Regular Board Meeting
March 10, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Harrah Board of Education
Administration Building, Conference Room
20670 Walker St.
Harrah, OK 73045

AGENDA

Item #1 Call to Order/Roll Call to Establish a Quorum

Item #2 The Board will Recognize the Following:

A. 9th Grade Girls Basketball
B. HS State Swim Qualifiers
C. HS State Wrestling Qualifiers
D. HS State Basketball Qualifiers

Item #3 Administer Oath of Office to New Board Member

Item #4 The Board will Re-Organize and Elect Officers

Item #5 Consent Agenda

The Board will discuss and vote to accept, reject or modify these items in one motion. If a member wishes, items may be considered on an individual basis.

A. Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on February 11, 2008
B. Monthly Encumbrances:
•General Fund #626 to #696, payroll encumbrances #70323 and change orders
•Building Fund #140 to #164 and change orders
•Child Nutrition Fund #82 to #90, payroll encumbrances #70031 to #70032
·’04 Building Fund #24 and change orders
C. Financial Summary Reports as of February 29, 2008
D. Activity Fund Summary, Transfer Requests and Treasurer’s Report

Item #6 Superintendent’s Report/Announcements

A. Student Enrollment
B. Calendar of Events
C. Staid Aid Allocation

Item #7 Items to be Considered by the Board

A. The Board will discuss and vote to accept or reject the 2008-2009 Calendar for the Harrah Public Schools as recommended by the calendar committee.

B. The Board will discuss and vote to accept or reject an out-of-state trip request for the high school band.

C. The Board will discuss and vote to accept or reject to award Oneok Energy Marketing the bid for natural gas (third party purchase) for the period April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009.

D. The Board will discuss and vote to accept or reject the change order, to add side basketball goals, to the junior high practice gym construction project.

E. The Board will discuss and vote to accept or reject to enter into executive session as authorized by Title 25 Oklahoma Statutes Section 307 for the purpose of (B)(1): Discussing the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining or resignation of any salaried public officer or employee; (B)(4) Confidential communication between a public body and its attorney concerning a pending investigation, claim, or action if the public body, with the advice of its attorney, determines that disclosure will seriously impair the ability of the public body to process the claim or conduct a pending investigation, litigation, or proceeding in the public interest.

F. The Board will vote to return to open session.

G. Executive session statement read by Board President.

H. The Board will discuss and vote to accept or reject the 2006-2007 Financial Audit prepared by the district auditor, Wilson, Dotson & Associates. (Audit will be available at the meeting.)

I. The Board will discuss and vote to accept or reject the following support personnel:

Temporary Contract:
Helen Wiegert 3 Hr. CR Helper
Linda Beam 5 Hr. MS Cook/Baker
Sunshine Bryan 5 Hr. CR Cook/Baker

Contract:
Sunshine Bryan 3 Hr. CR Cook/Baker
Rowana Fields CR 5 Hr. to HS 6 hr. Cook/Baker

J The Board will discuss and vote to accept or reject the employment of the following certified personnel for the 2008-2009 school year per the attached list.

K. The Board will discuss and vote to accept or reject the Superintendent of Schools Contract for the 2008-2011 school years.

L. The Board will discuss and vote to accept or reject the following substitutes:

Colby Nicholson Lovette Rausch
Vern Stinson Todd Caldwell
Christy Tubbs

Item #8 New Business (Items not known at the time of Agenda preparation.)

Item #9 Announcements

Item #10 The Board will vote to adjourn.

Posted this _____ day of March, 2008, at ________ a.m./p.m. on the front door of the
administration building.

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Leslie Hobaugh, Minutes Clerk