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Union Public Schools board meeting, date not confirmed yet

27 min · 1 public speaker

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Union board considers purchase of 12 school buses for $1,986,780 20:27

  • District staff members presented on multi-tiered systems of support, a framework a presenter said has been in use at Union for 20 years. 4:19
  • The board considered revisions to Board Policy 1955 and additional blanket purchase orders to Frontier Produce. 17:13
  • The board then went into executive session to discuss terrorism safety issues. 25:57
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the flag salute, and the presiding speaker said all board members were present except one. 0:00
    • The presiding officer said item L would be pulled from the consent agenda for a separate vote. 0:41
    • A motion to adopt the agenda was made and seconded, and the members called on in the roll call responded yes. 1:27
  2. CPR and first aid training agreement 1:40
    • Item L was a license training provider agreement with the American Red Cross to provide CPR first aid certification to various staff in the total amount of $1,000 from general funds. 1:40
    • A motion for approval was made and seconded, followed by a roll call. 2:02
  3. Consent agenda 2:10
    • The board took up consent agenda items A through Y, and a motion for approval was made and seconded. 2:10
  4. Information reports 2:35
    • A representative of UCTA thanked the district and the board for approving UTEP and providing certified leaders with recognition and additional compensation. 3:00
    • The representative also thanked the payroll department for help with the payroll deduction process. 3:00
  5. Multi-tiered systems of support presentation 3:36
    • The director of the English learner program said the framework addresses academics, behavior, social-emotional needs and attendance, and is not a special education program. 4:19
    • The elementary math curriculum specialist said about 80 to 85 percent of students should succeed with Tier 1 instruction and Tier 2 should capture another 10 to 15%. 8:23
    • Asked whether the framework was primarily for elementary, the presenter said it runs all the way up through 12th grade but looks different at secondary. 15:47
  6. Public hearing on financial matters 17:13
    • The board held a public hearing for public comment and discussion on financial matters, in accordance with Senate Bill 1094. 17:13
  7. Parental involvement policy revisions 17:13
    • The board considered revisions to Board Policy 1955, Districtwide Parental Involvement, Parents' Bill of Rights. 17:13
    • A staff member said the policy is named in the accreditation process and now must include a provision for addressing complaints, and the district added such a provision at the end of the policy. 17:52
    • The staff member said the accreditation visit comes at the end of the month. 17:52
  8. Fresh fruit and vegetable purchase orders 19:12
    • The board considered additional blanket purchase orders to Frontier Produce in a total award amount of $521,250 from the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. 19:12
    • A staff member said the program allows all 13 elementaries to give students a fresh fruit or vegetable snack. 19:34
  9. School bus purchase 20:27
    • The board considered the purchase of 12 school buses from Holt Truck Centers in the total amount of $1,986,780 from transportation bond funds. 20:27
    • A staff member said the purchase includes 8 route buses and 4 special needs buses and would take some 2015 and 2017 buses off daily route. 20:41
    • Asked how many buses the district has, the staff member said about 98 buses total. 21:05
  10. Public comment 22:29
    • The presiding officer read the rules for public comment, including a limit of 3 minutes per speaker. 22:29
    • A speaker at public comment said of plans to implement Policy 5512, release time for religious instruction, that it must be privately funded, off-campus and with parent permission. 24:29
    • A speaker commented on an earlier presentation, said MTSS had been around for 20 years and said the work of educators was appreciated. 25:28
  11. Executive session 25:57
    • The board took a vote under Oklahoma statute Title 25, Section 307, to go into executive session to discuss terrorism safety issues. 25:57
    • The presiding officer announced that the board was in executive session. 26:24

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Video: posted by the district as “Union Schools Board Meeting 10-12-26”