(Cushing, Okla.)  The Cushing School Board will meet Monday, April 8th at 7 p.m. with a study session prior at 6 p.m.  The monthly meeting will be held in the Cushing Schools Administrative Offices Board Room, located at 1401 N. Little Avenue.

On the agenda is the approval of encumbrances totaling $59,912.36.  The breakdown of those encumbrances is as follows:

General Fund #11; Encumbrance Nos. 671-705, Inc.; 70300 – $27,222.44

CoOp Fund #12; Encumbrance Nos. 115-131, Inc.; – $6,648.81

Building Fund #21; Encumbrance No. 23 – $2,851.96

Child Nutrition Fund #22; Encumbrance Nos. 139 – 150, Inc. – $23,189.15

Other agenda items up for consideration and action include a revised calendar for 2012-2013 due to a snow day Feb. 21, 2013.

Also for consideration and action:

Revising the Cushing Public Schools calendar for the 2013-2014 year

Gifted/Talented Plan

Open Transfers for 2013-2014

Five Star Interlocal Co-op’s Cooperative Agreement and Service Agreement with Cushing Public Schools SY 2013-2014

Oklahoma Teacher & Leader Effectiveness License Agreement for 2013-2014

Oklahoma State Board of Career and Technology Education Assurances of Compliance for school year 2013-2014

Contract/Software Lease Agreement for 2013-2014 from Municipal Accounting Systems

Vote to approve or disapprove Resolution for Schools and Libraries Universal Services (E-Rate) for 2013-2014.  This resolution authorizes filing of the Form 471 applications for funding year 2012-2014 and the payment of the applicant’s share upon approval of funding and receipt of services.

Accept and proceed with a rating engagement letter for Standard and Poor’s to begin the analytical rating process for Cushing Public Schools

Promotion of Alisa Turner to managing cook of the Harrison Elementary kitchen with corresponding compensation

Transferring money from the high school chorus activity account to the high school band activity account

In new business, Superintendent Koln Knight will report on Lincoln County Tax Assessment, capital improvements, enrollment, sick leave and absence, activity fund reports from Central Office, Middle School and High School, Budget Report and Treasurer’s Report.

The Board will vote to convene in Executive Session for personell discussions regarding Melissa Hogrefe, Deep Rock Teacher Assistant for remainder of 2012-2013 school year and David Day – Teacher/Coach.

The Board will then return to Open Session to vote to approve/disapprove the employment of Hogrefe and Day.

This meeting is open to the public.

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