Agenda – Regular Board Meeting
Monday, August 14, 2017, 6:00 p.m.
Seminole Middle School Library
618 Mike Snyder Avenue
Seminole, OK 74868
The Seminole Board of Education reserves the right to approve, disapprove, or table any agenda item listed.
1. Call the meeting to order.
2. Roll call of members.
3. Flag Salute.
4. Moment of Silence.
5. Discussion and possible action to hire legal counsel to advise the Board of
Education for purposes of the termination hearing of Edward Marshall.
6. Conduct hearing on Superintendent’s recommendation for termination of Edward
Marshall, support employee.
7. Discussion and vote on a motion to convene in executive session:
a. to discuss the employment status of Edward Marshall [25 O.S. § 307(B)(1)]
b. to discuss the investigation report of Scott Stone regarding employee complaints by
Edward Marshall[25 O.S. § 307(B)(1)&(4)]
8. Discussion and vote on a motion to reconvene in open session.
9. Announcement of minutes of executive session.
10. Discussion and vote to adopt findings of fact with respect to the recommendation for
termination of Edward Marshall.
11. Discussion and vote to terminate or not to terminate the employment contract of Edward
Marshall based on the findings of fact.
12. Discussion and vote on motion to instruct the Superintendent to notify Edward Marshall
of the Board’s decision including the basis of the decision and the findings of fact.
13. Discussion and possible action regarding the investigation report of Scott Stone.
14. CONSENT AGENDA:
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 member wishes to
consider an item separately. The consent agenda consists of the discussion, consideration, and approval of the following items:
A. Minutes.
1. July 10, 2017 regular board meeting
B. Financial reports.
1. Activity Accounts
2. Treasurer’s Report
C. Encumbrances and changes in the following funds.
1. General Fund (FY17) -#1089-1156
2. Building Fund (FY17)
3. Child Nutrition (FY17) - #21-24
4. Gift and Endowment Fund (5) - #1
D. Fundraisers.
E. Resignations.
1. Kathy Piersall
2. Shelby Williams
3. Patty Timmons
F. Contracts.
1. Patricia Ford – school psychological consulting services
2. Outside the Box Educational Consulting – Impact Aid
15. Introduction of guests and give audience to those who signed up to address the board.
16. Administrative report.
17. Principals’ Reports.
18. Facilities and Operations Report.
19. Consider and take necessary action to approve a resolution to designate “Operating” and
“Investment” funds and permission to invest.
20. Consider and take necessary action on a resolution to adopt a Section 125 Flexible Fringe Benefits Plan for the employees of Seminole School District to be effective on 9/1/2017.
21. Consider and take necessary action to approve the following companies for payroll deductions for the 2017/2018 fiscal year.
21.1 A.P.O.E.
21.2 American Fidelity Assurance Co.
21.3 C.C.O.S.A.
21.4 GALIC – Great American Life Insurance Co.
21.5 Horace Mann Life Insurance Co.
21.6 Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Co.
21.7 Life Insurance of the Southwest (LSW)
21.8 Modern Woodmen of America
21.9 Mass Group Marketing
21.10 MetLife Insurance Co.
21.11 Midland National
21.12 National Teachers Associates
21.13 O.E.A.
21.14 O.E.A. – N.E.A. – P.A.C.
21.15 Oklahoma Educators Credit Union
21.16 Employee Group Insurance Department
21.17 Legal Shield
21.18 Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma
21.19 Texas Life
22. Consider and take necessary action to approve the 2017-2018 Handbooks.
23. Consider and take necessary action to change the date of the September and October board meetings.
24. Consider and take necessary action to schedule a special meeting to review board policies.
25. Discuss and vote to accept, reject, or table the superintendent’s recommendation to approve mentor teachers for new teachers.
26. Discuss and vote to accept, reject, or table the superintendent’s recommendation to
approve or deny open transfers for 2017/2018.
27. Discuss and vote to accept, reject, or table the superintendent’s recommendation on pizza bids for Child Nutrition Program.
28. Discuss and vote to accept, reject, or table the superintendent’s recommendation on copier bids for the district.
29. Discuss and vote to accept, reject or table the superintendent’s recommendation to approve the Negotiated Agreement between the Seminole Board of Education and the Seminole Association of Classroom Teachers.
30. POSSIBLE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT OF THOSE
CERTIFIED AND/OR NON-CERTIFIED PERSONNEL LISTED IN AGENDA ITEM
34-37, PURSUANT TO 25 O.S. SEC. 307 (B) (1), AND TO HAVE
CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD’S ATTORNEY
REGARDING A PENDING CLAIM. UPON ADVICE OF THE BOARD’S
ATTORNEY, DISCLOSURE WILL SERIOUSLY IMPAIR THE ABILITY OF THE
BOARD TO CONDUCT THE INVESTIGATION AND ADDRESS THE CLAIM IN
THE PUBLIC INTEREST, 25 O.S. SEC. 307 (B) (4).
31. Consider and take necessary action to convene in executive session.
32. Consider and take necessary action acknowledging the return of the board to open
session.
33. Board President’s executive session statement.
34. Discussion, consideration, and possible Board action to approve the following positions:
34.1 Angie Turner – Activity Clerk/Deputy Treasurer
34.2 Kala Miller – Treasurer
34.3 Kay Lashley – Encumbrance Clerk
34.4 Ann Biddy- Payroll Clerk/Deputy Encumbrance Clerk/Co-Custodian Activity
Fund/ Minutes Clerk
34.5 All school sites – Receiving
35. Discussion, consideration, and possible Board action to approve the following positions:
1. Alfred Gaches as purchasing agent for the 2017-2018 school year.
2. Alfred Gaches as authorized representative for all Federal Programs for the 2017-2018
school year.
3. Alfred Gaches as custodian for the general fund, building fund, child nutrition fund,
bond fund, activity fund, all state programs, and all other school programs and activities
not listed for the 2017-2018 school year.
4. Alfred Gaches as district representative responsible for Special Education programs for
the 2017-2018 school year.
5. Alfred Gaches as the district representative for donated foods for the school breakfast
and lunch program for the 2017-2018 school year.
36. Discussion, consideration, and possible Board action to approve or not approve the Superintendent’s recommendation to hire the following certified/non-certified personnel as listed below:
1. BLS – classroom assistant
2. BLS classroom assistant
3. Cafeteria employee
4. High school Spanish monitor
5. High school classroom aid
6. Middle school Title VII coordinator
37. Discussion, consideration, and possible Board action to approve or not approve the
Superintendent’s recommendation to hire the following certified/non-certified personnel
as listed:
Shawn Snyder – summer employee
All sites: See attachment.
38. New business.
39. Adjourn.
This district makes a good faith effort to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, whether they are employees or non-employees. If an individual needs special accommodations, they are asked to contact the Board Office a week in advance of the meeting at 405-382-5085.
Agenda posted by Ann Biddy Date: 8-11-17
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Posted on the front door of the Administrations Building located at
617 N. Timmons, Seminole, OK 74868