Broken Arrow board approves Open Doors NIL agreement, $32M bond-sale resolution, grants and construction change orders
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At a regular meeting the board accepted the annual audited financial report, approved a three-year Open Doors NIL platform contract paid from athletic activity funds ($5,500 per year), authorized a $32 million taxable bond sale (special meeting set for Feb. 10), approved foundation teacher grants totaling $31,617.17, and approved several construction change orders.
Broken Arrow Public Schools’ Board of Education handled routine district business at a regular meeting that included acceptance of the annual audited financial report, approval of a district contract for name-image-and-likeness (NIL) education, and authorization to proceed with a $32 million taxable general-obligation bond sale.
Audit and finance: The board accepted the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report after auditor James Jenkins of Jenkins & Kemper reported an unqualified (clean) opinion and no findings for internal controls or major federal programs tested. Jenkins told the board the audit was "as clean as it can get." The board approved acceptance by roll call.
Open Doors NIL contract: Dr. Smith (athletic department) presented a proposed agreement with Open Doors to provide NIL education and an online marketplace; the district will pay $5,500 annually from athletic activity funds under a three-year agreement with annual board re-approval. Dr. Smith said the platform offers three online Zoom educational sessions plus marketplace access and stressed the district will not handle payments directly: "No money exchanged through Broken Arrow Public Schools. It's all through this platform." The board approved the contract.
Bond resolution and special meeting: Finance staff requested authorization to sell $32,000,000 in taxable general-obligation bonds (proceeds to support departmental allocations and lease-revenue payments). The board set a special meeting for Feb. 10 at noon to conduct the sale and approved moving forward with the bond issuance.
Grants and student activities: Leslie Purcell, grant committee chair for the Broken Arrow Public Schools Foundation, reported the foundation will deliver 54 teacher grants totaling $31,617.17 after receiving 118 applications; the board voted to approve the foundation's recommended funding. The board also approved sanctioning a new Broken Arrow Fishing Club (a parent-formed 501(c)(3) organization) to operate for secondary/middle-school students.
Capital projects and change orders: The board approved change orders resulting in net decreases to construction contracts, including a $87,481.35 decrease to Miller Tippen’s Highland Park Elementary addition contract and a $12,691 decrease to Magnum Construction’s varsity football locker-room contract; members noted the decreases stemmed from unused contingency funds.
Next steps and procedural notes: Several other consent items (agenda items 14–52) were approved by roll call. A first reading was presented proposing four courses and an accompanying Tulsa Community College course (Econ 1323) that could count as the additional math credit required by new state legislation (House Bill 3278); formal action on the curriculum changes was deferred to a future meeting. The board adjourned following roll-call confirmation.