Robert Schornick

The 2023-2028 strategic plan for Catoosa Public Schools focuses on increasing proficiency in core content areas, improving college and career readiness, and developing quality personnel. Key initiatives include implementing Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), providing differentiated instruction, and enhancing teacher and support staff recruitment and retention. The plan also aims to foster a positive, safe, and nurturing environment by increasing student involvement, community engagement, and family support. Additionally, it focuses on updating facilities, ensuring school safety, and maintaining transportation and nutrition services to support student success.

The strategic plan focuses on academic achievement by increasing proficiency in core content areas and improving outcomes for IEP and ELL students through initiatives like professional learning communities, response to intervention, and differentiated instruction. It supports the team by developing quality teachers, improving teacher and support staff satisfaction through recruitment/retention plans and districtwide professional development. The plan also emphasizes culture and climate by increasing student empowerment, community engagement, and stakeholder satisfaction through student advisory councils, partners in education programs, and parent/guardian communication plans. Additionally, it aims to strengthen the system by increasing student involvement, updating facilities, ensuring school safety, and maintaining transportation and nutrition services.

The meeting agenda includes discussions and possible actions on various topics, such as the purchase of mobile monitors for classrooms, the district's general fund expenditure for meal costs, participation in Free and Reduced Lunch and Breakfast programs, Bus Drivers' Policies and Procedures Manual, School Activity Fund Handbooks, renewal of a sublease agreement, calculation of the school year by hours, election of a Deputy Clerk, procedures for sanctioning auxiliary organizations, contracting with Ruth Kelly Studio for photography, Tulsa Tech contracts/MOUs, accepting resignations, personnel employment (including principal and teachers), contracting with On Time Staffing, implementing a computer use fee, a Maintenance Services Agreement with Campbell Install LLC, and approval of handbooks for various schools. The meeting also includes an executive session to discuss personnel matters and negotiations.

The meeting agenda includes discussion and possible action on the District's fiscal year 2019-2020 Estimate of Needs and the deregulation of Library Media Services at Catoosa High School. The agenda also includes a motion and vote to approve the Superintendent's action terminating the employment of Donnie McHendry, a motion to convene in Executive Session to discuss the purchase of real property, and discussion and possible action concerning the purchase of real property.

The meeting agenda includes reports from the school health services and the superintendent. Discussion and possible action will be taken on contracts and memberships for FY 2019, revision of the 2018-2019 school calendar, and resignations of Donna Brogan and Mandy Karleskint. The board will also consider employment of several certified and support personnel on temporary contracts, open student transfers, and negotiations with the Association of Catoosa Classroom Teachers (ACCT). New business items will also be addressed.