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Leedey board unanimously approves contracts, policies and a $1,500-per-acre mineral lease
Summary
At its Aug. 12 meeting the Leedey Board of Education approved employee contracts, updated policies including Policy EBA (1,080 instructional hours), multiple vendor contracts and a mineral lease with Mewbourne Oil for $1,500 per acre; all motions passed by unanimous roll-call votes.
The Leedey Board of Education met Aug. 12 and approved a series of routine and programmatic items, including updated board policies, FY‑25 employee contracts and a mineral lease with Mewbourne Oil.
Chair James Smith called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and noted members Darrell Switzer, Jared Dirickson, Landon Holcomb and Jason Paulsen were present. The board approved minutes from July 8, July 15 and May 21 on separate motions (each motion passed by a 5‑0 roll‑call vote).
The board approved the FY‑25 warrant and purchase order lists for the general, building, child nutrition, building bond and transportation bond funds after a motion by Jared Dirickson and a second from Darrell Switzer. The vote was recorded as YES from Switzer, Dirickson, Holcomb, Paulsen and Smith.
Principal Tina Blackketter delivered the principal's report; the transcript lists the item but does not provide content details. Superintendent Darren Danielson gave the superintendent's report; the transcript does not provide details of his remarks.
On policy and personnel matters, the board approved updated board policies listed on the agenda and specifically adopted updated Board Policy EBA, which the motion states "establishes not less than 1,080 hours of classroom instruction for the 2024–2025 school year." The board also approved FY‑25 certified contracts, support personnel contracts and extra‑duty contracts, and it approved updates to the student handbook for 2024–2025.
The board approved routine operational items including activity fund sub‑accounts, fundraisers and expenditures for FY‑25, the procurement plan for 2024–2025 and the milk bid for the 2024–2025 school year. The board voted to participate in the CCOSA district‑level services program for 2024–2025.
The board approved two contracts named on the agenda: a contract with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education for secondary career and technology education programs for 2024–2025, and a contract with the Center for Education Law for the 2024–2025 school year. Both motions passed by unanimous roll call.
On a motion by Jared Dirickson and a second by Jason Paulsen, the board approved a mineral lease with Mewbourne Oil for $1,500 per acre on Moorewood School annexed land; the motion passed by a 5‑0 vote. The board also declared an F250 pickup and other listed items as surplus and authorized accepting sealed bids for the F250 until the Sept. 14, 2024 board meeting.
The board moved to adjourn on a motion by Jared Dirickson, seconded by Jason Paulsen; the meeting ended at 7:37 p.m. All recorded motions in the transcript carried by unanimous roll‑call votes.
