Meeting held
Board of Education Regular Meeting
Written from the agenda posted before the meeting. It says what was up for a decision, not what was decided.
The board will vote on a $255,274.00 bid for Clegern ES's media center, dirt work and demolition package, and on a consent agenda that includes $228,786.40 to add air conditioning to 20 route buses, $104,823.00 for a Cisco Flex-Plan renewal and several inverter repair and maintenance contracts with BlueVantage LLC. It will also hear appeals of two denied student transfers, approve the 26-27 estimate of needs, consider contracts with ArbiterSports, ODM and Facilitron, and act on personnel matters and 26-27 salary schedules.
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The board will hear an update on schools, including a report about e-bikes.
As written on the agenda
Schools Update - E-Bikes Report
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The board will hear the district's financial report for the end of the year.
As written on the agenda
Financial End-of-the-Year Report
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The board will vote on the district's Estimate of Needs for the 2026-27 school year and its financial statement for 2025-26.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to approve Estimate of Needs for 26-27 and Financial Statement for 25-26.
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The board will vote on awarding a $255,274.00 bid, paid from bond money, for media center, dirt work and demolition work at Clegern Elementary to subcontractors working under construction manager Dowell Pontikos.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to award bid for Clegern ES's media center, dirt work and demolition package, to subcontractors under Construction Manager, Dowell Pontikos, in the amount of $255,274.00 to be paid from Bond Fund 38-216.
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The board will vote on an agreement with Oklahoma State University for a registered teacher apprenticeship program.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to approve Memorandum of Understanding with Oklahoma State University regarding the Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway.
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The board will vote on an agreement with Remedy Health to offer district employees direct primary care options, which employees would pay for themselves.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to approve an MOU with Remedy Health to provide direct primary care options to EPS employees at the employee's expense.
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The board will vote on a contract with ArbiterSports, LLC for software to schedule, assign and pay referees and game officials at high school and middle school sporting events.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to approve the contract with ArbiterSports, LLC to provide a software platform for scheduling, assigning, and paying referees and game officials for high school and middle school sporting events.
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The board will vote on a contract with ODM (Off Duty Management) for software to schedule and bill off-duty Oklahoma County Sheriff's deputies who work district athletic events.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to approve the contract with ODM (Off Duty Management) to provide a software platform for scheduling, coordination, and billing for off-duty Oklahoma County Sheriff Department law enforcement personnel at district athletic events.
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The board will vote on a contract with Facilitron to automate and centralize how the district handles facility rentals.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to approve the contract with Facilitron to automate, streamline, and centralize our facility rental operations.
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The board will discuss and may vote on a revised policy about the use of school property.
As written on the agenda
Discussion, consideration, and possible vote to approve revised Policy GK-R. (Use of School Property)
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The board will vote on a revised policy about sanctioning.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to approve revised Policy CBF. (Sanctioning)
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The board will approve a group of items in a single vote, including minutes, encumbrances and financial reports, $228,786.40 to add air conditioning to 20 school buses, $104,823.00 for a Cisco Flex-Plan renewal from UDT, inverter repair and maintenance contracts with BlueVantage LLC, vehicle purchases, a $114,060.00 resurfacing of the Edmond Tennis Center courts shared with the City of Edmond, and a range of service contracts, student trips and performances.
As written on the agenda
Consent Agenda: All of the following items, which concern reports and items of 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 vote of items #a-k. a. Minutes of the August 3, 2026 regular and August 21, 2026 special meeting; b. Encumbrances #27001608 - #27002355; c. Financial Reports for the month ending July 31, 2026; d. Business Department: sanctioning of Edmond Santa Fe HS's Girls Golf Booster Club, a renewal at a cost of $1,221.65 for the 26-27 SY, EMS LINQ, LLC Virtual Mastercard Program Setup at a cost of $1,600, and an Edmond North HS activity sub-account for AP Ambassadors; e. Teaching & Learning Department: renewals of MOUs with Youth Mental Health Association and Junior Achievement, the Oklahoma Career Tech contract and an agreement with the City of Edmond, an MOU with Western Governors University for field experiences, a Team Works system performance coaching proposal for $21,650, a request to the State Department of Education for flexibility to use textbook funds for teacher salaries under 70 O.S. 16-114, and an Accelerated Reader Renaissance renewal for Russell Dougherty ES for $1,424; f. Schools and Staff Department: hard case badge holders from ID Specialist in the amount of $53,974.00 from Safety Bond Fund 38-091; g. Special Services Department: renewal with OU Outreach/College of Continuing Education's National Center for Disability Education and Training (NCDET) at no cost to the district, and an Orka professional development proposal in the amount of $17,500; h. Technology Department: renewal of Cisco Flex-Plan from UDT in the amount of $104,823.00 and declaring technology items surplus; i. Operations Department: Summit Fire Security fire sprinkler inspections at Chisholm ES, Central MS and Sequoyah MS in the amount of $15,000.00; BlueVantage LLC contracts for repair of electric inverters at four sites totaling