REGULAR MEETING

AGENDA

BOARD OF EDUCATION

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #6 OF WOODS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

FREEDOM PUBLIC SCHOOL

Monday April 28th, 2014 – 7:00 PM

As required by §311, Title 5 of the Oklahoma Statutes, notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of Independent School District #6 of Woods County, Oklahoma will hold a REGULAR MEETING in the Library of the Freedom High School Building, 1138 Eagle Pass, Freedom, Oklahoma, 73842.

Note: The Freedom Board of Education may discuss, vote to approve, vote to disapprove, vote to table, or decide not to vote on any item on this agenda.

AGENDA

The following is the list of business to be conducted at the above listed meeting:

1.  Call to order and record members present.

2.  Consent Agenda: The following items of a routine nature normally approved at board meetings, will be approved by one vote unless any board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items. Consent agenda consist of the discussion, consideration, and approval of the following items:

A.  Minutes of March 24th, 2014 Regular Meeting

B.  Activity Fund Expenditures

C.  Approve Encumbrances for and Signing Warrants of:

a.  General Fund

b.  Building Fund

c.  Child Nutrition Fund

3.  Superintendent’s / Principal’s Report.

4.  Board to consider and take action to approve / disapprove or take no action on hiring of the following Certified Staff for the 2014 -2015 school term:

A.  Calvin (Phillip) Neill – Athletic Coach / History Instructor

B.  Holly Neill – Elementary Education

5.  Board vote to approve / disapprove or take no action to enter into executive session to discuss the following item(s):

a.  employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining, or resignation of individual salaried officer(s) or employee(s); 25 O.S. §307(B)(1)

b.  Discuss the purchase or appraisal of real property 25 O.S. §307(B)(3)

6.  Vote to acknowledge board’s return to open session.

7.  Executive session compliance announcements.

8.  Board to consider and vote to approve the resignation of certified staff at the conclusion of 2013 - 2014 contractual duties:

A.  Erin Thrash

B.  Charles Hough

9.  Board to consider and possible vote to approve / disapprove or take no action on the rehiring of the following Certified Staff for the 2014 – 2015 school term. (Attachment A)

10.  Board to consider and possible vote to approve / disapprove or take no action on the rehiring of the following Support Staff for the 2014 – 2015 school term. (Attachment B)

11.  Board to consider and possible vote to approve / disapprove or take no action on the contract of Becky Castor, Speech Pathologist, for the 2014 – 2015 school term.

12.  Board to consider and vote to approve / disapprove or take no action authorizing the Superintendent to cancel district OSPCC coverage and bind the district to coverage with Oklahoma Schools Management Risk Trust (OSRMT) for the remainder of the 2013 -2014 school term.

  1. Board to review and possible vote to accept, reject, or take no action on bids for individual surplus equipment. Freedom Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids.

A.  2001 F250 Ford Diesel Pickup Crew Cab 4-wheel drive with 7.3L Power Stroke. Brush Guard, Nerf Bars, and Spray-In Bed liner with 195,000 miles. Vehicle is fully serviced.

B.  2001 Honda Civic LX Sedan with 4 speed automatic. Sound mechanical shape, and still in use with 159,000 miles.

C.  1980 Chevy 20 pickup with automatic transmission. Pickup started and ran last year but only goes in reverse.

D.  1964-67 International 2424 tractor with 1850 International loader/bucket included. Tractor has a water-cooled, 4-cylinder gasoline engine made by International at 47 horsepower, constant running or transmission driven PTO rated at 36 and a draw-bar rated at 31. Transmission is dual-range, sliding gear transmission eight forward speeds and two reverse speeds. It has a differential lock, adjustable front axle and is a 2-wheel drive tractor with rear wheel weights. The tractor also has electric start and hydrostatic power steering. Attachments use a category I 3-point hitch with draft control.

14.  Board review and vote to approve / disapprove or take no action on class schedule for 2014 – 2015 school year.

15.  Board to consider and vote to approve / disapprove or take no action on renewal of annual contract with Municipal Accounting Systems, INC. (MAS) for software agreement for the 2014 – 2015 school term .

16.  Presentation to Board of Education FY’13 Accreditation Compliance Review.

17.  Board to review and possible vote to approve / disapprove or take no action on the following policies individually, to be included in the Freedom Public Schools Board Policy Handbook:

CKDA DOAC EIA-R4 EIA-R5

EK-R2 FOD FOD-R

18.  New Business.

19.  Adjourn

Posted By: Danny McCuiston, Superintendent

Date and Time of Posting:

Attachment(s)

A.

Donna Fearing

Kellie Badley

B.J. Baker

Kent Bilyeu

Elizabeth Ferguson

Renea Gaskill

Sharon Harper

Katie Strehl

Charlotte Selfridge

Jeanne Weber

Bryant Weber

B.

Islia Barnes

Heidi Cook

Dalene Dauphin

Patricia Dauphin

Brenda Daughhetee

Tana Nixon

Dawn Wares

Superintendents Report

04/28/2014

  1. Financial Report to Board. (04/01/2014)
  2. Monthly Revenue Collections
  3. YTD Collections

FY’13 YTD FY’14 YTD

Ad Valorem 719,857.13 730,108.13

Total Local Collect 722,301.40 776,752.85

Total Revenue 1,099,826.32 1,300,296.58

Difference +/- +200,470.26

  1. Oklahoma School Property and Casualty Company (OSPCC) is the district insurance carrier and will cease to exist. OSIG has been asked to take over the program through the end of the year. As an alternative, the district is covered through the re-insurance coverage and would be liable for the first $250,000 to $300,000 of losses; as yet to be determined, with the other members of the pool. Currently, OSRMT is submitting a quote to the district for FY’15 as well as separate coverage for the remainder of the FY’14 school year to determine the cost of removing us from the pool.
  2. OSSBA Conference will be held August 22,23,24 in OKC. We have reserved six (6) rooms at the Hampton Inn in Bricktown for those dates. Let us know as soon as possible what your plans for attending are.
  3. The compressor went out on the Milk Cooler in the cafeteria. We are waiting for a quote for replacement/repair. Once these costs are known the decision will be made and the box or new box will be in use as soon as possible. The student milk is currently being stored in the walk-in and provided on a daily basis for the students.
  4. The district was notified of a General Fund Balance penalty due to excessive carryover. I requested a Penalty waiver which was granted by the State Board of Education.