Oklahoma / School Districts / Alva Public Schools
Board members and attendees lauded a career-technical program visit where students demonstrated wind-powered models and welding projects, noting its alignment with future graduation-credit opportunities and strong project-based learning outcomes.
Oklahoma / School Districts / Alva Public Schools
The Alva Public Schools Board approved contract addenda tied to a 2026 bond, accepted multiple donations including $30,000 to Long Island Elementary, authorized hires, approved an out-of-state trip for the Alva High School show choir on 04/28/2026, and voted to convene an executive session for the superintendent's evaluation.
Oklahoma / School Districts / Alva Public Schools
Contractor Kai Construction outlined two phases for the Washington Early Childhood Center project: masonry restoration (cleaning, tuckpointing, selective brick and cast-stone resealing) and site improvements including a new accessible ramp, transformer screening and ADA parking signage. The work is proposed as part of a broader bond package.
Oklahoma / School Districts / Alva Public Schools
Finance advisers outlined two bond-schedule options (illustrative voted amounts of $46.94M and $51.2M with differing net project proceeds), explained series bonds and lease-purchase interim financing, and estimated a 15-year schedule at an illustrative 5.5% interim rate. The board voted to table some contract items to Jan. 6 and approved a contract addendum from Kyler Construction.
Oklahoma / School Districts / Alva Public Schools
Designers showed a proposed 82,350-square-foot elementary school on about 10 acres with four classroom pods, a combined media/STEM lab, flexible rooms and a 4,260-square-foot storm shelter rated to hold about 811 people by the presenter; playgrounds, bus circulation and food-delivery access were also detailed.
Oklahoma / School Districts / Alva Public Schools
The board reviewed a package of policy updates required by state law, including new requirements for reporting suspected abuse, background-check options for recently employed staff, expanded grounds for dismissal and updated student-transfer capacity limits by grade.
Oklahoma / School Districts / Alva Public Schools
The Alva Public Schools Board of Education approved multiple personnel hires, adjusted child-nutrition pricing, contracts for athletics support and several committee appointments, and scheduled a special meeting to deliver the districtestimate-of-needs to the county.
Oklahoma / School Districts / Alva Public Schools
The Alva Public Schools Board of Education voted to approve district handbooks and a package of policy updates that reinstate a 90% attendance standard for credit and activity eligibility, revise retention language after the states move to the Strong Readers Act, and tighten drug- and alcohol-related discipline while allowing counseling-based reductions in suspension.
Oklahoma / School Districts / Alva Public Schools
The board approved modest increases to student meal prices for 2025-26 and heard district staff outline the thresholds and timeline for federal programs such as the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and USDA Provision 2, and urged families to complete free and reduced-price applications so the district can qualify for broader meal subsidies.
Oklahoma / School Districts / Alva Public Schools
District finance presenter reviewed FY24/FY25 collections and investments, reported a total of about $10.1 million invested across funds and outlined purchase orders and encumbrances for operations and building maintenance.