approximately $71,817.50 and preventive maintenance of inverters totaling approximately $93,500.00 and approximately $60,125.00; 20 route buses to be retrofitted with A/C by Ross Transportation, the local Blue Bird dealer, in the amount of $228,786.40 from the Transportation Bond Fund; Transportation Department vehicles from Bond Fund 31-141 (a 2026 Chevrolet Tahoe from Randy Bowen Chevrolet at $63,998.00 and three 2026 Chevrolet Suburbans from Sewell/Joe Cooper at $62,224.00/each per State Contract); re-bid packages for Edmond Santa Fe HS's Freshman Academy Phase 2 under Dowell Pontikos and Horizon MS Phase 2 under Lippert Brothers Inc., with no change to existing GMP; resurfacing of Edmond Tennis Center courts 1-4 at a total cost of $114,060.00 to be split with the City of Edmond ($57,030.00) and paid from Bond Fund 38-149; a purchase order for Yang's sweet and sour chicken in the amount of $40,000.00; and declaring district items surplus; j. HR Department: MOU with Our Blood Institute for student blood drives and educational programs; k. Other District Contracts and Purchases: UCO scoreboard sign and advertising agreement in the amount of $10,000.00; Stage Partners in the amount of $473.23; Clark Beckham residency with the Edmond North HS Choir through THEOGROOVE LLC in the amount of $6,000; Trans-Border Global Freight Systems' Custom Power of Attorney for the Edmond Santa Fe HS band and orchestra trip to London, England; Village Travel for Santa Fe HS Band/Orchestra in the amount of $3,800.00 and for Edmond North HS Orchestra; Grueninger Music Tours (Chicago); Harmony Tours (Orlando, Florida); Dramatic Publishing; Okla Christian agreement for the ROTC Awards Banquet; Concord Theatricals; Party Pics/Candid Color Photography and Mixxxit Productions for Edmond North's Homecoming dance.
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The board may meet privately to review appeals of two denied student transfer requests and confidential student records.
As written on the agenda
Proposed executive session to consider the appeal of a denied student transfer with a review of confidential educational records and transfer requests of students A and B, whereby disclosure of any additional information could potentially violate FERPA pursuant to Okla. State Tit. 25, Sec 307 (B)(7). a. Vote to convene in executive session. b. Acknowledge the board's return to open session. c. Statement of executive session minutes.
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The board will vote on whether to uphold or overturn the superintendent's denial of a student's transfer request.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to uphold or overturn the decision of the Superintendent to deny the transfer request for Student A.
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The board will vote on whether to uphold or overturn the superintendent's denial of a second student's transfer request.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to uphold or overturn the decision of the Superintendent to deny the transfer request for Student B.
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The board may meet privately to discuss hiring and other employee matters, extra-duty assignments, salary schedules, and recommendations for a middle school assistant principal and the Edmond North HS swim coach.
As written on the agenda
Proposed executive session to discuss (1) employment, hiring, appointment, promotion and resignation/retirement of individual salaried employees as set out on Schedules A and B; (2) extra/special duty assignments; (3) all administrators' salary schedule; (4) all professional non-bargaining support personnel salary schedule; (5) recommendation for Middle School Assistant Principal; and (6) recommendation for Edmond North HS Swim Coach; all pursuant to Okla.Stat tit. 25 Sec.307 (B)(1). (The Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.) a. Vote to convene in executive session. b. Acknowledge the board's return to open session. c. Statement of executive session minutes
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The board will vote on the superintendent's recommended personnel actions for certified staff such as teachers.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to approve proposed certified personnel actions listed on Schedule A to the agenda as recommended by the Superintendent.
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The board will vote on the superintendent's recommended personnel actions for support staff.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to approve proposed support personnel actions listed on Schedule B to the agenda as recommended by the Superintendent.
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The board will vote on extra-duty and special-duty assignments for the 2026-27 school year.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to approve extra duty and special duty assignments for 26-27 SY.
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The board will vote on the salary schedule for administrators for the 2026-27 school year.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to approve administrative salary schedule for 26-27 SY.
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The board will vote on the salary schedule for professional support staff not covered by bargaining for the 2026-27 school year.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to approve professional non-bargaining support personnel salary schedule for 26-27 SY.
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The board will vote on a recommended hire for a middle school assistant principal.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to approve recommendation for Middle School Assistant Principal.
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The board will vote on a recommended hire for head swim coach at Edmond North High School.
As written on the agenda
Possible consideration and vote to approve recommendation for Edmond North HS's Head Swim Coach.
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The board may take up business that could not have been known or foreseen when the agenda was posted.
As written on the agenda
New Business (This item is reserved to consider and vote on any business matters that were not known about NOR could be foreseen at the time the agenda was posted.)
4 procedural items — call to order, minutes, adjournment and the like
- 1 The board will open the meeting with the call to order, the flag salute and a moment of silence.
- 2 Dr. Delich will make comments to the board.
- 3 Members of the public may speak to the board.
- 28 The board will vote to end the meeting.
The original agenda is the official record; if anything here differs, the agenda is correct.
