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Votes at a glance: Tahlequah board reorganizes leadership, approves minutes, temporary appropriations and personnel actions
Summary
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.
The Tahlequah Public School District Board of Education conducted routine governance and financial business, including officer elections for board reorganization, approval of prior meeting minutes, temporary appropriations for fiscal 2025–26, and approval of personnel recommended after an executive session.
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.
