Agenda

Regular Board Meeting

Buffalo Valley Board of Education

July 21, 2008 – 7:00 p.m.

Superintendent’s Office

 

Note:  This meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Oklahoma Open meeting Act Article II, O.S.L.  The Board may discuss, make motions, and vote to table or decide not to discuss any item on this agenda.

 

  1. Call to order and roll call recording members present

 

  1. Invocation and the Salute to the Flag

 

  1. Adoption of agenda

 

  1. Vote to approve minutes from the June 19, 2008 Regular Board Meeting.

 

  1. Recognition of Guests

 

  1. Superintendent’s Report:           Principal’s Reports

 

  1. Vote to approve Activity Fund Report

 

  1. Vote to approve General Fund Purchase Order #1-71, Building Fund Purchase Order #1-3; Child Nutrition Purchase Order #1-11 and 2007-2008 General Fund Warrant #1248-1254; 2008-2009 General Fund Warrants #1-57; Child Nutrition Warrant #1

 

  1. Discussion: We are using Sonic Wall for our technology protection measure (Internet filtering software). Sonic Wall protects against access by adults and minors to visual depictions that are obscene, child pornography, or – with respect to use of computers with Internet access by minors – harmful to minors. It may be disabled for adults engaged in bona fide research or other lawful purposes. Our district policy includes monitoring the online activities.

 

Our Internet Safety Policy addresses the following as required by CIPA:

a.     Access by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet and World Wide Web;

b.    The safety and security of minors when using electronic mail, chat rooms, and other forms of direct electronic communications;

c.     Unauthorized access, including so-called “hacking,” and other unlawful activities by minors online;

d.    Unauthorized disclosure, use, and dissemination of personal information regarding minors; and

e.     Measures designed to restrict minor’s access to materials harmful to minors.

 

  1. Proposed executive session pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307(B)(1) of the Open Meeting Act to discuss resignations; hiring a custodian, part-time cafeteria worker and an elementary teacher.

 

  1. Vote to convene in Executive session

 

  1. Vote to acknowledge Board’s return to open session

 

  1. Executive Session Minutes Compliance Announcement

 

  1. Vote to accept or not accept any resignations received

 

  1. Vote on hiring a part-time cafeteria employee.

 

  1. Vote on hiring a custodian.

 

  1. Vote on hiring an elementary teacher.

 

  1. Vote on board policy for wireless telecommunications (cell phones).

 

  1. Vote on handbook revisions.

 

  1. Vote on milk bids.

 

  1. Vote on fuel contracts

 

  1. Vote on raising substitute teacher pay to meet Federal minimum wage.

 

  1. Vote on corrections made to cafeteria employee’s pay scale.

 

  1. Vote on declaring old copiers, computers, and executive desks surplus property.

 

  1. Discussion with possible vote to purchase a fire hydrant.

 

  1. Discussion with possible vote to lease purchase an LED sign.

 

  1. Discussion with possible to authorize superintendent to accept resignations and fill vacancies that might occur before the next scheduled board meeting.

 

  1. New Business:  “New Business” as used herein, shall mean any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting

 

  1. Adjourn

 

 

This agenda was posted on the inside of the front door (visible from the outside the building) of the Buffalo Valley Superintendent’s Office at 4:30 p.m. July 17, 2008.

 

 

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Dr. Ira (Buddy) Harris, Superintendent

Buffalo Valley Public Schools