Poteau School Board approves surplus, transportation contract increase and personnel actions at special meeting

Presiding official called the special meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. and the Poteau School Board approved several operational and personnel items including surplus disposals at Poteau High School and Poteau Primary, a $2,670 increase to the district’s transportation contract with KTC, renewal of an annual data‑sharing memorandum of understanding with the Choctaw Nation, acceptance of the resignation of Jeremy Frederick at the upper elementary school and the hiring of Tony Williams as a maintenance technician for the 2025‑26 school year.

The approvals came by motion and roll call votes after brief staff remarks explaining each item. The board voted to clear surplus items from the old senior wing at Poteau High School and miscellaneous items from Poteau Primary; staff said the clearout is intended to ready those spaces before the start of the school year. “If you look through it… there’s a lot of items from the old senior wing,” a staff speaker said during the item.

On contracts, staff noted the transportation contract previously approved with KTC required an additional $2,670; the board approved the increased amount so the district could receive the adjusted revenue. Staff also described the Choctaw Nation data‑sharing agreement as a yearly, standing partnership and presented an updated memorandum of understanding for board approval.

Personnel actions included the board’s acceptance of the resignation of Jeremy Frederick from the upper elementary and the hiring of Tony Williams as a maintenance technician for the 2025‑26 school year. Motions to approve those personnel changes were made and seconded and passed on roll call votes.

Votes recorded on the transcript include named affirmative responses during roll calls. During the transportation and data‑sharing motions, board members identified on the roll call as voting yes included Adam, Jericho and Smoke. On the resignation item, the roll call included a recorded yes from Smith. On the hiring of Tony Williams, Adam is recorded as voting yes. The meeting concluded after a motion and roll call to adjourn that recorded Nash and Adams as voting yes.

The board did not enter executive session during the meeting. Staff said the data‑sharing agreement with the Choctaw Nation is an annual item and that clearing surplus items was timed to prepare facilities for the upcoming school year. No dollar amounts beyond the $2,670 transportation increase were specified for other items, and no additional detail about the transportation contractor’s full contract value was provided in the transcript.

Minutes of the board’s July 14 regular meeting were also approved by motion at the start of the special meeting.