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Eufaula Public Schools board approves finances, Teacher Empowerment Program and several staff changes
Summary
At its Oct. 13 meeting the Eufaula Public Schools Board of Education approved the district financial report, a multi-item consent agenda, participation in the Oklahoma Teacher Empowerment Program for 2025–26, multiple purchase orders, a bond fund action and several staffing changes, including hires and resignations.
The Eufaula Public Schools Board of Education on Oct. 13 approved the district financial report, adopted the Oklahoma Teacher Empowerment Program for the 2025–26 school year, approved multiple purchase and payroll orders and accepted several personnel actions.
The board voted unanimously on routine business and personnel items that will affect operations and staffing across the district. The approval of the financial report and consent agenda cleared a set of administrative matters — from activity fund reporting and minutes of the Sept. 8 meeting to a resolution calling for elections for Board Seat Nos. 1 and 3 and an interlocal transportation agreement — enabling ongoing district operations.
The motion to approve the Financial Report was made by board member Martha Asher and seconded by Michael Morton; the vote record shows Martha Asher, Kenny Bumgarner and Michael Morton voting "Yea." The board then approved the consent agenda (items a–j), which included: the Activity Fund Report; minutes of the Sept. 8 regular meeting; the 2026 school board meeting calendar; a resolution calling for an election for Board Seat Nos. 1 and 3; the dropout and remediation report; MTSS extra duty assignments; a 28-day sick-leave transfer to Cassuandra Dan; a transportation agreement with Stidham Public Schools for 2025–26; a memorandum of understanding with the Eufaula Police Department for 2025–26; and district capacity numbers and transfer vacancies effective Oct. 7, 2025. The consent agenda motion was made by Kenny Bumgarner and seconded by Michael Morton and carried with recorded "Yea" votes from Asher, Bumgarner and Morton.
On programmatic action, the board approved participation in the Oklahoma Teacher Empowerment Program for 2025–2026. The motion to approve the program was made by Martha Asher, seconded by Kenny Bumgarner, and carried with Asher, Bumgarner and Michael Morton recorded as voting "Yea."
Financial approvals included a motion, made by Kenny Bumgarner and seconded by Michael Morton, to approve general fund purchase orders Nos. 255–269 (and change order), payroll purchase orders 50172–50188, building fund purchase order No. 14 (and change order), and a change order for the general purpose bond fund. That motion carried with the three recorded board votes in favor.
The agenda noted principals' and the special education director's reports were presented to the board "as presented." The record does not specify detailed items from those reports.
An item recorded under O.S. Title 25, Sec. 307(B)(1) listed resignations and the employment of a bus driver for possible executive-session consideration; the minutes note the board "stayed in open session" rather than entering a closed session. The board subsequently took formal votes on the personnel items listed. The board accepted the resignation of Elizabeth Steele, elementary computer lab aide, effective Dec. 18, 2025; the motion to accept the resignation was made by Kenny Bumgarner, seconded by Michael Morton, and carried with Asher, Bumgarner and Morton voting "Yea." The board approved employment of Steve Montgomery as a bus driver for the 2025–2026 school year; that motion was made by Kenny Bumgarner, seconded by Martha Asher, and carried with the same recorded "Yea" votes.
Under new business the board accepted the resignation of Kayla Hinson, elementary paraprofessional, effective Oct. 16, 2025; approved employment of Emma Kay Romero and Pamela Ferguson as paraprofessionals for the 2025–2026 school year; and approved General Purpose Bond Fund No. 4. Those motions were made and seconded as shown in the meeting record and carried with recorded "Yea" votes by Martha Asher, Kenny Bumgarner and Michael Morton.
A motion to adjourn at 6:50 p.m. was made by Kenny Bumgarner and seconded by Martha Asher; the motion carried with recorded unanimous "Yea" votes.
Votes at a glance: Financial Report — motion by Martha Asher, second Michael Morton; recorded vote: Asher, Bumgarner, Morton — "Yea." Consent Agenda (items a–j) — motion by Kenny Bumgarner, second Michael Morton; recorded vote: Asher, Bumgarner, Morton — "Yea." Oklahoma Teacher Empowerment Program — motion by Martha Asher, second Kenny Bumgarner; recorded vote: Asher, Bumgarner, Morton — "Yea." Purchase orders and change orders — motion by Kenny Bumgarner, second Michael Morton; recorded vote: Asher, Bumgarner, Morton — "Yea." Acceptance of resignation (Elizabeth Steele) — motion by Kenny Bumgarner, second Michael Morton; recorded vote: Asher, Bumgarner, Morton — "Yea." Employment of bus driver (Steve Montgomery) — motion by Kenny Bumgarner, second Martha Asher; recorded vote: Asher, Bumgarner, Morton — "Yea." Acceptance of resignation (Kayla Hinson) and employment of paraprofessionals (Emma Kay Romero and Pamela Ferguson), and approval of General Purpose Bond Fund No. 4 — motions made and seconded as recorded; recorded vote: Asher, Bumgarner, Morton — "Yea."
