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Board reorganization: The board took nominations and elected officers for the 2025–26 school year and appointed administrative clerical roles. The board then voted to appoint Brittany Bloodworth as clerk of the board; Kevin Dudley as treasurer; Sabrina Garner as deputy treasurer and commerce clerk; Mindy Wallace as minutes clerk; Shauna Batson as deputy clerk of the board; and Karen Arnell as deputy minutes clerk and activities custodian. The motion to appoint those positions passed.

Approval of minutes and routine business: The board voted to approve the minutes of the prior meeting and routine consent items (item L on the agenda) after discussion and a motion; those items passed.

Temporary appropriations: The board moved and approved a resolution to adopt temporary appropriations for the 2025–26 fiscal year to allow the district to open the next fiscal year using auditor-provided percentages based on last year’s collections until final budgets are adopted.

Personnel actions: After returning from executive session, the board approved multiple personnel items, including the employment of Leah Arnel Sheets (LPN/school nurse), Gracie Davenport (teacher pending certification), Amanda Harris (teacher pending certification), and Dusty Cyphers (TMS principal), among others listed in the personnel packet.

Trips and other new business: The board approved travel for Mandy Stafford and Sharla Wyman to attend a United States Marine Corps Educator Workshop in San Diego; the trip is USMC-funded. Several other consent and business items were approved on voice votes during the meeting.

The transcript records the motions, seconds and affirmative voice votes with board members responding \"Aye\"; it does not record any opposing votes on the listed items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","TPS Board Meeting 4/15/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Tahlequah Public School District Board of Education completed its annual reorganization, approved minutes and financial items, and moved personnel items after an executive session; the meeting recorded unanimous affirmative votes on listed motions.","taxTitle","TAHLEQUAH, School Districts, Oklahoma","taxId",66314,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6603425,"Tahlequah district reports roof repairs, parking improvements, barn construction and armory purchase timeline",478,7182000,7660000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3000202-557b13e3cb268c1c2b7de9cd4519fc20&start=7182&end=7660","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3000202-557b13e3cb268c1c2b7de9cd4519fc20/thumbnail_7182000.jpg","/articles/6603425/TAHLEQUAH/School-Districts/Oklahoma/Tahlequah-district-reports-roof-repairs-parking-improvements-barn-construction-and-armory-purchase-timeline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6603425-a04d03f8a5f56d0dec013a5b17b86b1e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197441&Signature=Nb1EcWgcGajpAGfpGgP5V3LoqwVvsSuD7MZEmkBcvChVpc9ZKRNnYS~yPNk~Olzrud6YaQqavx075l0XexhBp7POXTCJN3QVCrC2MLKzehraNYpNvfOIZfKXljr~yhTHA85daJ84fCBVxktuQ0cPvSYPQiTiIe~kPRiDhr-GsDzdK9wUJnfXes0UmhUI6gExshcIIFRknjPDLaOLUNWpWfhUgcwepUvUXlFTtkiUzI1jttuPfl-9bBfayHHap0PSWLRm~3MMe01v8Wah6apnrVJ7QvSf6pRXRB9Kq2K03roGvAnLikrijDzj3~jG3ib3c9424P9uMks4uMssYMoc4g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District administrators reported progress on bond-funded facilities projects including roofing repairs, a parking extension at Cherokee created with city-provided millings, the ordered building package for a barn that will support ICTC students, and an anticipated closing on the armory that could allow construction to start this summer.

Superintendent Jess (as identified in the transcript) told the board that roofing consultants supplied reports and that repairs across the district have begun. The Cherokee parking area was extended using millings provided by the city and will be compressed and marked with parking blocks.

The district said an ICTC-engagement effort helped prepare the pad for the barn building package, which was ordered and expected in May; the district aims to have the barn ready for students in August. The board was told the armory purchase is expected to close around June 2; if that timeline holds, the district would seek to begin construction in August and complete major work in time for use later in the school year, though staff cautioned renovation schedules depend on site conditions and permitting.

Administrators also said the district has ordered a new marquee for the Performing Arts Center and is implementing transportation gate scanning enhancements. Attendance rose at each building in March, and child-nutrition reviews by the state were completed with the district passing the review.

The transcript records project updates and scheduling expectations; no additional formal action on the bond projects was recorded at this meeting.","District leaders updated the board on bond-funded work: roof repairs are under way, Cherokee parking received city millings, a barn package for hands-on instruction is ordered, and the armory purchase is expected to close in early June to allow construction to begin this summer.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6603430,"District’s energy-efficiency project shows guaranteed savings despite higher utility rates and equipment delays",342,5267000,5609000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3000202-557b13e3cb268c1c2b7de9cd4519fc20&start=5267&end=5609","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3000202-557b13e3cb268c1c2b7de9cd4519fc20/thumbnail_5267000.jpg","/articles/6603430/TAHLEQUAH/School-Districts/Oklahoma/Districts-energy-efficiency-project-shows-guaranteed-savings-despite-higher-utility-rates-and-equipment-delays","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6603430-aa4423313b6e2907234be497b5b35f65/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197441&Signature=cHQpQpzkhz97yETMcpuv7rSBFiaDg3GvDJ9e5xy6CvBl69pl1cFE1whbLK8eNxa2IOGzmazxdM6jIIMbStdl0vrfM4XZCWT-rySDS3xYD~OGqJXhDbrsv3lPzHMvLjPGvDFZTSPUvj3pKZuZuxhu4v2C6djm-e2Z0MJLSKPqCn6JaWlUNSaM-mHwp6JIeDIc9zyLBjnNj3IegqG5qhVQARzfhgexP0mME17IgEX1cGIO5q9PyowRaRvvCEQ7D2Keon4wlXoVJ13TEnQuOaEMIITfiN2saDXZ6HvbuzgqR7Cr1m3rEOlsBiq3QbbBcfE1SGmlECX-L42E~HocWarlvw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives presented a measurement-and-verification report on the district’s two-phase energy-efficiency project, which included an $800,000 lighting phase and a second phase covering water conservation, controls and HVAC work.

