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A board member motioned and the board voted to enter executive session to consider personnel matters described on the agenda as items A through F. In open session the board reported that \"all members of the Board of Education were present\" and that Dr. Jared Mendenhall was asked to participate in the executive session. The meeting minutes state the session was authorized under Oklahoma Statutes Title 25, Section 307(B)(1), which permits executive sessions for discussions of employment, resignation or termination of personnel.

After the executive session, the board returned to open session and approved items 12 A–F by voice vote. The public transcript records the approval but does not disclose the specifics of the personnel recommendations discussed in executive session.

Board officials stated that only the listed personnel items were discussed and that no votes were taken while in executive session. The board adjourned after completing the remaining agenda items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting 2025-03-12","oneSentenceSummary","Board met in executive session under Oklahoma Statutes Title 25 §307(B)(1) to consider personnel recommendations, returned to open session and approved personnel items A–F; specific personnel actions were not disclosed in open session.","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},6640143,"Muskogee board approves calendar change: two of five snow days will be made up in late May",239,1865000,2104000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2556304-f2278b46bd97b5ca171f27b100d06763&start=1865&end=2104","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2556304-f2278b46bd97b5ca171f27b100d06763/thumbnail_1865000.jpg","/articles/6640143/MUSKOGEE/School-Districts/Oklahoma/Muskogee-board-approves-calendar-change-two-of-five-snow-days-will-be-made-up-in-late-May","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6640143-a489d4ddbd6ec4b827a4815ed9676945/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153523&Signature=eDw8mT1md83m9Q80CqWIo1Bs~ibCUT-K1RfNIiuTGIiDjww41AzqQ9JMU59kXEzNYq9URNTpUrhXDoTbJdZ7Phbn6k~B~GjQ541GOeVXnqSpAnEECHVWYidfcKpeWPoriMgepuTioimLSoc56fjMFzkLudijY5Mx3fX16srvSTogXc~2SBLfCWSohbJMh5ALpX7zKWl446ReV7kgglDZDJukHxZlbcuu9RShdbkWFkEZAcc3n5m9aLMQPaJxCEVKfnWfC-MUw2Ln1fNsq5Wzd6yh2tBOGGLDO5GYw-5L672gmKz-q0tFPhH~1ztTb8TF66NMTVPH0zCZEm0yVZVYpQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Muskogee Public Schools Board of Education on Tuesday approved a revision to the 2024–25 district calendar to make up two of five inclement-weather days.

District staff told the board that the district experienced five days of inclement-weather closures and that a review of instructional minutes showed only two days needed to be restored. The district surveyed faculty and staff on options for makeup time; a majority of respondents selected to convert late runoff days to full instructional days near the end of the school year.

The board-approved revision adds student attendance days on May 23 and May 27, 2025, to replace two of the previously missed days, district staff said. Staff also said the district will hold a full instructional day tomorrow to recapture some time and that the earlier schedule includes built-in early-release days and other built-in makeup options.

A board member moved to approve the calendar revision, the motion received a second and passed by voice vote. No roll-call tally was recorded in the public transcript.

District staff acknowledged that attendance on the later, post–Memorial Day makeup day could be challenging for some families but said the decision followed the staff survey results.","After surveying staff, the district will make up two of five inclement-weather days on May 23 and May 27, 2025; the board approved the calendar revision by voice vote.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6640148,"Board approves district sudden cardiac emergency response plan; schools to run AED drills with county EMS",185,1596000,1781000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2556304-f2278b46bd97b5ca171f27b100d06763&start=1596&end=1781","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2556304-f2278b46bd97b5ca171f27b100d06763/thumbnail_1596000.jpg","/articles/6640148/MUSKOGEE/School-Districts/Oklahoma/Board-approves-district-sudden-cardiac-emergency-response-plan-schools-to-run-AED-drills-with-county-EMS","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6640148-1bed570aae08c67e1d7dd21070e42eb4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153523&Signature=Ht07WGVV9~KNx4fYwys2-vmk180HO~pKIPIBLLufUgOVELuFtTef5BC7p-kjWJhYwCJam6OQnwd0P8d~m9d7FWlAXmlt1Agcy2mHvBdVC4dMSFiv1n4HAGFaAJrIbi44nlaoZHNlNi2z3YhbbznLJbpTh95WupTXPf0mB2J97jInMiTJpmlr1JWfo2VgiW8cdoVd1YHR5nnsQHJeoF8VgJ8ocImaZ3dCxcvSOQ9Y1f-T3bRPeXIrdQH0qdcPLRh71LJ7nIorK34~uqjW8XO7rYb7mt4RobQajBgyAZ8idOxSlBlCLqnH9dpIseILygzf-vrjNGvdyiDpmVPvXEA-Pg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Muskogee Public Schools Board of Education approved the district's sudden cardiac emergency response plan after a presentation from district health staff on Tuesday.

