May 15, 2017

Regular Meeting of the Pocola Board of Education

Monday, May 15, 2017

6:00 P.M.

As required by Section 311, Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes, notice is hereby given that Independent School District No. I-007 will hold a Regular Board Meeting on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. The place and street address of this meeting will be the Board of Education Room, Middle School Building at 603 East Pryor Avenue, Pocola, Oklahoma, 74902.

MOMENT OF SILENCE (Call meeting to order and record members present)

I. Regular Business

A. Approve Minutes for

1) Regular Board Meeting – April 10, 2017

B. Approve Financial Reports – Lara Morris

C. Approve Encumbrances, Warrants, Payroll Warrants, and Change Orders

(See Addendum)

D. Approve request to transfer $369.43 to the Hoop Club Activity Fund from the

Baseball Booster Activity Fund.

E. Approve request to transfer $369.43 to the Hoop Club Activity Fund from the Softball Booster Activity Fund.

F. Approve request to transfer $291.85 to the FCCLA Activity Fund from the High School Student Council Activity Fund

G. Approve request to transfer $466.50 to the Hoop Club Activity Fund from the Baseball Booster Activity Fund

H. Approve request to transfer $400.00 to the High School Girls Basketball Activity Fund from the Hoop Club Activity Fund.

II. Public Participation (Policy BED, BED-R)

III. Items for Information

A. Enrollment Numbers as of 05/08/2017

2017 2016

E.S. 419 386

M.S. 173 203

H.S. 252 228

844 817

B. June 12 – Next Regular Board Meeting

C. Superintendent’s Report

IV. Items for Action

A. Discuss, consider and vote: Approve items for surplus requested by Dusty Shore (list attached)

B. Discuss, consider and vote: Approve contract with TechSource for outsourced technology support for FY2017-2018 ($840, same as last year).

C. Discuss, consider and vote: Approve Membership Renewal with Oklahoma State School Board Association (OSSBA) for FY2017-2018 ($2,350 same as last year)

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D. Discuss, consider and vote: Approve agreement with Precision Drug Screening for Drug and Alcohol screening for FY2017-2018.

E. Discuss, consider and vote: Approve contract for Michael Allen Riley for architectural services for proposed school bond projects for FY 2017-2018.

V. Executive Session

Proposed Executive Session to discuss and possible action regarding the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual salaried public officer or employee, 1) hiring a Driver’s Education Instructor for Summer Session I beginning May 15 and ending June 30, 2017, 2) rehiring career teachers for FY2017-2018 as recommended by Site Principals, 3) rehiring career support personnel for FY2017-2018 as recommended by Superintendent, so the board can return to Open Session and 1) vote to hire two Drivers Education Instructors for Summer Session I beginning May 17 and ending June 30, 2016, 2) vote to rehire career teachers for FY2017-2018 as recommended by Site Principals, 3) vote to rehire career support personnel for FY2017-2018 as recommended by Superintendent, as authorized by OKLA. STAT. Title 25, § 307 (B) (1)

A. Motion to convene into Executive Session

B. Motion to return to Open Session

C. Statement of Minutes of Executive Meeting

D. Discuss, consider and vote: Hire a Driver’s Education Instructor for Summer Session I beginning May 15 and ending June 30, 2017

E. Discuss, consider and vote: Rehire career teachers for FY2017-2018 as recommended by Site Principals (see footnotes)

F. Discuss, consider and vote: Rehire career support personnel for FY2017-2018 as

recommended by Superintendent (see footnotes)

VI. New Business

Discussion, consideration and possible approval of other new business, if any, which has arisen since posting of the agenda and could not have been anticipated before the time of posting.

VII. Adjournment

Mr. Lawrence Barnes, Supt __________________________________________ posted this agenda Friday, May 12, 2017, 4:00 p.m. at the Board of Education Meeting Room Main Entrance, Middle School Building, 603 East Pryor Avenue, Pocola, Oklahoma.

The Pocola Public Schools district office lacks an accessible restroom. Those wishing to attend meetings scheduled at the district office may request that the meeting be moved to an accessible location by contacting Lawrence Barnes, Superintendent, P.O. Box 640, Pocola, Oklahoma, 74902, telephone (918) 436-2424

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(RE: Agenda Item V. E.) Recommendation: James McInerney

Full-time Elementary Career Certified Personnel

for FY 2017-2018

Jennifer Beutelschies

Sandra Cox

Teresa Eaton

Shelia Queally Ivy

Lori Johnson

Bobbi Jones

Julie Lang

Lora Loyd

Joy Luce

Tanga Luu

Kendra Maxwell

Lori Pipkins

April Quinn

Arline Quinn

Britton Reaves

Johna Redding

Tonya Thomas

Patricia Tate

Rikki Taylor

(RE: Agenda Item V. E.) Recommendation: Mark McKenzie

Full-Time Middle School Career Certified Personnel

for FY 2017-2018

Shelia Amos

Fonda Clopton

Eddie Combs

Robbie Hutchens

Eric Ladd

Douglas Martin

Karla Rodgers

Melanie Stogner

Janie Vincent

(RE: Agenda Item V. E.) Recommendation: Randy Ragland

Full-Time High School Career Certified Personnel

for FY 2017-2018

James Allen

Clint Beesley

Rick Lang

Darrion Luce

Pam Myers

Scott Nelke

David Powell

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(RE: Agenda Item V. F.) Recommendation: Lawrence Barnes

Full Time Support Personnel

for FY 2017-2018

Terry Barnes

Earl Brown

Becky Freitas

Jerry Hartwell

Carolyn Holderfield

Lacey Howard

Robin Howard

James Karl

Deborah Linker

Kathy Ragland

Carol Struble

Lisa Thompson

Lisa Watts

Kristie West

Alicia Young