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Bixby board approves routine contracts, bus purchases and innovation grant funding
Summary
The board approved the general consent agenda (with one item removed), renewed several vendor agreements including IXL, accepted a public-school innovation grant for the applied creativity center, and authorized the purchase of buses from Ross Transportation.
BIXBY, Okla. — The Bixby Board of Education on June 2 approved multiple routine contracts and purchases, including an IXL renewal, workers’ compensation insurance, a sponsorship agreement, student services contracts and the purchase of school buses, and accepted innovation grant funds to help equip the new Applied Creativity Center.
Consent agenda and removals
The board approved the general consent agenda with one item removed (agenda item 4.16). The item 4.16 removal related to a third-party reporting/plugin pending a PowerSchool upgrade; staff said they would bring a corrected contract back to the board.
Key approvals and votes
- Workers’ compensation insurance (agenda item 5.1): motion approved. Recorded board votes in the meeting transcript were aye from Amanda Stevens, Pablo Aguirre, Justin Cheatham, Matt and the chair.
- Sponsorship contract with "Oklahoma's Bridal Union" for athletic sponsorships (agenda item 5.2): approved; district staff said the sponsor’s $50,000 annual support will be allocated to sports and discretionary needs for activities.
- IXL learning renewal (agenda item 6.1): board approved renewal at a listed cost of $90,568.75 to be paid from the general fund; the district uses IXL as a benchmark/screener and intervention platform for math in kindergarten through eighth grade.
- Junior Achievement agreement (6.2): approved; staff said program participation is limited by scheduling demands but continues at the secondary level.
- Agreement with Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services for work adjustment training (7.1): approved; staff said the program provides on-site work adjustment training for students with individualized education programs (IEPs).
- Drug-testing services (7.2): approved; board noted prompt service from the vendor for pre-employment and random testing.
- Bus purchases (7.3): approved purchase of two route buses at $136,390 each and one lift bus at $158,991 from Ross Transportation with payment from the transportation bond fund. (The meeting transcript shows the vendor and prices as presented to the board.)
Innovation grant for Applied Creativity Center
The board also accepted funds from the Go For public school innovation tax credit program to seed the district’s new Applied Creativity Center (sometimes called the "Back to the Future" facility). District staff said roughly $75,000 will go to equipment (printers, other technology), about $60,000 was set aside for a staffing position to support the facility and additional funding will be used for consumables and startup needs. Staff emphasized Go For funds are outside the district general fund and intended for innovation/startup costs.
Ending
Board members asked clarifying questions about specific items (for example how Project Lead The Way modules differ from existing algebra materials and the mechanics of the district’s substitute staffing contract). Staff promised follow-up detail on removed or clarified items and said the PowerSchool plugin and other technical contracts would return to the board once finalized.
