Broken Arrow board approves bonds, curriculum changes, purchases and technology upgrades
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The board approved a preliminary statement for an $11 million bond sale, awarded multiple purchases and contracts (furniture, Chromebooks), approved five locally approved math-credit courses under new state law, and accepted the required dropout/graduation report; most items were approved by unanimous roll call votes.
Broken Arrow Public Schools Board approved a slate of routine and project-specific items including a preliminary official statement for the sale of $11,000,000 in general obligation bonds, furniture purchases for two elementary sites, a Chromebook procurement for middle-grade devices, and adoption of five locally approved courses for math credit under recently passed state legislation.
Miss Enos presented the preliminary official statement for the $11,000,000 bond sale scheduled for March 3; the board took a motion, second and approved the distribution of the statement to potential bidders. Mr. Leach presented purchases and contracts paid with bond or lease-revenue bond funds: student and staff furniture for Aspen Creek Elementary ($258,696.77) and Creekwood Elementary ($238,525.26) from Kruger International (purchased off the Sourcewell cooperative contract), and a $906,000.50 purchase of 3,500 Chromebooks for middle grades (bond funds). The board approved all these items by roll call.
Dr. James presented five courses for board approval to count as math credit under House Bill 3278: Math of Finance; Construction 1; Construction 2; Construction Math; and Econ 13/23 (a concurrent college personal finance course through TCC). Board members discussed tracking, state submission and fidelity safeguards; Dr. James said, if approved locally, the district will submit the courses to the state by July 1 and that the state cannot deny the local approval under the new law. The board approved the curriculum item by roll call.
Dr. James also presented the state-required dropout and graduation report, noting the district’s 2024 senior cohort graduation rate of 89.5 percent and multi-year cohort rates (four-year 85.63%, five-year 92.16%, six-year 93.89%); she explained how transfers, homeschools and GEDs are treated in cohort calculations and agreed to provide additional A–F measurable metrics as requested by the board.
The meeting also included calendar adjustments to preserve five professional-development days, approval to replace remaining classroom displays with interactive panels during spring break, and a motion to move to executive session; each formal action was approved by roll call.