Date: Monday, March 5, 2001
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Putnam City Administration Building, 5401 N.W. 40th, OKC

1. Pledge of Allegiance – Barbara Gabel.

2. Consideration of and vote on a motion to approve the proclamation declaring March Youth Arts Month in Putnam City Schools.

3. Recognition of the State Youth Arts Month winners and video presentation – Barbara Gabel.

4. Public Participation.

5. Consent Agenda: All of the following items, which concern reports and items of a routine nature normally approved at board meetings, will be approved by one vote unless any board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items. The consent consists of the discussion, consideration, and approval of the following items:

a. Minutes for Regular Board Meeting February 19, 2001.
 
b. Financial report and bimonthly bills for purchase order numbers 200107148 through 200107576 for time period from February 13, 2001 to February 26, 2001 for the 2000-2001 school year with the exception of purchase order numbers 200107161and 200107334 ($253.29) for Triangle A & E.

c. School Activity Fund Transfer list.

d. School Activity Fund Subaccount Request list.

e. School Activity Fund-raisers.

f. Secondary Contracts.

g. Declaration of obsolete/surplus items.

h. Appeals for Deviation from Activity Absence Rules.

i. Overnight travel requests as submitted under separate cover.

j. Out-of-state trips:

1. Hefner Middle School students to Hang-do Girls Middle School in Mok-Po City, Korea in May 2001 for ten days.

2. Putnam City High School student (yearbook editor) to Winston-Salem, North Carolina on March 25 – 28, 2001.
3. Mayfield Middle School students to Arlington, Texas (reward trip) on May 5, 2001.

4. Putnam City North drama students to attend the national tour of Footloose on March 20 – 21, 2001 in Springfield, Missouri.

5. Central Middle School 8th grade gifted students to attend a biology expedition to the Gulf of Mexico, San Antonio, Texas, and Corpus Christi, Texas on June 9 – 13, 2001.

6. Retirements and resignations as listed on Attachment A.

6. Consideration of and vote on recommendation of employment of new personnel as listed on Attachment A.

7. Consideration of and vote on motion for approval of purchase order numbers 200107161 and 200107334 ($253.29) for Triangle A & E.

8. Consideration of and vote on approval of renewal contract with the Sodexho-Marriott food service.

9. Consideration of and vote on motion for approval of revisions of Policy DI – General Personnel.

10. Consideration of and vote on motion for approval of revisions of Policy DA – General Personnel.

11. Consideration of and vote on motion to approve the low/best bid for the high school stadium artificial surface.

12. Consideration of and vote on motion to approve the recommendation for summer school tuition.

13. Consideration of and vote on motion to purchase computers in the Compaq Training Lab. ($30,880.00 from general fund project 772, e-rate reimbursement)

14. Consideration of and vote on motion to approve purchases from Phase III of 1997 Technology Bond Funds. ($80,233.50 from bond fund 39-190)

15. Consideration of and vote on motion to approve a contract for Author Appearances by Darleen Bailey Beard. ($5,300.00 from a Grant for Excellence from the Putnam City Schools Foundation 71-205).

16. Superintendent’s Report.

17. Comments by Board members.

18. Consideration of and vote on motion to enter into executive session for the purpose of discussing the long term suspension of a Mayfield Middle School student pursuant to 25 O.S. §307 (B)(5).

19. Consideration of and vote on motion to return to open meeting to request the Board Clerk to record the minutes of executive session.

20. Consideration of and vote on motion to affirm, revise, modify, or take any other action necessary regarding the long-term suspension of a Mayfield Middle School student.

21. Consideration of and vote on motion to affirm, revise, modify, or take any other action necessary regarding the long-term suspension of a Wiley Post Elementary student.

22. Consideration of and vote on motion to enter into executive session for the purpose of renewal of employment for administrators as listed on Attachment B for the 2001-2002 school year pursuant to 25 O.S. §307 (B)(1).

23. Consideration of and vote on motion to return to open meeting to request the Board Clerk to record the minutes of the executive session.

24. Consideration of and vote on recommendation of renewal of employment for administrators as listed on Attachment B for the 2001-2002 school year.

25. Consideration of and vote on new business.

26. Consideration of and vote on motion to adjourn.