Pocola Board of August 16, 2021
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, August 16, 2021 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 Minutes, July 12,
2021
B. Approve
Financial Reports – Pat Smith
C. Approve
Encumbrances, Warrants, Payroll PO and Warrants, and Change Orders
(See
Addendum)
II. Public
Participation (Policy BED, BED-R)
III. Items
for Information
A. September 11
– Next Regular Board Meeting
B.
Superintendent’s Report
IV. Items
for Action
A. Discuss,
consider and vote: Approve
request for Rosa Herrel as an adjunct instructor for 3 hours of Seventh Grade Math
for FY21-22
B. Discuss,
consider and vote: Approve
request for Derek Barlow as an adjunct instructor for 2 hours of Physical Science
for FY21-22
C. Discuss,
consider and vote: Approve
request for Shane Amos as an adjunct instructor for 2 hours of Sixth Grade Math
for FY21-22
D. Discuss,
consider and vote: Approve
request for Pam Myers as an adjunct instructor for 1 hour of Physical Science
for FY21-22
E. Discuss,
consider and vote: Approve
request for Jason Parker as an adjunct instructor for 1 hour of Mythology for
FY21-22
F. Discuss,
consider and vote: Approve
FY21-22 student handbooks for Elementary, Middle School and High School
G. Discuss,
consider and vote: Approve
using Edmentum Courseware for FY21-22
H. Discuss,
consider and vote: Approve
request from Roger Lairamore’s application for Family Medical leave beginning
August 4 for approximately 12 weeks
I. Discuss,
consider and vote: Approve
contract for Secondary Career and Technology Education Programs for FY21-22 at
Pocola High School:
1)
Business & Information Technology
Education
2)
Science Technology, Engineering &
Math
STEM
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J. Discuss,
consider and vote: Approve
contract with Craig PC for technology maintenance support for FY21-22 ($12,000)
K. Discuss, consider and vote: Approve updated Coaching and
Extra-Curricular Duty Schedule for FY21-22
L. Discuss,
consider and vote: On
possible increase to teachers compensation for additional 5 days of instruction
for FY21-22
M. Discuss, consider and vote: In an effort to prevent the spread of
COVID-19 at school, approve granting up to 10 working days of paid telework for
employees whose job duties that can be
performed remotely, and up to 10 working days of paid administrative leave with
“on-call” status for employees who do not have job duties that can be performed
remotely, which can be used, upon approval by the superintendent by employees
who are unable to come to work for COVID-19 related reasons, and authorize the
superintendent to develop administrative rules for use of the leave. The
availability of this additional leave will expire at the end of the 2021-2022
school year (June 30, 2022), and shall not carryover to the next school year.
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) discussion and possible action regarding any resignations
received, 2) hiring a Middle School Special Ed Teacher on a temporary contract
for FY21-22, 3) hiring an Elementary Para Professional on a temporary contract
for FY21-22, 4) hiring a Speech Language
Pathologist on a temporary contract for FY21-22, 5) to increase Director of
Financial Accounting and Federal Program’s salary for FY21-22, the board can
return to Open Session and 1) vote to accept or reject any resignations received,
2) vote to hire a Middle School Special Ed Teacher on a temporary contract for
FY21-22, 3) vote to hire an Elementary Para Professional on a temporary
contract for FY21-22, 4) vote to hire a Speech Language Pathologist on a
temporary contract for FY21-22, 5) vote to increase Director of Financial
Accounting and Federal Program’s for FY21-22, 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: Accept or reject any
resignations received
E. Discuss,
consider and vote: To
hire a Middle School Special Ed Teacher on a temporary contract for FY21-22
F. Discuss,
consider and vote: To
hire an Elementary Para Professional on a temporary contract for FY21-22
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G. Discuss,
consider and vote: To
hire a Speech Language Pathologist on a temporary contract for Fy21-22
H. Discuss,
consider and vote: To
increase Director of Financial Accounting and Federal Programs’ for FY21-22
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. Jason Brittain, Supt
______________________________ posted this agenda Friday, August 13, 2021, 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 Jason Brittain, Superintendent, P.O.
Box 640, Pocola, Oklahoma, 74902, telephone (918) 436-2424