broker services for the district's property, casualty, liability, workers compensation coverage lines in the amount of 136,000 from general liab- general [clears throat] building funds and authorize the board president, superintendent, or designee to sign the agreement. >> Mr. Longacre? >> Um with the good job that BankFirst has done, we feel like we should probably recommend to continue with them. This is no increase in cost and they've done a good job for us and we appreciate their partnership with everything they do. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Rowerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I
023myself vote yes. Thank you. We'll go on to school operations, consider and take action on the award of food, juices, dairy, produce, and paper bids for the 2026-2027 school year and associated blanket purchase orders for the same. Dr. Powell? >> Dr. McNeal, Dr. Feider, line members of the board, um it is that time of year to award food bids. Um as you can imagine, it is takes a lot of food to feed our kids. So, um on the board agenda, you'll notice we have a variety of vendors that are listed. We hope that all of these blanket purchase orders will carry us through the entirety of the school year. These are our commercial bids for the school year, so it covers everything from canned fruits and vegetables, forks, napkins, spices, trays, everything you can imagine
024for the school year. So, this evening I recommend that you consider and vote to approve these purchase orders with an aggregate total of 4,751,500 dollars. >> Move for approval. >> Second. Ms. [clears throat] McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Oberman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself vote yes. >> Thank you. >> Consider and take action on student full pay meals full pay meal prices for the 2026-2027 school year. >> Yes, so we have not raised meal student paid meal prices since 2015. And so, as you can imagine and you've seen, a lot has changed in the past 11 years. You know, groceries have increased, all of labor costs have increased, equipment costs have increased. And so, we feel like this is the best next step for us. This price increase would
025not affect our students that qualify for free or reduced price meals. These would only be the paid student meals. So, this evening I am um asking that you consider approving the increase. So, for breakfast for all students, it would increase from $1.40 to $1.90. And then for elementary lunch, it would increase from 220 to 270. For lunch 6th through 9th grade, it would increase from 250 to 3 dollars. And for lunch for high school students, it would increase from $2.70 to $3.20. So, this is a $0.50 increase across the board for all of those meals. I'm happy to answer any questions that you might have. >> Any discussion? >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Rumerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself vote yes.
026>> Thank you. >> Consider and take action on a 3-year renewal of the Infinite Campus license agreement in the amount of $496,412.25 from bond funds to authorize the director of enrollment to execute the agreement online as designee. Mr. Brachfeld. >> Good evening. Uh Dr. McNeal, distinguished board, and Dr. Fairline, in [clears throat] addition to enrollment, my team and I oversee our student information system, Infinite Campus. This is the district's central workflow pat- platform used to register families. Uh we manage all the student records there, uh monitor academic achievement, um we track all the special programs throughout the district, um and we collect student attendance daily. Um probably the most important part that the system does is it submits all that data to the state so we can get paid. So, uh historically most uh student
027information systems um they kind of get expensive throughout the years. Um additions, a lot of times we need special reports made, uh special programming, so historically um we've had to purchase those things separately. Um Infinite Campus is unique that I can build on top of the platform, so I can go in and do programming over the over their platform and add reports, add special features in there, and then they continue to keep those even with updates. Um rarely can we say this about a technology vendor, but you'll be glad to hear that there's no increase in cost. Uh in fact, we've uh have been paying the same student base rate since 2013, so we've had Infinite Campus uh for 13 years. It's a $6 student system license fee and a $1.20 for software support. Um
028and then in addition, we've cut back a few things that we no longer need or was underutilized, so we're saving another $120,000 uh with this contract um that we have. So, is there any questions? >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Yeah. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Romerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself vote yes. >> Thank you. Consider and take action on the extension of contracted services agreement with American Waste Control Inc. for waste control and recycling services in the amount of $165,000 from general funds. Mr. Bushyhead. >> Yes, Dr. McNeal, board, Dr. Federline. Um asking that you approve the extension of our agreement with American Waste to continue trash, solid waste, uh recycling services. >> We have a motion. >> Move for approval. >> I second.
