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Meeting held

Board of Education Regular Meeting

Monday, September 14, 2026 at 5:30 pm
Crescent Public Schools Board Room, 106 N Magnolia St., Crescent, Oklahoma 73028

Written from the agenda posted before the meeting. It says what was up for a decision, not what was decided.

The board will consider its 2026-2027 Estimate of Needs, policy updates, and contracts and agreements for 2026-27, including Stephen L. Smith Corp. as the district's financial consultant and agreements with Integrated Therapy Solutions of Oklahoma, CoAspire Mental Health and Wellness, UCO and OPSRC. It will also consider an overnight stay for the FFA National Convention, a $389.98 activity fund transfer, and employment matters after a closed-door executive session.

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  1. III.A

    The superintendent will give the board a report.

    As written on the agenda

    Superintendent Report

  2. III.B

    The board will discuss the district's future plans and may vote on them.

    As written on the agenda

    Discussion and possible board action on future plans for the district.

  3. III.C

    The board will discuss board member points.

    As written on the agenda

    Discussion on Board Member Points

  4. III.D

    The board will discuss reports on students who drop out and on graduates who need remedial classes in college.

    As written on the agenda

    Discussion on Dropout and College Remediation Reports

  5. III.E

    The board may approve the list of mentor teachers for the 2027 fiscal year.

    As written on the agenda

    Discussion and possible board action on FY27 Mentor teacher list

  6. III.F

    The board will discuss how many students the district has room for and may vote on it.

    As written on the agenda

    Discussion and possible board action on district capacities

  7. III.G

    The board may approve the contracts, memorandums of understanding and partnerships for the 2026-27 school year listed below.

    As written on the agenda

    Discussion and possible board action on contracts, MOU's, and partnerships for the 2026-27 school year.

  8. III.G.1

    The board may approve a memorandum of understanding with Integrated Therapy Solutions of Oklahoma.

    Integrated Therapy Solutions of Oklahoma

    As written on the agenda

    Integrated Therapy Solutions of Oklahoma - MOU

  9. III.G.2

    The board may approve a memorandum of understanding with CoAspire Mental Health and Wellness.

    CoAspire Mental Health and Wellness

    As written on the agenda

    CoAspire Mental Health and Wellness - MOU

  10. III.G.3

    The board may approve a partnership agreement with the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) to place student teachers in the district.

    UCO

    As written on the agenda

    UCO Student Teacher Partnership Agreement

  11. III.G.4

    The board may approve an employer acceptance agreement with OPSRC for the SWOSU apprenticeship program.

    OPSRCSWOSU

    As written on the agenda

    Employer Acceptance Agreement with OPSRC - SWOSU Apprenticeship Program

  12. III.G.5

    The board may approve the district's emergency response plan for 2026-27.

    As written on the agenda

    2026-27 Emergency Response Plan

  13. III.G.6

    The board may hire Stephen L. Smith Corp. as the district's financial consultant for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

    Stephen L. Smith Corp.

    As written on the agenda

    Stephen L. Smith Corp. as financial consultants to the School District, for the fiscal year 2026-2027

  14. III.H

    The board may approve updates to district policies for 2026-27 that the Center for Educational Law recommended.

    Center for Educational Law

    As written on the agenda

    Discussion and possible board action on policy updates for the 2026-27 school year per recommendations from the Center for Educational Law.

  15. III.I

    The board may approve the district's 2026-2027 Estimate of Needs, a budget document.

    As written on the agenda

    Discussion and possible board action on the 2026-2027 Estimate of Needs

  16. III.J

    The board may approve fundraisers for the 2027 fiscal year.

    As written on the agenda

    Discussion and possible board action on FY27 fundraisers

  17. III.K

    The board may approve an overnight trip for the FFA National Convention.

    As written on the agenda

    Discussion and possible board action on overnight stay for FFA National Convention.

  18. IV.E

    As part of the consent agenda, the board will vote on moving money between activity fund accounts, as listed below.

    As written on the agenda

    Activity Fund Transfers

  19. IV.E.1

    The board will vote on moving $389.98 from activity fund account 873 to account 839.

    $389.98

    As written on the agenda

    From Account 873 to Account 839 - $389.98

  20. V.A

    The board will vote on whether to meet in a closed session, allowed under state law, to discuss the employment matter below.

    As written on the agenda

    Vote to convene or not convene into executive session pursuant to 25, O.S. § 307 (B)(1) for the purpose of discussing the following items:

  21. V.A.1

    In closed session, the board would discuss the employment matters listed in Attachment B.

    As written on the agenda

    Employment as listed on attachment B

  22. VI.A

    In public session, the board may vote on the employment matters listed in Attachment B.

    As written on the agenda

    Discussion and possible board action on employment as listed on attachment B

15 procedural items — call to order, minutes, adjournment and the like
  1. I.A The board president will open the meeting.
  2. I.B The board will record which members are present.
  3. I.C Those attending will say the Pledge of Allegiance.
  4. II Members of the public who sign in with the board minutes clerk before the meeting starts may speak to the board for up to three minutes each, with no more than five speakers.
  5. IV.A As part of the consent agenda, the board will vote on approving the minutes of the meetings listed below.
  6. IV.A.1 The board will vote on approving the minutes of its June 8, 2026 regular meeting.
  7. IV.A.2 The board will vote on approving the minutes of its June 25, 2026 special meeting.
  8. IV.A.3 The board will vote on approving the minutes of its August 10, 2026 regular meeting.
  9. IV.B As part of the consent agenda, the board will vote on accepting the treasurer's report.
  10. IV.C As part of the consent agenda, the board will vote on reports of spending commitments (listed in Attachment A) and payments made.
  11. IV.D As part of the consent agenda, the board will vote on the report for the activity fund, which holds money for student activities.
  12. V.B The board will note that it has come back into public session and read a statement that the closed session followed the law.
  13. V.C The board will announce who attended the closed session.
  14. VII The board may take up any matter that could not have been reasonably foreseen when this agenda was posted, as state law allows.
  15. VIII The meeting will end.

The original agenda is the official record; if anything here differs, the agenda is correct.

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