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Poteau School Board approves routine business, accepts nearly $20,000 FFA grant and confirms two hires
Summary
At its meeting the Poteau School Board approved routine minutes and encumbrances, accepted an approximately $20,000 CareerTech FFA lottery grant, renewed a 2019 bond sublease, approved compensation and fundraising items, and confirmed two teacher hires after an executive session (no action).
The Poteau School Board approved a set of routine agenda items and financial obligations and accepted a CareerTech FFA lottery grant worth nearly $20,000, trustees said.
A district staff member told the board that the Oklahoma Department of CareerTech FFA wrote and was awarded the CareerTech lottery grant and that the funds "all go back into his classroom," describing the award as "almost a $20,000 grant for FFA." The board moved and voted to approve the corresponding contract.
The board also approved the annual continuation of the 2019 series bond sublease agreement with the Coal County Public Facilities Authority, which staff described as a legal obligation to maintain the previously approved bond series.
Separately, the board approved an amended extra-duty compensation schedule for the 2026–2027 school year to add special education para school pay that had been omitted previously. Trustees also approved a district activity fundraiser for the 2026–2027 year and created a new activity fund for PKMS arts integration (fund 896) tied to a new partnership; details on fundraising and long-term maintenance were presented by staff.
The board entered executive session under Title 25 Oklahoma Statute Section 307(B)(1). Board members and Mr. Kimnick attended; no action was taken in executive session and the board returned to open session.
After returning to open session the board approved personnel items including the hiring of Sadie Thompson as an elementary teacher and Amy Rice as a PKMS English teacher. Attendance and roll-call votes recorded affirmative responses by board members present. The meeting was then adjourned.
The board did not provide detailed line-item breakdowns for the grant award in the meeting transcript; staff stated the FFA grant is "ag-related" and that money will be used in the classroom. The PKMS arts-integration activity was described as initially funded by Crystal Bridges with expectations of ongoing local fundraising to sustain the program.
Next steps: implementation of the grant-funded FFA activities and establishment of fund 896 for PKMS; personnel start dates were not specified in the meeting record.