029>> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Romerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself vote yes. >> Thank you, sir. >> Consider and take action on the change order with Flintco LLC to provide four dedicated classrooms in the media center associated with high school HVAC improvement project in the amount of $151,320.32 from bond funds. Dr. Robinson. >> Yes, so this is a change order to the existing already approved HVAC contract with Flintco to upgrade >> [clears throat] >> the first phase of the high school HVAC system. This particular change order takes the two wings of the current media center and constructs four usable full classrooms in those spaces. As we proceed through this um project over the next several years, we'll need more classroom space as the project pushes into classroom
030spaces. So, we'll need to displace those classrooms to the media center. We felt it was appropriate to spend the money to make them actual classrooms as opposed to just having lots of classes out in the open center. Once the project is over, those four of new classrooms will also give us flexibility for programming for future use for whatever the administration feels is appropriate. We ask your approval. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Mr. Zimmerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself vote yes. >> Thank you. Consider and take action on the bid for the 8th grade center grease trap relocation to assign such construction contracts to Flintco LLC as a construction manager at risk with GMP amendment number one in the amount of $145,713 from
031bond funds. >> Yeah, last month you guys approved the selection of Flintco as the construction manager. This is the actual price for the contracted work. Uh so, this will dig up the current uh grease trap off the 8th grade kitchen that has failed. It was built underneath the drive where deliveries and trash trucks um drive through. So, we're going to move it out of the path of traffic uh and use a more robust um materials to build the next one. For this uh hopefully we won't have this problem in the future. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Romerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself vote yes. >> Thank you, sir. >> [clears throat] >> Consider and take action on the bids for the
0326th 7th grade center renovation and approve the award of the construction contracts to assign such construction contracts to The Boldt's Construction Corporation with GMP amendment number six in the amount of 8,438,875 from bond funds. >> So, this um this contract is for the next phase of the >> [clears throat] >> sixth and seventh grade center remodel. This is the full price for the west section of the classroom spaces at the sixth and seventh grade center. We're currently under contract and under construction for the center um what we call the box, the kind of the main classroom spaces at the sixth and seventh grade center. The west side uh will include all new finishes. It will include all new HVAC. It will include uh four new restrooms that are the smaller um kind of pod restrooms
033as opposed to the large gang restrooms that were already remodeled um last summer. Uh so, this price takes care of the west side. We will also in the future still need to do the east side, a cafeteria improvement, and then a central hallway administrative uh improvement in the center there. So, this is the next phase for the west side. >> Any discussion? Do we have a motion? Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Romerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? Yes. And I myself vote yes. Thank you, sir. All right. Consider and take action on the purchase and installation of building automation systems control phase six for the sixth and seventh grade center from Harrison Energy Partners in the amount of 402,320 from bond funds. >> Yes, so Harrison Energy Partners
034is our preferred HVAC BAS integrator and to make sure that they continue their work that they've already started on the central we utilize the tops contract in order to secure the the Harrison number. So, we did that separate from the overall NABHOLTZ contract and we do that to ensure a continuity of services with a complex computer system for the HVAC side. >> Do you have a motion? >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Romerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself vote yes. >> Thank you all. >> Thank you. Moving to finance. We'll consider and take action on the annual blanket purchase order of encumbrances encumbrances that exceed 100,000 from general and building funds to authorize the encumbrance clerk to adjust all utility and freight
035expenses as necessary and adjust any non-blanket purchase orders by up to 15% to cover overages and a price variance when paying claims without prior approval of the board for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. Mr. Frost. >> Good evening, Dr. McNeal, Dr. Federline, members of the board. I'm going to be your easiest approval tonight. So, this is the obligatory over $100,000 purchase orders to get us started for the new year. In addition to that, I'm also asking for approval that we have the ability in accounting to pay overages for any sort of freight or an increase in cost, especially with the way the economy is now, for any non-blanket purchase orders. >> Any discussion? Motion? >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Rowerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >>
036And myself, vote yes. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you, sir. Consider and take action on equipment and materials previously utilized by the adult basic education program as recommended. Ms. Wright. >> Uh good evening, Dr. Federline, President uh McNeal, and members of the board. Due to the discontinuation of the adult basic education program at Union, we are recommending disposition of assets purchased with ABE funds. In accordance with federal and state guidelines, the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, as the agency that oversees ABE, will have first right of refusal, allowing other ABE programs to select the items. Remaining assets will be redistributed within the district where appropriate. Any items that cannot be repurposed will be disposed of per district policy. I'm happy to answer any questions. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >>
037Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Rowerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself vote yes. Thank you. Consider and take action on contract with RSM US LLP to perform an external financial audit of the 2025-2026 fiscal year at a fee not to exceed 105,000 for professional fees for audit services and additional 7,500 per federal program from general funds. Dr. Williams. >> Good evening, Dr. McNeal, Dr. Federline, and members of the board. We are required, as you know, under state law to enter into a con- contractual agreement with an external third-party auditor to conduct an audit on the district's financial statements and express an opinion on those statements. Under federal regulations, we are also required to conduct to have them conduct what we call the single audit, where they audit a one
038of the federal programs and then, as you noted, for an additional fee of $7,500 per program, audit additional programs. Typically, the work on the single audits includes two to three federal programs, depending on the size of the audit. The financial statement audit is is just that. It is an audit on the accuracy and the fairness of the representation of the financial statements. However, the federal audit piece of the audit is both a financial and a compliance examination, as required under federal regulations. Be glad to answer your questions. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Zimmerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself will yes. Thank you. Consider and take action on the 2025-2026 general building and nutrition fund budget revisions. >> Thank you, Dr. McNeal.
