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Haileyville board approves 2024–25 contracts, policies and one‑year bus lease
Summary
At its July 8 meeting the Haileyville Board of Education unanimously approved multiple 2024–25 fiscal and personnel items, including appointing the superintendent as purchasing agent, a school psychologist contract, OSSBA policy updates and a one‑year extended bus lease with Ross Transportation of OKC.
The Haileyville Board of Education on July 8 unanimously approved a slate of administrative, fiscal and policy items for the 2024–25 school year, including a one-year extended bus lease and the hiring of a school psychologist.
The board’s three members present — Board President Jared Hauff, Board Member Brett White and Board Member Wendell Huggins — recorded unanimous votes on motions introduced during the meeting. Motions were routinely made by Wendell Huggins and seconded by Brett White; the minutes record Hauff, White and Huggins voting "yes" on approved items.
The actions cleared included approval of 2023–24 general and building fund warrants and purchase orders and authorization of 2024–25 purchase order ranges for the district’s general, building and sinking funds. The board also approved the June 2024 Treasurer’s and Activity Fund report and formalized the district’s activity-account and subaccount structure for the coming school year.
Administratively, the board voted to designate Superintendent Roger Hemphill as the district’s Purchasing Agent and authorized representative and signer for all federal programs (including E‑Rate and Child Nutrition), the Child Nutrition Fund, the Bond Fund, and other state and federal programs for 2024–25.
The board approved a 2024–25 school psychologist contract agreement submitted from Marissa KayLee Crenshaw and accepted submitted fundraiser requests for the coming year.
Votes at a glance
- Approve May 13, 2024 meeting minutes — Motion: Huggins; Second: White; Vote: Hauff, White, Huggins — yes (approved). - Approve 2023–24 warrants and 2024–25 purchase order ranges (General, Building, Sinking funds) — Motion: Huggins; Second: White; Vote: unanimous (approved). - Approve June 2024 Treasurer’s and Activity Fund report — Motion: Huggins; Second: White; Vote: unanimous (approved). - Approve Activity Account and subaccounts for 2024–25 — Motion: Huggins; Second: White; Vote: unanimous (approved). - Appoint Superintendent Roger Hemphill as Purchasing Agent and authorized representative for federal/state programs (including E‑Rate, Child Nutrition) — Motion: Huggins; Second: White; Vote: unanimous (approved). - Approve 2024–25 School Psychologist Contract Agreement from Marissa KayLee Crenshaw — Motion: Huggins; Second: White; Vote: unanimous (approved). - Approve 1‑year extended bus lease purchase agreement with Ross Transportation of OKC for 2024–25 — Motion: Huggins; Second: White; Vote: unanimous (approved). - Approve OROS (Organization of Rural Oklahoma Schools) membership dues — Motion: Huggins; Second: White; Vote: unanimous (approved). - Approve 2024–25 School Wellness Policy — Motion: Huggins; Second: White; Vote: unanimous (approved). - Approve OSSBA Policy Services updates for Intra‑District Transfers, Transfers for Special Education Students, and Graduation Requirements — Motion: Huggins; Second: White; Vote: unanimous (approved). - Approve submitted fundraiser requests — Motion: Huggins; Second: White; Vote: unanimous (approved).
The meeting minutes record that the superintendent briefly "discussed wind turbines," but no motion or further action on that subject was taken during the session. The board adjourned at 7:24 p.m.
The minutes list Rusty Johnson and Lindsay Curtis as absent and record Wendi Blocks as the minutes clerk who prepared the meeting record.
