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Fox Board of Education approves 2024–25 plans, policies, personnel and sets capacities
Summary
At its Aug. 22 meeting the Fox Board of Education approved district and site plans for 2024–25, multiple division‑order contracts and program policies, filed financial reports for audit, accepted a bus driver resignation, and approved several hires and enrollment capacities.
The Fox Board of Education met in regular session at the superintendent’s office on Aug. 22, 2024. Board President Joey Rodriguez called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.; Vice‑President Otto Young, Clerk Stacie Fletcher and Member Carolyn McConnell were present, and Member Twanna Owens was absent.
The board approved the consent agenda (items #4–23) on a motion by Vice‑President Otto Young and a second from Member Carolyn McConnell. The approved items included the minutes of the July 23 meeting; participation with Southern Oklahoma Technology Center (OHLAP credit offerings for FY25); division order contracts with B & W Operating L.L.C., Coffeyville Resources, Black Mesa Energy L.L.C., and Continental Resources; recognition of certain SOTC individual programs as high school credit for local graduation requirements; the districtwide and site‑level plans for 2024–25 (including Fox Elementary); the parent involvement policy and parent‑school compact for 2024–25; the district‑level Gifted and Talented plan and the Strong Readers Act implementation for the coming school year; and the Fox school wellness and assessment policy.
As part of the consent motion the board also approved PTO fundraisers for 2024–25, approved adult school meal prices for 2024–25 (breakfast $2.40; lunch $5.00) while noting no change to student prices, and authorized AG pick‑up financing through Union State Bank. The board approved Harlee Taylor as a substitute teacher for 2024–25 as presented.
Member Stacie Fletcher moved, with Otto Young seconding, to file the activity fund financial report for audit; the motion passed with Fletcher, McConnell, Young and Rodriguez voting yes and Owens absent. The board then voted to file the district financial reports for audit and approved the listed purchase orders, payroll P.O.s and payments across the general and building funds as presented. No action was taken on agenda items 27–29 (the minutes do not specify those items).
On personnel matters the board accepted the resignation of Frank Knight as bus driver (motion by Otto Young; second Stacie Fletcher). It approved the extra‑duty pay schedule for 2024–25, and approved hiring Scott Yelton as an adjunct teacher/coach for multiple science adjunct areas (courses and grade ranges listed in the minutes). The board also approved the employment of Quianna Brown as custodian and Timmy Boyd II as grounds keeper.
The board established first‑quarter capacities in each grade and each site at 25 students on a motion by Stacie Fletcher, seconded by Carolyn McConnell. The meeting was adjourned at 7:54 p.m. on a motion by Otto Young and seconded by Stacie Fletcher.
The meeting notice cited compliance with statutory posting requirements ("24 O.W. 301 ET. SEQ. (1977)") and indicated public notice was posted on Aug. 21, 2024; a copy of the posted agenda was attached to the minutes.
Actions recorded in the minutes were decided by voice vote with four recorded ayes (Fletcher, McConnell, Young, Rodriguez) and one absence (Owens) on motions where votes are listed. The minutes list several contracts and program approvals; details such as agenda items 27–29 were not specified in the minutes.