039As we normally do at this time at the June board meeting, we bring a recommendation for a revision to the current year budget, as well as a an initial proposal for the next year's new year budget. This item pertains to the revision on the 25-26 budget. Uh we go through and adjust both on the revenue and expenditure side of the general building and child nutrition funds based on what we have seen uh through through the year in terms of revenue collections and expenditure patterns. We typically increase both the revenue and expenditure levels at this point in the year uh to accommodate any unanticipated revenue, but also to allow for unexpected spending. Sometimes we get grants uh toward the end of the year that we're not aware of. So, we want to make sure we have
040the budget set that we can spend those grant funds. In the general fund uh we had uh an increase of uh 2.4 million. And that increase was attributed to additional collections in our ad valorem uh taxes. Uh it also included additional funds that the district will receive through the teacher empowerment program. Uh so, that's good news. Those are funds that are that are paid uh to our teachers uh for performing the work that's specified under the guidance of that committee. Uh so, that 2.4 million dollars will will cover those additional revenues. Likewise, we are asking for an increase in spending level of 2,291,663 In the building fund um we have a uh small increase in revenue. I say small, it's not small, 104,000 dollars. Uh uh and on the expenditure side, we're asking for an
041increase of a million 18,128. Uh this we have a number of employees whose salaries are paid uh through the building fund. Uh so, in In that the board approves a retention stipend uh this year, uh that will provide for that stipend to be paid out of the general building and also the child nutrition funds. So, that's the other thing that we do with this budget revision. And finally, the federal the uh child nutrition budget uh we're recommending a reduction in revenue uh anticipated of about $103,000 uh primarily uh through uh uh lower level of federal reimbursements than we were expecting. But on the other side of the equation, we are reducing our expected expenditures in the child nutrition fund of a million $678,801. As you know, we do this every year where we uh encumber
042our commodities through child nutrition and then we release those encumbrances. So, uh that's what we'll be doing uh with those uh budgets. So, be glad to answer any of your questions. >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Romerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And then myself vote yes. Thank you. Consider and take action on the 2026-2027 temporary operating budget for the general building and child nutrition funds. >> Thank you, Dr. McNeal. This is a recommendation uh for the '26-'27 year. This is our uh what we call our temporary appropriation budget. As you all know, our district operates under the estimate of needs system. So, it's a little bit different from how other other districts operate. Some uh other districts operate on what we we call the
043new budget system. Under the estimate of needs system, we're not required technically to prepare and have a budget approved, but we like to do this for good strong internal controls and so that we have an uh a solid operating budget in place on July 1st when we reopen the books. Um our uh revenues and expenditures for the general, building, and child nutrition funds uh of course are estimates. We don't have final revenues in, nor do we have final expenditures. Uh we also do not have allocations uh for the new year. So, we don't have our state aid allocation, we don't have our ad valorem uh net assessed valuation information, and many of our grants are estimates. So, we uh start with estimates, and then as we receive that information, we true those up and then
044bring the board uh uh the full budget uh in September and October. In the uh general fund, uh we are proposing uh uh in terms of changes, uh an increase in revenue of $657,986. We uh are expecting a couple of small increases in our federal grants in the Title 1 program, and in IDEA, uh which would be very good news to the district. Likewise, we're increasing expenditures about $663,051. And we expect this uh budget in the general fund to accommodate not only uh the loss in student in state aid from the drop in student enrollment, as well as the teacher salary increase that the legislature uh passed and approved the $2,000 raise that was approved uh in this session. Um in the building fund, uh likewise, we have reduced revenue by about 250,000. Uh we
045have at uh proposed an increase on the expenditure side of about $186,000. And then finally, in the child nutrition fund, uh we're proposing an increase of next year in revenue of 215,000 uh but a decrease in expenditures of 797,000. I might also add that one of the main activities when we were working on this budget as we have been for the last few months is we eliminated a number of positions. We eliminated about 50 positions in the general fund and I know that in child nutrition a number of positions were vacant positions were eliminated as well. So to kind of bring those budgets back into alignment because of what we're seeing in our enrollment patterns. So we feel like this is a good plan for us going forward for 26 27 and I'd be glad
046to answer any questions. >> Yeah. Thank you for being able to control for all that variance. That's a incredible feat for you and your team. So we appreciate that. Any discussion? >> Move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Romerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself vote yes. Consider and take action on the 2026-2027 negotiated agreement salary schedule and language changes for support personnel in the Union Support Personnel Association. >> Thank you Dr. McNeal. As is noted in the memo, we met with the USPA bargaining unit May 21st spent a con quite a bit of time with them and negotiated some minor language changes to their contract. Those changes were all included in your packets and also negotiated what I would call a very modest annual
