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Board reviews capital improvement plan, hears 2026 state testing results 22:51
- A district staff member walked the board through August and year-to-date financial reports and purchase orders before the board took a roll call vote on the consent agenda. 11:30
- A staff member presented the capital improvement plan and said a project projected for FY29 carried an anticipated cost of $1.5 million while the fund receives $1.1 million a year. 22:51
- A staff member presented 2026 state assessment results comparing district students with state figures in grades 3 through 8 and 11th grade. 45:14
Item by item (14)
- Opening, prayer and pledge 0:00
- Support employee recognitions 2:57
- A staff member said support employees of the month receive a certificate and a $50 gift card sponsored by Monument Bank and enter a drawing for support employee of the year. 2:57
- The high school principal and a PKMS staff member read comments from colleagues about the employees chosen at their sites. 4:00
- Public comment 11:22
- A staff member said there were no comments from the public. ~11:22
- Financial reports and consent agenda 11:26
- A staff member said general fund revenue was up and the district received over $400,000 in prior year claims and about $139,000 in textbook funding in August. 11:30
- A staff member said PO 435 would pay for a building plaque at the new weight room and that the goal was to place plaques on all buildings named after someone. 16:33
- Asked whether the gym HVAC projects had been paid, a staff member said the purchase order was only being put in place so payments could begin. 19:50
- Estimate of needs 20:52
- A staff member described the estimate of needs as the district's legal budget by fund and said any supplemental would need approval from the board and the Leflore County Excise Board. 20:57
- Asked whether going over would require a loan, the staff member said no and that a supplemental would require revenue coming in, such as a new grant. 21:33
- Capital improvement plan 22:30
- A staff member said an 11-member committee updates the plan twice a year and that FY27 includes HVAC units at the upper and primary. 22:51
- The staff member said the FY29 project, a roof and HVAC units at the upper, was anticipated at $1.5 million and that the district was looking for other options. 22:51
- The staff member said FY28 would finish the last HVAC gym in the district and include bathroom renovations. 23:17
- Grants management system access 26:02
- A staff member said board approval was needed to grant access to Grants Management Systems and that the superintendent would still have to approve everything. 26:07
- Football field house architectural services 26:58
- A staff member said the agreement with MAHG Architectural Services out of Fort Smith covers design for renovating the football field house, including locker space and storage. 27:10
- The staff member said the goal was to have the work ready by spring football and that the space would serve grades 7 through 12. 27:10
- Employee day donation request forms 29:32
- A staff member said the district has no system for employees to donate days to their peers and that the forms include checks and balances, such as superintendent signatures. 29:38
- Gifted education plan and committee 30:47
- Activity fund projects and transfers 32:39
- A staff member said four performing arts accounts would be combined into one account, 917 PHS Performing Arts, so funds follow students across grades. 32:39
- The board considered transfers of $5,809.78, $12,841.84 and $1,301.88 into Project 917. 34:06
- A staff member said a new girls wrestling project would let separate girls and boys sponsors manage funds, with existing wrestling funds split evenly. 34:58
- Fundraisers and out-of-state trips 35:56
- Activity fundraisers for the 26-27 school year came up for a vote, and a staff member described them, including a community partnership in which Scooters would give a dollar to the district on qualifying purchases. 36:04
- A staff member listed out-of-state trips, including a trip for 43 honor choir students on September 23rd and FFA attending the 99th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. 38:06
- Contracts and surplus items 39:02
- A staff member described contract agreements for E-Rate management, Renaissance Learning and internship programs with Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Mid-American Christian University. 39:06
- A staff member said surplus items included child nutrition equipment, PKMS jerseys and LeapPad devices that no longer work. 40:04
- Facilities and superintendent reports 41:09
- A staff member said HVAC units for the elementary gyms would arrive in the next week or two and a motor for the high school stage curtains would be installed. 41:16
- During the superintendent's report, a staff member said enrollment stood at 2,168 students as of last Friday, compared with 2,145 last year. 42:12
- A staff member presented test results, including 62% of 3rd graders scoring basic or above in ELA compared with 56% statewide, and a junior ACT composite of 17.2. 45:52
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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Meeting 7:00P.M. September 14, 2026”