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Votes at a glance: board approves calendar changes, policies, construction funding, turf and personnel hires; two transfer appeals denied
Summary
The board recorded unanimous approvals on calendar revisions, many policy updates, construction and personnel recommendations, and denied two student transfer appeals after executive session.
The Midwest City‑Del City School Board recorded votes on consent and substantive items during the meeting. Key outcomes summarized below reflect motions made on the public record.
Votes and outcomes (selected):
- Calendar revisions (Item 5): Motion to approve the revised calendars and notation of late‑start Wednesdays was moved and seconded; board vote recorded as unanimous (Miss Grant: Aye; Miss Schultz: Aye; Doctor Kirk: Aye; Doctor Daniel: Aye; Chair: Aye). Outcome: approved.
- Policy package approvals and tablings (Item 6): The board approved a group of policies (including C14, F5, I26, J41, J47 as presented) by motion and roll call (unanimous aye). Two policies, C15 (in‑district transfers) and I35 (adult virtual program policy tied to Senate Bill 745), were tabled for revision; the board asked staff to revise the C15 draft so transfer appeal procedures mirror related language and to add explicit language clarifying that students served under the adult/virtual provision are not eligible for traditional high‑school activities (prom, assemblies, graduation) before returning both for a vote. Outcome: several policies approved; C15 and I35 tabled.
- Federal program housekeeping (D20) (Item 7): Approved unanimously to update job‑title references and purchasing thresholds (motion approved). Outcome: approved.
- Overnight travel (Item 9): Board approved blanket authorization for postseason overnight travel for district teams and activities, with the board removing the OSSAA acronym so the approval would apply broadly to postseason trips. Outcome: approved.
- Exchange student (Item 10): Board approved enrollment of a J‑1 exchange student for Del City High School pending J‑1 visa processing; motion approved unanimously. Outcome: approved.
- Townsend Elementary funding (Item 13): Board approved funding for the new Townsend elementary school; presenters reported a final project total of $34,670,077.11. Outcome: approved (unanimous roll call recorded).
- Baseball field turf (Item 15a): Board approved turf installation for three high‑school baseball fields (turf only; other infrastructure deferred). Outcome: approved.
- Personnel (Item 15d–g): Board approved multiple hiring recommendations including three mental‑health specialists (Rico Childs; Ashley Wilson; Katie Boateng) and Dorothy Mosley as assistant principal at Tinker Elementary. Outcome: approvals recorded by roll call (unanimous ayes noted).
- Transfer appeals (Items 17): Following an executive session to review confidential student records under state law, the board voted to accept the superintendent’s recommendation to deny two transfer appeals (student A and student B). Outcome: both denials approved by roll call (unanimous ayes noted).
For items where the mover or seconder was not named on the public record, motions are summarized as recorded; vote tallies were read into the record as roll call by named board members.
