Board Notes

Frederick Board of Education

7:00 p.m. June 29, 2010

Felisha Crawford called the meeting to order. Board members present were Felisha Crawford, Vinson Orr, James Heap, Kristi Walker. Staff members present were Tony O’Brien, Superintendent; Patti Blankenship, Board Clerk and Glenda Longacre, MinutesClerk.

The board approved the consent agenda which included the following items:

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 7, 2010 and various Sources of Funds Forms for the 2010-11 school year were approved.

In the business section of the meeting, the board approved the renewal of the lease purchase of campus remodeling between the district and MR, Inc. In other business the board approved Tony O’Brien, Superintendent as a purchasing agent; custodian of the Frederick Public Schools Activity Fund; Hearing Officer for Special Education; Hearing Officer for the School Lunch Program; Risk Manager for OSHA Programs; Hearing Officer for Vocational Programs; Hearing Officer for Federal Programs, Title IX and Civil Rights complaints; Agent to Assure Compliance of A.H.E.R.A.; Program Safety Officer; Attendance Officer; Residence Officer; and Information Officer. The board also approve the authorization of co-signatures by Tony O’Brien, Superintendent and Patti Blankenship, Business Manager for checks written in the Frederick Public Schools Activity Fund. They approved Kimberly Abbott, Nancy Baxter, Randy Biggs, Bill Blankenship, Joel Read, Jeremy Newton, Glenda Longacre, Joy Hoover and Cora Sue Tennessen as Receiving Agents. Cora Sue Tennessen was also approved as the agent to receive food commodities. Patti Blankenship was approved as the representative for the School Lunch Program. Marilyn Schrick was approved to receive Free and Reduced Lunch Applications. Janice Crume was approved as the Authorized Representative for Federal Programs, Patti Blankenship was approved as the recycling coordinator, and Randy Biggs as the Exposure Control Administrator.

The Board approved the salary schedules for certified and non-certified staff members for the 2010-11 school year. They also approved district membership in the following organizations:

Oklahoma Association of School Business Officials

Oklahoma State School Boards Association

Organization of Rural Oklahoma Schools

Oklahoma Technology Association

The board then approved the contract consent agenda which included contracts from the following vendors/agencies:

Precision Testing

Attorney/Client contract from Massad, Evans, and Kent

OT Works

Tillman County Treasurer

Cole Termite and Pest Control

Allied Laboratory

FreeFromIT.com

OSSBA Policy Subscription Services

Center for Education Law

Tillman County Board of County Commissioners

Clearwater Enterprises

Alcohol and Drug Testing Inc.

Providence Working Canines

The board then approved making the new salary amounts due to Patti Blankenship, Glenda Longacre, and Janice Crume effective June 1, 2010.

There was no new business.

The board then retired into executive session.

After executive session, the board approved the contractual amounts for administrative employees for 2010-11; the resignation of Mr. Terry Duckworth as bus driver/mechanic; the employment of Kacie Walker as a temporary elementary education teacher; the employment of Candice Hodde as a temporary secondary English teacher for 2010-11; the employment of Bill Blankenship as the Transportation Director for 2010-11; Doug Ade as the Asbestos Coordinator; and of Carisa Schreiner as the Artist in Residence Program Coordinator for 2010-11. The board then approved the slate of non-certified personnel as presented for the 2010-11 school year. They included:

Ryan Ade, Susie Barajas, Patti Blankenship, Lynda Callahan, Josie Corrales, Angie Cotton, Chris Diaz, Reta Dill, Elizabeth Garcia, Marta Garcia, Johnny Garza, Jeanine Hamm, Carolyn Hilburn, Tracy Hunt, Lana Johnston, Twala Kelly, Duana Kent, Glenda Longacre, Sylvia Longoria, Tina Longoria, David Matney, Peg Osterhout, Rhonda Oxford, Sara Ramirez, Marilyn Schrick, Don Sebastian, Chase Sherrill, Rebecca Stevens, Tracey Stevens, Cora Sue Tennessen

*All new employees are subject to felony and background checks and must meet certification requirements.

The board then discussed and then approved a proposal from Jeff Landes Consulting, Inc. to be the network administrator for Frederick Public Schools. After the proposal was accepted they then approved the presented sub-accounts for the Frederick Schools Activity Fund for 2010-11.

After the sub-accounts were approved they then transferred 592.43 from the 881 refund sub-account to the general fund and transferred $49,411.09 from the 930 child nutrition sub-account to the general fund.

In the financial portion of the meeting the Board approved encumbrances within the 2009-2010 General Fund and the 2010-11 General Fund.

Supt. O’Brien presented the Activity Fund Report and the Treasurer’s Report and the meeting was adjourned.