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Leedey Board approves 2026–27 contracts, accepts business-education teacher resignation
Summary
At its March 11 meeting the Leedey Board of Education approved FY-26 warrants and multiple 2026–2027 contracts (Barlow Educational Management Services; ADPC Software), voted to join the OK CARES course-sharing co-op, accepted the resignation of business education teacher Macee Ponder, and approved re-employment of certified staff.
Leedey Board President James Smith called the March 11, 2026 regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Board of Education Room, and the board approved a slate of routine financial and personnel items before adjourning at 7:29 p.m.
The board voted to approve the minutes of its Feb. 11 meeting after a motion by board member Landon Holcomb and a second from board member Brady Smith. The board then approved FY-26 general fund warrants numbered 721–831, multiple general fund purchase orders (listed on the agenda), building fund warrants and purchase orders and child nutrition fund warrants and purchase orders; the motion was moved by Landon Holcomb and seconded by Darrell Switzer and passed with four yes votes and one recorded absence (Jason Paulsen).
Board members approved two contracts for the 2026–2027 school year. A motion by Darrell Switzer, seconded by Landon Holcomb, approved a contract with Barlow Educational Management Services to administer federal programs for the district in 2026–2027. Separately, a motion by Landon Holcomb, seconded by Brady Smith, approved a contract with ADPC Software for financial accounting and cloud hosting services for the same school year. Both motions passed with the votes of the present board members.
The board approved participation in the OK CARES course sharing cooperative for 2026–2027 after a motion from Brady Smith and a second from Darrell Switzer. The motion passed, allowing the district to participate in the course-sharing program in the coming school year.
On personnel business, the board accepted the resignation of Macee Ponder from the position of business education/computer teacher. The acceptance was moved by Darrell Switzer, seconded by Landon Holcomb, and approved by the board. The board also approved re-employment of the certified teachers listed on the agenda for the 2026–2027 school year following a motion by Landon Holcomb and a second from Darrell Switzer.
The meeting included agenda items labeled "Teacher's Report," a principal's report by Principal Tate Beer, and a superintendent's report by Superintendent Darren Danielson; the transcript excerpt records those reports on the agenda but does not include substantive details in the provided segments. The board adjourned at 7:29 p.m. following a motion by Landon Holcomb and a second from Darrell Switzer.
Votes at a glance: Minutes approved (motion: Landon Holcomb; second: Brady Smith); Warrants and purchase orders approved (motion: Landon Holcomb; second: Darrell Switzer); Annual dropout and college remediation reports approved (motion: Darrell Switzer; second: Brady Smith); Contract with Barlow Educational Management Services approved (motion: Darrell Switzer; second: Landon Holcomb); Contract with ADPC Software approved (motion: Landon Holcomb; second: Brady Smith); Participation in OK CARES co-op approved (motion: Brady Smith; second: Darrell Switzer); Resignation of Macee Ponder accepted (motion: Darrell Switzer; second: Landon Holcomb); Re-employment of certified teachers approved (motion: Landon Holcomb; second: Darrell Switzer); Meeting adjourned (motion: Landon Holcomb; second: Darrell Switzer).
No formal controversies, public comments with substantive claims, or legal citations are recorded in the transcript segments provided.