Julia Price, identified as the district's director of nurses, presented the plan and said it was prepared to meet accreditation requirements. \"We want to make sure that we have teams in place that will recognize a cardiac event, whether it be staff or a student, and they know what to do,\" Price said. She said the plan names each school's certified emergency response team, requires at least two members on each team to hold American Red Cross CPR, AED and first-aid certifications, and includes activation guidelines for the cardiac emergency response teams.

Price said the plan will be posted in a condensed form at each site and that the district will \"be partnering with Muskogee County Emergency Medical Services, EMS, to help each school site run drills.\" She told the board that AEDs are positioned so most campus locations are within about three minutes of an automated external defibrillator.

Price also said the response plan had already been implemented at school sites in August and September but was being presented to the board to satisfy an accreditation requirement.

A board member moved to approve the plan; the motion received a second and passed by voice vote. No roll-call tally was recorded in the public transcript.

The plan obligates principals to include the cardiac drill as part of required security and safety drills and to ensure staff awareness of AED locations.","Board approved the district's sudden cardiac emergency response plan required for accreditation; plan names trained teams, AED locations and a schedule to coordinate drills with Muskogee County EMS.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6640152,"External auditor gives Muskogee schools unqualified opinion; board approves standing resolutions A–H",498,1038000,1536000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2556304-f2278b46bd97b5ca171f27b100d06763&start=1038&end=1536","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2556304-f2278b46bd97b5ca171f27b100d06763/thumbnail_1038000.jpg","/articles/6640152/MUSKOGEE/School-Districts/Oklahoma/External-auditor-gives-Muskogee-schools-unqualified-opinion-board-approves-standing-resolutions-AH","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6640152-79eda012b7e152815bf2179585a3aa3c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153523&Signature=hoFQgEEa9qI9Nvy77MVoIisrJxnn2lCqoH-bEtFau3OJLwCyuT4KQduz-YSQ-lQP2i5mga6PAdZTiSWkhlXLfItGpk3c02j67vrnzb7uSZ5b6z1cVuEbFyWXnM9bjy-UbWXd0xC4AquloY8QmFEbApjmEgjEZT7GpmPixY0TkPySM1TXjNsUrcwufcxCJyv54V7s2cY6atSpMaDwufs6cuQpLKaHR~Dh38xnZrMyIcftpVUGiydfizHGrtA-AtSbppVpkXmhRJBJCP4Y6MeVEkQh3C8WtbO~6al4TRJ3FSHuspwNFqmZ4Fpy8bXIP2m1pVHhTpbXGPK~yZdGn4N-Sg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","An external audit presented at the Muskogee Public Schools Board of Education meeting returned an unqualified opinion on the district's financial statements, and auditors reported no material findings for the fiscal period under review.

Michael Kicker, introduced as a partner at audit firm Jacobs & Kicker, told the board the district received an unqualified opinion under generally accepted accounting principles and that auditors found no material weaknesses in the financial statements. He said the district qualified as a \"low-risk auditee\" for federal program purposes because it had no qualified opinions or federal findings in the last two years.

Kicker said the auditors tested the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds this year, noting that ESSER programs remain in a higher-risk testing pool until they are closed. \"Regarding those, there were no material issues to report on that,\" Kicker said.

District staff also provided a monthly finance report comparing current revenues and expenses to the prior year. Staff said general-fund revenues showed a roughly $1.5 million swing month to month tied to timing of reimbursements and that building-fund expenses were down from the prior year because of prior-year capital spending. Child nutrition revenue was reported as approximately $10,000 higher than the prior year while child nutrition expenditures were about $112,000 lower than the prior year.

