Poteau School Board agenda for 9-8-2025

Poteau School Board will meet in a regular school board meeting 6 p.m. Monday at the Poteau Public Schools Administration Office at 3003 North Broadway in Poteau.

Watch the meeting by livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@poteauhighschool5401/featured

NOTE:  The Poteau 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.  

1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS
2. RECOGNITION OF GUESTS
3. SUPPORT EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH 
4. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
5. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, WHICH CONCERN REPORTS AND 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.  THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF THE DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION, AND APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

1. Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting August 11, 2025
2. Financial Reports.
3. Encumbrances.
4. Change Orders.              

• Item  – –  DISCUSSION AND VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THE 2025-2026 ESTIMATE OF NEEDS.

       Information  – –  The Estimate of Needs is for the 2024-2025 year.  The document is         for approval of $25,326,121.51 for General Fund, $2,784,777.94 for Building Fund,          $1,914,513.68 for Child Nutrition Fund, and $1,026,463.48 for the Sinking Fund.

• Item – DISCUSSION AND VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

• Item – – DISCUSSION AND VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THE ATHLETIC STIPEND SHEET FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR.   

1. Item – – DISCUSSION AND VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE A WORK STUDY PROGRAM FOR POTEAU PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES (DRS). 

• Item – – DISCUSSION AND VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE A STUDENT PAY PROGRAM FOR BROADCASTING THE HIGH SCHOOL EXTRACURRICULAR EVENTS. 

• Item – – DISCUSSION AND VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE BOARD POLICY.

DNAB – Support Staff Evaluation 

DNAB-R1 – Evaluation of Support Staff Form 

DNAB – R2 – Evaluation of Director 

FE – Lower Pre-K numbers by 10

FFACA – Medications 

• Item – – DISCUSSION AND VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THE AUTHORIZATION OF PURCHASING AGENTS FOR POTEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2025-2026.                          

                       Vallerie Martin – Chief Financial Officer 

• Item – – DISCUSSION AND VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE A NEW FUNDRAISER PROJECT (936)  FOR GIRLS SOCCER 

• Item – – DISCUSSION AND VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE AN ACTIVITY FUND TRANSFER IN THE AMOUNT OF $813.28 FROM PROJECT

933 (BOYS SOCCER) TO PROJECT 936 (PHS GIRLS SOCCER)

• Item  – –  DISCUSSION AND VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THE ACTIVITY FUND RAISER/S FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR.

• Item – DISCUSSION AND VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE OUT  OF STATE ACTIVITY TRIP/S.  

                     Poteau Agriculture Students – AR/OK State Fair  

                     PKMS – 5th Grade – Symphony / 6th Grade – Basketball Games  

• Item  – –  DISCUSSION AND VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THE LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON GIFTED EDUCATION.         

• Item – DISCUSSION AND VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THE 2025-2026 CONTRACTS/AGREEMENTS.

1. (OSDE) Oklahoma State Department of Education and (PCG)                         Public Counseling Group.    

• Kellogg & Sovereign Consulting LLC 

• Treat’s Solutions 

• 5B Bar Clearinghouse Services         

• Northeastern State University

• AMIRA   

• Save the Children – Head Start

• National Benefits Services (NBS) 

• PandaDoc

• Item – DISCUSSION AND VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE SURPLUS ITEMS.

                     Upper Elementary 

                     PHS Agriculture Department PKMS

• FACILITY REPORT.

• SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT.

• Non official student numbers
  • State testing update

• NEW BUSINESS   

• EXECUTIVE SESSION.

Proposed Executive Session pursuant to: Discuss, employ, re-employ/not employ, or table consideration on personnel for the 2025-2026 school year as set out below so the board can return to Open session and vote to employ, re-employ/not employ, or table employment on personnel as authorized by (25 O.S., Section 307 (B) (1).

                                           1. Vote to convene into Executive Session.

1. Discuss the resignation(s) of employee(s) and any resignations submitted since the posting of the Agenda.

                                                            Diane Tillery – Assistant Superintendent

                                       Jessica Rivera – Paraprofessional 

                                                            Brendee-Jo Hopkins – Primary Custodian 

                                       Tony Williams – Maintenance Technician 

• Discuss the employment of the following:

                                                            Primary Custodian                            

• ACKNOWLEDGE THE BOARD HAS RETURNED FROM EXECUTIVE

SESSION TO OPEN SESSION.                                                                                                        

                                              Executive Session Compliance Statement by Board President.

• VOTE TO APPROVE THE RESIGNATION(S) OF EMPLOYEE(S) AND ANY RESIGNATION(S) SUBMITTED SINCE THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA.          

                                        Diane Tillery – Assistant Superintendent 

                                        Jessica Rivera – Paraprofessional 

                                                             Brendee-Jo Hopkins – Primary Custodian 

                                        Tony Williams – Maintenance Technician 

• VOTE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE FOLLOWING:              

                                 Primary Custodian 

XXI.        ADJOURN.

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