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Okemah board meeting at a glance: votes on consent agenda, ABE space and employee contracts; executive session called
Summary
At its Dec. 8 meeting the Okemah Board of Education approved the consent agenda, granted space for OSU IT-hosted ABE classes, and approved employee contracts; it also entered executive session to discuss hiring and the superintendent evaluation and adjourned at 7:56 PM.
At a glance: the Okemah Board of Education took several procedural and personnel actions at its Dec. 8, 2025 meeting.
Key votes recorded in the public transcript: the board approved the consent agenda (motion by J.C. Haddox, second Randy Colbert; Yea:4, Absent:1), approved providing space for an OSU IT-hosted Adult Basic Education program during non-school hours (motion by J.C. Haddox, second Randy Colbert; Yea:4, Absent:1), and approved employee contracts for the 2025–2026 school year as listed on Attachment A (motion by J.C. Haddox, second Randy Colbert; Yea:4, Absent:1). The board also voted to enter executive session under O.S. 25, Sec. 307(B) to discuss hiring and the superintendent evaluation; the transcript lists the topics but does not include closed-session discussion text or detailed outcomes in the provided public segments.
The meeting was called to order with attendance recorded at 6:30 PM and adjourned at 7:56 PM. Randy Colbert is recorded as having left at 7:55 PM prior to the final adjournment vote; the final roll-call shows Jason Bean Yea, Gina Brandt Yea, J.C. Haddox Yea, Randy Colbert Absent-Left at 7:55 PM, and Bert Robison Absent (Yea:3, Absent:2).