Following the presentations, a board member moved to approve standing resolutions A through H (routine financial approvals including payment schedules and encumbrances), the motion received a second and the board approved the package by voice vote. No detailed roll-call tally was recorded in the public transcript.

Board members congratulated finance staff for the audit results during the meeting.

The board did not take further budgetary action at the meeting beyond approving the standing resolutions package.","Jacobs & Kicker presented an unqualified (clean) opinion on the district's financial statements and reported no material findings; the board approved standing resolutions A–H after a routine finance report.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6640157,"Muskogee schools cite $454,000 energy savings; seven buildings win Energy Star recognition",391,228000,619000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2556304-f2278b46bd97b5ca171f27b100d06763&start=228&end=619","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2556304-f2278b46bd97b5ca171f27b100d06763/thumbnail_228000.jpg","/articles/6640157/MUSKOGEE/School-Districts/Oklahoma/Muskogee-schools-cite-454000-energy-savings-seven-buildings-win-Energy-Star-recognition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6640157-a94d449aabe8686a706d7a57ae7271ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153523&Signature=YnXcXI9-75OUrl2t7w7Q7IugK4RcE~OdZpoYHIbDA6S7exd9xzYBkT5WH-iQYLbm6fReZn9Hm-qL1wvJ-OvC89bN1mnI0II6yfy02AyZPM0A0QdDQgCKrnuKNgDqhC5yrZR4MEUpVkGqiT~yRxnyAWFhch6RGxJtJASb~bHZhd-1qAi01Am-rdph1y1XM3ELwFg~79BVtKFZljOAmYwk~7LFpo~ZlJZNsMRnB~GCyiePRU7sb4vGdPawliFpgel2q8aNd5e4FgSA2NH13QiGKlxr-sFw8KSm1KLZzPji2Mn3CBEwzSANAgAOBGTtvPMZOFL2PWiBSXzK-Gdkmx-OZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Synergistic, the district's energy-management partner, told the Muskogee Public Schools Board of Education on Tuesday that the district has reduced energy consumption per square foot by about 20% since the program began and realized $454,000 in total program savings.

The savings represent an 11% overall reduction in energy spending since the district began working with Synergistic in late 2021, Synergistic representatives said. Justin Colter, identified in the meeting as the client manager for Muskogee Public Schools, and Lynn Pace, introduced as Synergistic's senior vice president, presented the accounting and certification results to the board.

\"You have reduced your energy consumption per square foot compared to the year before we started working with them, almost 21%,\" Pace said. He and Colter highlighted that the savings helped offset rising utility costs and translated, by Synergistic's calculations, to environmental equivalents such as the energy usage of roughly 430 homes and more than 7,000 barrels of oil avoided.

Pace also noted federal recognition: seven district buildings earned Energy Star certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. \"This means that these are buildings that are in the top 25% of like buildings in similar area and similar use,\" he said, adding that Energy Star evaluates indoor environmental metrics such as CO2 and lighting as part of the certification.

Pace emphasized Synergistic's approach to efficiency: \"We do not ask any of our clients to achieve a level of energy efficiency at the expense or the compromising of the integrity of your learning environment.\" Colter and Pace said audits and building walkthroughs were used to identify operational improvements; the presenters said Synergistic completed 815 building energy-use trend analyses during the partnership.

The district will receive Energy Star certificates and decals for the qualifying schools; board members and district staff planned a photo and certificate distribution after the meeting. Superintendent or district staff coordinated distribution with Dr. Crawley, a district administrator who was present during the recognition.

The seven schools named during the meeting were Cherokee Elementary, Creek Elementary, Pershing (sixth and seventh grade), an eighth-and-ninth-grade site, Ruffer Alternative, and Grant Foreman. Synergistic said some buildings carry multi-year certifications.

Board discussion at the meeting was celebratory and focused on recognition; no district action was required beyond accepting the presentation.","Synergistic presented an update showing 20% cut in energy consumption per square foot and $454,000 in total program savings; seven Muskogee Public Schools buildings earned EPA Energy Star certification.","actionData","errors"]

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