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Leedey Public Schools board approves $100 stipends for teachers, meets in executive session to evaluate superintendent
Summary
The Leedey Board of Education on Dec. 10, 2025 approved minutes and multiple fiscal warrants/purchase orders, authorized $100 stipends for five teachers who attended dyslexia training, and held an executive session to evaluate the superintendent, returning to open session with no action taken.
The Leedey Board of Education convened Dec. 10, 2025, and approved routine minutes and fiscal items before authorizing a $100 stipend for five teachers who attended dyslexia training and temporarily moving into an executive session to evaluate the superintendent.
Board President James Smith called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The board approved the minutes of the Nov. 12, 2025 regular meeting on a motion by Landon Holcomb, seconded by Brady Smith; the vote was recorded 4–0 with member Darrell Switzer listed as absent.
The board next approved FY-26 payment warrants and listed purchase orders. On a motion by Jason Paulsen, seconded by Landon Holcomb, the board approved general fund warrant numbers 423–527, multiple general fund and building fund purchase orders (numbers listed on the agenda), and child nutrition fund warrant and purchase order numbers as presented. The vote on that motion was 4–0 with Switzer absent.
The board announced a proposed executive session citing 25 O.S. §307(B)(7) to evaluate the superintendent and then voted to convene the executive session at 7:20 p.m. The motion to enter executive session was made by Jason Paulsen and seconded by Landon Holcomb and passed with the same 4–0 attendance pattern (Switzer absent). The board returned to open session at 9:05 p.m. on a motion by Landon Holcomb, seconded by Jason Paulsen; the board stated there would be no resulting vote from the executive session.
The board approved a $100 stipend for teachers who attended dyslexia training in Woodward on Oct. 6, 2025. The motion, made by Jason Paulsen and seconded by Brady Smith, named the recipients as Linda Albright, Karmen Nance, Mykel McFall, Shannon Castle and Jordan Wood. The motion passed 4–0, with Switzer absent.
The meeting adjourned at 9:06 p.m. on a motion by Jason Paulsen, seconded by Landon Holcomb.
Votes at a glance: Minutes approval — motion by Landon Holcomb, second Brady Smith; passed 4–0 (Darrell Switzer absent). FY-26 warrants and purchase orders — motion by Jason Paulsen, second Landon Holcomb; passed 4–0. Executive session to evaluate superintendent — motion to convene by Jason Paulsen, second Landon Holcomb; board returned to open session at 9:05 p.m. with no action reported. $100 stipends for five teachers — motion by Jason Paulsen, second Brady Smith; passed 4–0. Adjournment — motion by Jason Paulsen, second Landon Holcomb; passed 4–0.
The transcript records agenda items labeled "Teacher's Report," "Principal's Report" (presented by Principal Tate Beer) and "Superintendent's Report" (presented by Superintendent Darren Danielson) but does not include their substantive remarks in the excerpt provided.