047salary increase wishing that we were in a position to do more. However, again with the loss in enrollment, we've got to be really careful with what next year's budget can handle. Um I I would like to say that I'm I'm very very grateful to the work that USPA has done. They are extremely well organized. They are their plan their issues are well thought out. It's a good time for us to not only talk about the negotiated agreement, but you know, they bring concerns forward and that's a good and that's a a good thing for us to know about and to try and work through some of those issues with them. Specifically, I'd like to express my gratitude to Matt Copeland and Cindy Alexander, key representatives on that team, but really their entire team uh did
048a very admirable job this year. Also, very grateful for the work of the union team. There's a lot of work that goes into negotiations, a lot of preparation, a lot of planning, and so want to acknowledge their work on this as well. I'm pleased to to report to you that the union has voted and of the members who voted, 91% approved this proposed contract. So, be glad to answer your questions. >> Is there approval? >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Rumerman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself vote yes. Thank you. Consider and take action on the payment of a one-time 2025-2026 retention stipend for work performed during 2025-2026 if funding allows on June 30th, 2026 to be paid on July 16th, 2026 by direct deposit to eligible
049employees as per the allocation plan terms and conditions discussed with the Union Certified Teachers Association for certified teachers, the Union Support Personnel Association for eligible support employees, and as recommended by the superintendent for administrative associate exempt curriculum coordinator personnel classes with funding from the 2025-2026 general building and or child nutrition funds as deemed appropriate by the chief financial officer based on available resources as of June 30th, 2026. >> Thank you, Dr. McNeill. Once again, this year we're we're really very happy to be able to recommend to the board that they that you approve the 5% retention stipend for all certified support, administrative, and exempt employees. Both unions we met and discussed this at length with and they were both very very grateful. This means a lot. This is something special that we do here at
050Union. It is awarded to employees who were uh in in the case of this year, if they were hired before February 15th, this year their stipend is prorated, but it is other than that, it is a 5% stipend awarded to employees who have completed their contract and have agreed to return next year. And and those of us who are retiring, so we we really appreciate the board's consideration on this. >> I just want to say that it takes so much work with our financial team and also really the whole entire district to make sure that we have the funds available to be able to even have the opportunity to vote on this and I know it takes everybody watching all those dollars you're spending in activity funds and textbooks and all the things and making
051the decisions that that make a difference. And so I know I speak I think for the board that we appreciate that everybody works towards being able to make this even an opportunity that we can have to vote on. So, thank you to everybody. >> Mhm. >> And move for approval. >> Second. >> Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Rowbotham? >> Yes. >> Mr. Winn? >> Yes. >> And I myself vote yes. >> Thank you. >> Any new business? >> No. >> An opportunity for comments from the audience and board members? >> Just got a couple of quick things. Um speaking for all of us here, the employees of Union, like to thank you all for the vote on the stipend. We greatly appreciate it. So, thank you. UM >> [applause] >> ONE ADMINISTRATIVE MOVE THAT
052I WANT TO RECOGNIZE that didn't require board vote and was not on the agenda is Mrs. Crystal Pounds. Crystal, if you'd stand up. Uh Crystal will become the new principal at the 8th Grade Center. So, we're very excited about that. So. >> [applause] >> AND THEN FOR MY FINAL COMMENT, I'M GOING TO GO DOWN front and if Dr. Williams could join me, I would appreciate it. >> [laughter] >> So, this is a little bittersweet because this will be uh Dr. Williams' uh final board meeting. Um we are wrapping up. We were fortunate to have her at the end of over three decades of service to students and teachers in the state of Oklahoma. She's going to CFO at TPS at Broken Arrow and and finally with us. Um her work is always exemplary. I think
053we forget sometimes that being a CFO of a large district carries a tremendous amount of responsibility and Dr. Williams has always borne that responsibility with tremendous grace and class and an unwavering commitment to the students and the teachers and administrators of this district. Um the financial awards through your department speak for themselves over the years, but I know more importantly to you and and to all of us is the incredible team that you've cultivated that are sitting out here today. And to to have that be the fruit of your hard work is is an incredible legacy and I know that they and I are going to be sure that we carry that on. So for all of us here, we have a plaque that reads in recognition, Dr. Trish Williams, for your exceptional service, unwavering
054integrity, and steadfast commitment to the students, staff, and community of Union Public Schools, June 8th, 2026. >> [applause] [applause] >> Okay. Thank you, guys, so much. We'll uh now transition to executive session. Um motion to vote um pursuant to Oklahoma statute title 25, section 307 B1 to go into executive session to discuss contract renewal for superintendent and the appointment and contract of chief financial officer. Acknowledge that the board has Good? >> No for approval. >> Okay. >> [laughter] >> Second. >> Okay. Ms. McAdams? >> Yes. >> Ms. Braverman? >> Yes. >> Mr. Wynn? >> Yes. >> And I myself vote yes. We are now in executive session.