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During the board’s business session, district finance staff presented comparative fund reports and sought board approval for items labeled 6A through 6J in the agenda packet. A motion to approve items 6A through 6J carried after a motion and second; the meeting record shows the board voice vote as “Aye” and the chair declared the motion approved.

Finance staff noted January general‑fund revenue was higher than the prior year due to timing differences and said they expect month‑to‑month comparisons to normalize. The presentation showed building fund and child nutrition fund expenditures and encumbrances; staff said the operating account is in the black and that no seeking fund payments were made last month. The agenda packet also included purchase orders and contract summaries (examples: Republic for dumpster service; fleet fuel purchases; a concrete services PO of about $18,000 included in a bid recommendation).

The board approved two contracts referenced in the packet: a no‑cost arrangement with Muskogee County Head Start and a Department of Human Services (DHS) item authorizing half the salary for an additional school‑based social worker to be paid from Title I. The agenda item language indicated the DHS payment would pay part of the social worker’s salary out of Title I funds.

On the bonds item, the board adopted a resolution determining maturities and set the date, time and place for the sale of $6,825,000 in general obligation building fund bonds; the sale was set for March 11 at 5:30 p.m. in accordance with standard annual debt sales to meet district obligations. The board also approved a designation of a district representative to cast votes or act on behalf of the district for the Oklahoma School Assurance Board when needed.

Votes at a glance:
- Items 6A–6J (consent items including supplemental appropriations, bids, POs over $15,000): approved (motion and second; voice vote recorded as “Aye”).
- Item 7 (out‑of‑state trip funded by booster club/activity funds): approved (motion and second; voice vote recorded as “Aye”).
- Item 8 (resolution to set sale of $6,825,000 general obligation building fund bonds): approved; sale set for March 11 at 5:30 p.m. (motion seconded; voice vote “Aye”).
- Item 9 (board‑designated representative for Oklahoma School Assurance Board): approved (motion seconded; voice vote “Aye”).

The board took the votes during the meeting’s consent and business agenda in routine fashion; no roll‑call tallies with individual board member names were recorded in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting 2025-02-26","oneSentenceSummary","The Muskogee Public Schools Board approved multiple financial and contract items including supplemental appropriations, purchase orders over $15,000, two contracts and set a $6,825,000 general obligation building bond sale for March 11; the board also designated a representative for the Oklahoma School Assurance Board.","taxTitle","MUSKOGEE, School Districts, Oklahoma","taxId",69014,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6663161,"Muskogee board hears effectiveness reports from Pershing Elementary and Ruffer Alternative Academy; MEA urges support for Public Schools Week",2285,906000,3191000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2391452-8a1b4a89010b20fe4a7c65dc4d1e9edb&start=906&end=3191","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2391452-8a1b4a89010b20fe4a7c65dc4d1e9edb/thumbnail_906000.jpg","/articles/6663161/MUSKOGEE/School-Districts/Oklahoma/Muskogee-board-hears-effectiveness-reports-from-Pershing-Elementary-and-Ruffer-Alternative-Academy-MEA-urges-support-for-Public-Schools-Week","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6663161-0fbca9f0d104aaedf8660bbe2c69aced/orig.mp4?Expires=1771072065&Signature=kC5qFlJeE1eIisvtcwjxcn2sNOJg30EFyrRS7rkto16Nt4~U2bOTpgp2SwWk~ypPaM00828NLsQ~GlvGYSGIU63L5fc6H3UxXCDiyoVHf6vyjo6EQQeTizXUlQjqKhIXlRq2NMzWnDgEsIVHvLtudXMpEKv6hzLq-NX-cV-j21noZS2dyFQYX-D~ppGl8E0uis2LMscvfEY8~HavA8TKlWsrX~X-wZa3QZg5anv9MBo8O07jD2cSUJQrrZHCky5qwgRu6WEgBJIcXZYDLRkdsCOXuk3DRKBxOSc-ZAw-Qhb0ofQmj6OZAtyL3pMZci8gpvXJfgNalA592UvIKYfIfg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Muskogee Public Schools Board of Education on Tuesday heard effectiveness reports from Pershing Elementary and Ruffer Alternative Academy and a call from Valerie Ragsdale, president of the Muskogee Education Association, to join educators in marking Public Schools Week.

The presentations gave the board a snapshot of student enrollment, staffing and year‑over‑year academic and attendance trends at two district schools and outlined goals for 2025.

Valerie Ragsdale, president of the Muskogee Education Association, told the board she wore red “for Ed” to represent district educators and urged the board to support statewide Public Schools Week. “Public education is foundational to our democracy,” Ragsdale said, and called on board members to join educators in contacting lawmakers with personal stories about public education.

Lisa Rogers, principal of Pershing Elementary, summarized the school’s enrollment and staff and highlighted academic gains and lower chronic absenteeism since 2022. Pershing’s current enrollment was presented as 346 students; Rogers listed 26 certified staff and 16 support staff. She said Pershing’s state report card moved from roughly a 30.88 in 2022 to a 41.35 in 2024 and described growth in third‑ and fourth‑grade English language arts and math proficiency. Rogers also said the school reduced chronic absenteeism from a score described as 71.28 in 2022 to 90 in 2024, moving the school’s chronic‑absenteeism indicator into a B range.

Rogers described Pershing’s instructional practices, including biweekly data meetings that use STAR reading results to place students in tiered interventions, and laid out site goals for 2025: increase STAR end‑of‑year reading and math scores by 10 percent for all student groups, raise daily attendance to 95 percent through incentives, and improve targeted Tier 2/3 students’ OSTP reading scores by 5 percent through after‑school intervention.

Miss Charbonneau, principal of Ruffer Alternative Academy (RAW), described RAW as three programs in one — an alternative recovery program, a more disciplinary “boot” regimen, and a revamped REAP program that serves students in lieu of out‑of‑school suspension. Charbonneau said RAW serves secondary students from across the district and provides academic instruction, social‑emotional learning and reintegration planning.

Charbonneau reported RAW had served about 136 students so far in the year, with average daily membership (ADM) projected near 80 for the year. She said RAW graduated 12 students in December and expected 30–35 total graduates by year end. Charbonneau described academic progress on district NWEA measures — modest percentile gains in reading and algebra — and said RAW aims to raise overall NWEA RIT scores by three points and increase attendance toward a 90 percent target.

Both principals highlighted community partnerships and student activities: Pershing noted a school trip funded by a grant to the Oklahoma Science Museum and community support such as coat donations from Lifepoint Church; RAW described partnerships with ICTC, authors and community volunteers, therapy animal visits, and student projects that include writing and presenting children’s books to elementary reading buddies.

The board took no formal votes on the presentations; they were provided as informational reports.","Pershing Elementary and Ruffer Alternative Academy presented year-to-year gains and goals to the Muskogee Public Schools Board; Valerie Ragsdale of the Muskogee Education Association asked the board to join educators in advocating for Public Schools Week.","actionData","errors"]

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Muskogee board approves consent agenda, sets $6.825 million bond sale and designates district representative

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