Principals and school staff reported on fall activities, student achievements and upcoming events at the Waynoka Public Schools meeting, while the district business manager gave a monthly financial update noting higher September expenditures and a delayed state child-nutrition reimbursement.

The principals reported schoolwide events across grade levels, including a Touch-a-Truck event organized by Mrs. Rankin for pre-K through second grade, a Homecoming week from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3, a schoolwide ‘‘Walk, Bike, or Roll to School’’ day on Oct. 8, and a planned visit to the Stafford Air and Space Museum on Oct. 15 for students who met reading goals. Principals noted fall break for students on Oct. 16–17 with classes resuming Oct. 21 and a staff professional-development day on Oct. 16 featuring Sarah Castillo (district teacher of the year) and Melissa Evan (Oklahoma teacher of the year) as presenters.

Student recognitions and extracurricular updates included FFA competition results at the Tulsa State Fair (placings for multiple students in livestock and show categories), junior-high and elementary football schedules, and a spook parade and Halloween parties scheduled for Oct. 31. Principals named students of the week for September and described community-engagement activities such as a ‘‘bike bus’’ route organized by Mrs. Webb and fire-prevention visits by Winona firefighters.

On finances, the business manager said September expenditures were "up about $40,000" compared with the same period last year while revenue showed a roughly $6,000 shortfall at present. The shortfall was attributed primarily to a delayed child-nutrition reimbursement; the district had received $14,000 in that reimbursement last year, the business manager said, and expected the current reimbursement to arrive later. The business manager also said overall cash balance was higher than the previous year — reported as "about $300,000" higher — but cautioned that interest income had declined and that child-nutrition expenditures for the month were higher, partly because an October billing cycle resulted in doubled charges appearing across months and because the district purchased roughly $5,000 in equipment for the child-nutrition program.

The business manager reported daycare expenditures were down, attributed in part to being one fewer full-time employee, and said the district's overall financial outlook remained "good" while urging vigilance on expenditure trends.

The principals' presentations were informational; no board votes were taken specifically on programming described in the reports.

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Board members moved from principal reports and financial updates into the routine consent and action items recorded elsewhere in the meeting.