September 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education
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I. Call to Order and Establish a Quorum
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II. Pledge of Allegiance and Salute to the Oklahoma Flag
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Both will be led by Scotty Tims and Kira Tims from Lincoln Elementary School.
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III. Public Communications
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This is an open public meeting held in accordance with the Open Meeting Laws of the State of Oklahoma. The purpose of this meeting is to conduct the business of the Norman School District. As elected representatives of the voters and patrons of the District, the members of the Board of Education will be making decisions concerning the operation of the District. The agenda for Regular Meetings includes an opportunity for the public to address any item appearing on the agenda. Members of the public wishing to speak must sign in with the Clerk of the Board prior to the convening of the Board meeting. Statements to the Board by the public are limited to no more than 3 minutes per speaker. The Board reserves the right to limit repetitive comments, comments unrelated to the business of the Board or the total amount of time dedicated to public comment on a single evening. Board members cannot respond to questions or comments during public communications, but the Board President may refer matters of concern to the Superintendent for review and recommendations. |
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IV. Disposition of Routine Business by Consent Action
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The following matters may be approved in their entirety by the Board upon motion made, seconded and passed by a majority vote of the Board members. However, upon request of any Board member, any one or more matters will be removed from the consent docket and acted upon separately. Contracts are approved subject to review by the District’s legal counsel. Any or all of the public record items included within the consent docket, i.e., minutes to be submitted for approval; purchase orders to be submitted for acceptance; purchase request for approval; financial report; proposed transfer of funds between activity accounts; and fund raising event listing, by appointment, may be examined at the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Education at the Administrative Services Center at 131 South Flood Avenue, Norman, Oklahoma, at any time during regular business hours, which are Monday-Friday 7:45 AM-4:15 PM
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IV.A. Purchase Orders (Encumbrances and/or bills to be paid for fiscal year 2025-2026)
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IV.B. Overage Report
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IV.C. Purchase Requests
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IV.D. Treasurer's Report
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IV.E. Investment Report (presented for information only)
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IV.F. Certified Personnel Report and Recommendations - See Attachment "A" (posted with the agenda)
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IV.G. Support Personnel Report and Recommendations - See Attachment "B" (posted with the agenda)
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IV.H. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education on August 4, 2025 and the Special Meeting of the Board of Education on August 19, 2025.
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IV.I. Agreements, Contracts and Renewals for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
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IV.I.1. SPECIAL SERVICES (Gayla Mears)
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a. State of Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) Agreement for Work Adjustment Training (WAT). |
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IV.I.2. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Dr. Dana Morris)
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a. Independent contract with Darien Quattlebaum-Moore to provide services under the McKinney-Vento Act. |
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IV.I.3. STUDENT SERVICES (Dr. Stephanie Williams)
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a. Consultant agreement with TransCend4 for FY2026 to assess secondary student services. |
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IV.I.4. STUDENT SERVICES (Dr. Kristi Gray)
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Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education Service Agreement and FY26 Allocation. |
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IV.I.5. OPERATIONAL SERVICES (Justin Milner)
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Enterprise Agreement to Sell Customer Vehicles. |
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IV.I.6. COUNSELING & STUDENT ADVOCACY (Kitrena Hime)
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a. Office of the Attorney General Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Grant Award Acceptance and Agreement. |
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IV.I.7. CURRICULUM SERVICES (Holly McKinney)
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a. Software licensing agreement with the AIM Institute for Learning and Research for professional development related to enhancing literacy skills at Irving Middle School. |
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IV.I.8. LEGAL SERVICES (Haley Drusen)
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Software licensing agreement with ContractSafe for contract management software. |
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IV.J. District Gifted Education Advisory Committee for the 2025-2026 School Year
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In accordance with Okla Stat. Title 70 § 1210.308, Rachel Blum, Katlyn Beddo, Michelle Hohlier, Joanna Boyd, Matt Peacock, and Brandi Gentry are recommended for appointment to serve on the District Gifted/Talented Education Advisory Committee for the term of 2025-26. Members consist of parents of children identified as GT and community members who may be, but are not required to be, parents of students within the district. |
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IV.K. Activity Fund Raising Reports with Proposed Events for the 2025-2026 School Year
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IV.L. Appointment of the Internal Activities Review Committee for the 2025-26 School Year
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The committee for Internal Activities Review, as required by state regulations, shall be responsible for reviewing and recommending actions related to any deviations from District policies regarding student activities.
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IV.M. Open Transfer Law (Senate Bill 783) 70 Okla. Stat. § 8-101.2 et. Seq., as Amended
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The open transfer law (Senate Bill 783) requires that each school site’s grade-level capacity be approved by the Board of Education prior to the first day of January, April, July and October of each school year. The superintendent, or designee, shall determine the criteria to be used in determining grade capacity for each school site based on current enrollment and staffing. The recommended capacity numbers can be found at: https://www.normanpublicschools.org/Page/3407
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IV.N. Norman North High School Student Sponsorship for OkMEA All-State Orchestra Activities
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Upon the recommendation of Dr. Evelyn Kwanza and Dr. Rob Bradshaw, action to approve a current OSSM student (formerly a Norman North High School Student) to try out and, upon selection, participate in the OkMEA orchestra in accordance with requirements of OkMEA and sponsorship by Norman North High School orchestra instructor Abigail Pappas.
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IV.O. Certification of the Millage Election and Sinking Fund Estimate of Needs (Tyler Jones)
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IV.P. Deregulation on the Staffing Requirement for Library Media Services for Dimensions Academy for the 2025-2026 School Year
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Norman Public Schools is seeking a one-year waiver to Standard VII concerning staffing of the school library media center at Dimensions Academy. This waiver allows Norman Public Schools to provide quality library services in a time of national and statewide shortages of certified Library Media Professionals with a certified teacher with extensive classroom experience.
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V. Additional Agenda Items
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V.A. Strategic Plan and Survey Overview
Presented by Holly McKinney
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V.B. Proposed Policy Updates
Presented by Dr. Stephanie Wiliams and Haley Drusen
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a. Adoption of Policy on Commitment to the Education, Safety, and Privacy of District Students. |
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VI. New Business: New business refers to any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting of the agenda. Okla. Stat. tit. 25 § 311(A)(10).
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VII. Administrative Staff Reports
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VIII. Board of Education Reports
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IX. Vote to go into executive session
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To discuss the evaluation of the Superintendent (this is a routine evaluation session that the Board conducts three or more times per year) pursuant to Executive Session authority—25 Okla. Stat. §307(B)(1) and (B)(7). |
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X. Vote to return to open session
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XI. Statement of executive session minutes
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XII. Adjournment
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