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Votes at a glance: Taloga Board of Education — Aug. 13, 2025
Summary
Summary of motions and outcomes recorded in the Taloga Board minutes for Aug. 13, 2025: agenda and minutes approved; warrants certified; policies adopted; calendar adopted; SB758 virtual days rejected; superintendent addendum approved (1 abstention); contracts, hire and Chromebook purchase approved; GPS purchase tabled; meeting adjourned.
The Taloga Board of Education recorded the following formal actions at its Aug. 13, 2025 meeting:
- Approve Agenda as part of the Minutes. Motion: Justin Fox; second: Doug Kilmer. Vote: Yes — King, Fox, Kilmer and Acre. (Fred Stephenson absent at call to order.)
- Approve Regular Board Meeting Minutes of July 16, 2025. Motion: Doug Kilmer; second: Stacy King. Vote: Yes — King, Fox, Kilmer and Acre.
- Approve General Fund Warrants/Encumbrances (Cert# 124-142, 146-172, 174-177). Motion moved following public remarks; vote recorded as Yes — Acre, King, Fox, Kilmer and Stephenson.
- Adopt updated board policies (list of 14 items). Vote: Yes — Acre, King, Fox, Kilmer and Stephenson.
- Approve 2025–2026 school calendar based on hours (1,086-hour minimum under Title 70 O.S. 1-111). Vote: Yes — Acre, King, Fox, Kilmer and Stephenson.
- Approve surplus items and fundraiser list. Vote: Yes — Acre, King, Fox, Kilmer and Stephenson.
- Reject virtual days under SB758. Motion: Stacy King; second: Jerod Acre. Vote: Yes — Acre, King, Fox, Kilmer and Stephenson.
- Approve addendum to Superintendent’s contract to include retention bonus. Vote: Yes — Acre, King, Kilmer and Stephenson; Abstain — Fox. (Minutes list the mover as Jerod Acre and also list Jerod Acre as second; second is unclear and recorded here as reported in the minutes.)
- Approve 2025–2026 certified minimum salary schedule. Vote: Yes — Acre, King, Fox, Kilmer and Stephenson.
- Approve contract with Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education for 2025–2026; hire Tiffani Blumer as full-time daycare worker; approve rental contracts; approve purchase of additional Chromebooks; table GPS purchase pending more information. All recorded as approved or tabled as noted; votes recorded in the minutes.
