Monday, August 4, 2025
Regular Board Meeting
Procedural Item
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Review and Approval Minutes of July 14, 2025
Public Comment—There was no public comment.
Presentation
Maintenance and Construction Report
Consent Agenda
Treasurer's Report
Approval of Encumbrances, Encumbrance Report & Other Expense Reports for 2025-2026. Approval of sub-accounts and fundraisers for the 2025-2026 school year as presented. Designated John Potter as the District Bullying Coordinator for the 2025-2026 school Year. Designated Bo Rainey and John Priddy as Hearing Officers for suspension appeals. Approval of American Fidelity as Section 125 Plan Provider.
Approval of memorandum of agreement with the Pryor Creek Recreation Center for use of the facility by the Pryor Public School After School Program.
Approval of Contract with Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology for secondary education programs for the 2025-2026 school year.
Approval of the Pryor High School Handbook for the 2025-2026 school year. Approval of agreement with Beazley/Lodestone for 2025-2026.
Approval of Preschool Education Program Agreement with C.A.R.D. Head Start for the 2025-2026 school year.
Approval for the high school softball team, coaches, and Daryl Heston to travel out-of-state to the Branson, MO tournament, using school transportation September 18-20, 2025.
Action Agenda
Voted to enter into executive session pursuant to tit. 25, Section 307B.1 and B.7 to discuss the following items: Any resignations or retirements tendered. Hiring Certified Personnel on a temporary contract for the 2025-2026 school year, hiring Classified Personnel on a temporary contract for the 2025-2026 school year, and considering the appeal of denied student transfers with a review of confidential educational records and transfer requests of students whereby disclosure of any additional information could potentially violate FERPA, pursuant to Okla. Stat. tit.25, Section 307(B)(1) (7).
Returned to Open Session
Statement of executive session minutes
Voted to accept the decision to deny student transfer requests: a. 26-002.
Voted to approve the resignations of: Josh Holland- District Logistics Manager, Kelsey Hudson- Pryor High School Athletic Trainer, and Lisa Shipley- District Custodian, and Fielding Elseman- Pryor High School Principal.
Voted to approve hiring the following Certified Personnel on a temporary contract for the 2025-2026 school year: Mary Goodson- Lincoln Elementary Teacher, Julie Pritchett- Pryor Middle School ELA Teacher, and Jordan Lankston- Lincoln Elementary SpEd Teacher.
Voted to approve hiring the following Classified Personnel on a temporary contract for the 2025-2026 school year: Mindy Taylor - Lincoln Elementary Paraprofessional and Lacy Lamb - Lincoln Elementary Paraprofessional.
Voted to approve the following reassignments: Valerie Hiett, interim high school principal and Jillian Willyard, interim middle school assistant principal for the 2025-2026 school year.
Voted to approve the Negotiated Agreement for the 2025-2026 school year. Voted to approve salary schedules for the 2025-2026 school year.
Voted to approve salaries for 11 month administrators, certified and non-certified personnel for the 2025-2026 school year.
Voted to approve salary adjustments, extra duty stipends as submitted for summer employment, extra duty and/or professional development for the 2025-2026 school year.
Voted to approve Coaching and Extra Duty Assignments for the 2025-2026 school year. Voted to approve hiring staff for the Tiger Pride After School Program as presented.
Voted to approve AIA Document A133 - 2019 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Construction Manager with Crossland Construction Company, Inc.
Voted to approve AIA Document A201-2017 General Conditions of the Contract for Construction with Crossland Construction Company, Inc.
Voted to approve using the school hours method (1086 school hours) as the school calendar to reflect the legislative requirements of HB 1864.
Voted to approve authorizing Pryor Public Schools to approve students, after the approval of their parent or legal guardian, to modify their existing graduation track to the new graduation requirements provided for in 70 O.S. Section 11-103.6 as authorized by House Bill 2672 (2024).
Voted to approve the selection of Chris Van Natta as the voting delegate for OSSBA's Delegate Assembly.
Voted to approve updates to Pryor Public Schools' board of education policy concerning Personal Wireless Devices and Electronic Accounts.
Superintendent's Report
New Business
There was no new business.
Adjourn
