BOARD HIGHLIGHTS October 18th, 2021

BOARD HIGHLIGHTS
                                                                                            October 18th, 2021

Motions Passed by the Board
e Board approved the contract with Detection Canines,                      Meeting Date: Monday, October 18, 2021, 5p.m.
LLC for detection services for the 2021-22 school year. e                  Location: Administration Building
services include locating illicit drugs, including prescription             Next Meeting: Monday, November 1, 2021, 5p.m.
drugs, alcohol, and handgun detection. Services will be per-
formed at all nine secondary sites on random days. ey can                  Putnam City Schools does not discriminate
be done in parking lots, lockers, backpacks, and any other                  on the basis of race, color, religion, identity,
personal items as acceptable according to District policies.                national orgin, age, marital or veteran status,
                                                                            or disability.

e Board approved a Resolution of the Board of Education
to notify the Oklahoma County Election Board that District 1                Present: Dr. Fred Rhodes, Superintendent,
                                                                            Sandy Lemaster, Board Clerk, Charity Avery,
will be calling for an election on Tuesday, February 8, 2022.               Steve Burger, Judy Mullen Hopper, Gail
e voters shall elect a board member for board position two,                LoPresto, and Jay Sherrill.
a 5-year term of office. Board President Jay Sherrill currently
holds this seat. For more information about the requirements
of running for an open board member seat and filing with the
county election board, interested parties may contact the
Oklahoma County Election Board.

e Board also approved an agreement with Talk Tools to
present a webinar to District Speech Pathologists during the
District professional development day on January 3. e
presentation will focus on treating students diagnosed with
Apraxia of Speech and other motor-related speech disorders.

  Comments by Board Members & Public
Judy Mullen Hopper thanked the many foundation volunteers who work behind the scenes with Jennifer Seal, who
have worked hard to increase the number of donors.

Steve Burger gave a shout-out to Cory Boggs for his development of the Putnam. He also thanked Tracy Rogers, the
Principal of Windsor Hills, for sharing the students through a video message and the Food Services Team's dedication
to serving meals, especially during the COVID closure.

Gail LoPresto thanked Dwane Drake and his team of managers for their work serving students. She also expressed
how proud she is of Cory Boggs. She also thanked Mrs. Rogers for her attendance and showcasing her students.

Charity Avery also thanked Mr. Drake for his presentation and said her daughter talks about the food at school, and
she knows firsthand how hard they work to make it good for kids. She also gave a shout-out to Cory.

Jay Sherrill gave a shout-out to the in-person parent-teacher conference and the warm greeting from all the people
in the building. Great job to Capps Principal Burnett for creating such a warm and welcoming environment.

BOARD HIGHLIGHTS
                                                                            October 18th, 2021

  Superintendents
  Report DR. FRED RHODES
We are Only Half Way rough the Month and We Have So Much Good News

is is the month of awards for our outstanding teachers! Chelsie Titsworth, of Central Elementary
received $2500 from Marathon Oil’s Unconventional inking Teaching Grant. She will use the
grant to purchase decodable readers to help close reading gaps and purchase more multi-cultural
literature that is more reflective of students in her class. She will also purchase professional
development books to continue learning about the science of reading and how the brain learns to
read.

Congratulations to Linnea Mason of Northridge Elementary for her grant from the Oklahoma
Educators Credit Union for $356 to purchase supplies to create STEM bins.

Ms. Christine Pascual Domingo of Mayfield Middle Schools also secured an award of $250 to
create a bilingual and multicultural library. Previously, the OECU only awarded grants once a year,
but now through their reformatted process, educators can apply monthly.

KOCO’s September Teacher of the Month recognized 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Guffin of Central
Elementary. She is in her third year at Central and serves as Team Leader. She received a $1000
check from Quail Creek Bank and Donors Choose.

Congratulations to the PC North Varsity Choir and Una Voce students, under the direction of
Stephanie Keegan-Moring, who sang with the Canterbury Choral Society and the OKC
Philharmonic at the OKC Civic Center on Sunday, October 10th. ey were one of two high school
choir programs in the state to be invited and the students were thrilled for the opportunity.

You may have seen them around the district, charging stations that secure classroom sets of iPads.
What do these have to do with Putnam City Public Schools? Our own, Cory Boggs, Executive
Director of Information Technology, developed these to charge multiple iPads at once. is
revolutionary idea caught international attention and now LocknCharge, a company out of
Australia, has trademarked Mr. Boggs’ design as the “Putnam” and is selling it to schools globally.
On your next visit to Chick-fil-A, be sure to look for the Putnam and soon Chili's will also be using
them. Here is more information on the Putnam.
https://www.lockncharge.com/products/putnam-charging-station/

BOARD HIGHLIGHTS
     October 18th, 2021