A presenter identified in the transcript as Jeff described the measurement protocol used (IPMVP Option A), which compares equipment-level before-and-after energy use to calculate savings. He said the methodology proved reductions in kilowatt-hours, therms and gallons tied to the measures installed, but rising gas and electric rates affected the district’s month-to-month dollar savings. Jeff noted extended lead times delayed completion of some rooftop units: \"36 week lead time,\" he said when recounting vendor delivery schedules.

The presenter and district staff discussed how savings are measured at the project level rather than across the entire district; for example, replacing fixtures in elementary schools produced large water savings locally, but district-wide irrigation or a single high-use night for the football field can overshadow those savings in a monthly utility bill.

The vendor said the project guaranteed a level of savings sufficient to cover debt service; the district kept any excess savings beyond the guarantee. The presenter said the contractually required measurement-and-verification process will continue annually and that the vendor will address any measures that fall short of expected performance.

Speakers credited the work for immediate comfort and operational improvements at multiple buildings, including reduced infiltration after thermal improvements at the middle school. The transcript did not record a formal board vote tied to the presentation; the project had been executed under a prior agreement and the presenter reported on verification results.","A presenter reviewed the district’s two-phase energy-efficiency project, saying measurement and verification demonstrated energy and water savings but rising utility rates and long equipment lead times reduced immediate dollar savings.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6603433,"Parent asks Tahlequah school board to include dedicated girls wrestling space in bond measure",268,2118000,2386000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3000202-557b13e3cb268c1c2b7de9cd4519fc20&start=2118&end=2386","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3000202-557b13e3cb268c1c2b7de9cd4519fc20/thumbnail_2118000.jpg","/articles/6603433/TAHLEQUAH/School-Districts/Oklahoma/Parent-asks-Tahlequah-school-board-to-include-dedicated-girls-wrestling-space-in-bond-measure","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6603433-4e2d9f163b00ba11000189def799df0d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197441&Signature=J~YusrBcucHlVuhHlGpInJma33RGQxaUKW7zEbNNtFOVIquknGY3LFnZLejbCHYNfSinkhx9tHTcRi5xQT4BQu5MbMxrUtXFi-UmKWDa--D7Aj-dRStNnGgLevvyDpeNrFdli~RRbBrQwGynprpjIq~IwK6hbfPCyj7Y4VmVXhWpEDuz7A~tgcnjWM4mftukoxtuPIvQiMxu1BqtoUj~8G98rnAlmDGYNhn~WkkTDNyyPPpS4rcUJd3KCJNZKVOPaZ~VZpc1FifLhIMajjyMaf6Oh0g5qOTX9iO2vHZT18IgdxZcnxu1sp5jjt0PmC5VCAZl~Zusyd60ybmtQ9kGtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Emily Keys, a parent and advocate, asked the Tahlequah Public School District Board of Education to include a dedicated girls wrestling space in the district's upcoming bond measure. \"That is why I'm here today, to ask for your support in including a dedicated girls wrestling space in the upcoming bond measure,\" she told the board.

Keys told the board the girls program has grown rapidly and achieved competitive and academic success. She said the school’s girls team has experienced substantial growth and reported that the team has produced state qualifiers, two ‘‘all-staters’’ and one girls state champion in recent years. She also said the team has earned back-to-back 6A academic state championships.

In her remarks, Keys asked the board to provide a separate practice and training space for girls wrestling, saying shared facilities with the boys limit growth and that other schools in the class provide dedicated spaces. She argued a dedicated space would support continued growth, make athletes feel included and increase opportunities for future college scholarships as more colleges add women’s wrestling.

Keys provided her address to the board as part of public comment and framed the request specifically as a proposal for the bond measure. The board read its public-comment policy before the session, noting speakers would have four minutes and the board and staff would not respond at the meeting.

The transcript does not show any motion or formal board action on the request during the meeting; Keys made the appeal during the public-comment portion of the agenda.","A parent urged the Tahlequah Public School District Board of Education to include a dedicated girls wrestling facility in the district's upcoming bond, citing rapid participation growth and competitive success.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Tahlequah board reorganizes leadership, approves minutes, temporary appropriations and personnel actions

Tahlequah district reports roof repairs, parking improvements, barn construction and armory purchase timeline

District’s energy-efficiency project shows guaranteed savings despite higher utility rates and equipment delays

Parent asks Tahlequah school board to include dedicated girls wrestling space in bond measure