As the start of school was fast approaching, there were many items of business for the Grove Board of Education to consider. I hope you have signed up to receive the agendas and other notifications from the school to stay informed on what is happening in our Grove schools. You can find step by step instructions to receive those notifications on my July 11, 2025 blog post.
After the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States and Salute to the Oklahoma State Flag, there were audience speeches to the Board by two individuals. I was not familiar with their concerns but was impressed with how fluently and respectfully they spoke. If you have a need to address the Board and administration, I encourage you to do likewise.
Verbal financial and budget reports were given. Once again, financial statements had been posted in pdf form in the agenda, another reason to sign up for communication from the school district.
The Superintendent’s report included the following:
The welcome back committee was able to raise $160k in a variety of prizes, t-shirts, restaurant coupons, and cash to name a few. This event has grown exponentially over the past few years as our community members desire to show their appreciation for all our school staff by this welcoming event.
All staff are mandated reporters for child abuse and neglect. We are all required to sign an acknowledgement form as to our duties on this matter. There was RAVE training for the staff. RAVE training is a brand name not an acronym. All staff are required by law to have a mobile emergency alert system on their phones.
HS roof looks great and should be completed by the end of October. The LE roof is almost completed. Only trim items remain.
All Board members are required to accumulate points for ongoing training. OSSBA is hosting an Education Leadership Conference in Okc on September 4-7 with a variety of board related topics.
The Consent Agenda was approved.
There were four committees approved.
Here is a list of those committees and their members:
SHORT TERM STUDENT SUSPENSION REVIEW COMMITTEE 2025-2026
HS Alisha Smith - Chairperson
MS Joseph Wilhelm
UE Katie Casey
LE Susan Mandrell
ECC Shelby Rhatigan
Internal Activity Review Committee for 2025-2026
Supt. Pat Dodson
ECC Randi Andrews
LE Carol Hunsperger
UE Jayla Teel
MS Jason Geer
HS Amanda Pollan
Site Principal of Activity in Review - TBD
Sponsor of Activity in Review - TBD
Counselor @ Appropriate Level:
● Dell Baker
● Tracy Marshall
● Rachel Davenport
● Tonya Goldner
● Jenny Clark
● Dani Lyons
Grove Public Schools
Gifted/Talented Local Advisory Committee
2025-2026
Local Advisory Committee members will be appointed by the School Board of Education upon
the recommendation of the superintendent. The committee will consist of at least three but no more than eleven members.
Member…………………………………………Cassie Stinnett
Member…………………………………………Deana Glasgow
Member…………………………………………Dani Lyons
Member…………………………………………Katrina Jackson
Member…………………………………………Tonya Goldner
Parent Member…………………………………Amanda Davis
Parent Member…………………………………Vanessa Byers
Parent Member…………………………………Chelsea Perryman
GROVE TEXTBOOK COMMITTEE FOR 2025-2026
Chairperson Pat Dodson
Asst. Chair Allie Cole
ECC Katrina Jackson
LE Debbie Marks, Tracy Goins
UE Kerri Gregg
MS Miranda Woods, Bryan Burroughs
HS Carmen Tharp
Business with Attorneys
22 items had been considered by school attorneys Rosenstein, Fist, and Ringold,
The Board voted to approve to adopt/revise/rescind those policies. If you wish to see what policies were considered, I can email a list to you. There was discussion by Board members on some of these.
Items 8-13
Included approval of a job description for Math Interventionist. Later, Alan Palesano, who just retired as a math teacher was reemployed to assist MS students in need of strategic interventions to improve their math skills.
Textbook funds were approved to purchase refill consumables for Bridge to Reading supplemental reading program at the Early Childhood center.
Textbook funds were approved to purchase Zaner-Bloser’s Handwriting Curriculum for Early Childhood and Lower Elementary schools. My note: This will lead to teaching cursive handwriting. This is a skill that is good for a person’s brain. Historical documents are written in cursive. Though several may be unfamiliar with cursive, this is a positive step in my view.
The board approved a price increase in the lunchroom. Adults and guest prices increased from $5.00 to $6.00. Ala cart items increase from $1.00 to $2.00 for everyone, even students if they want extras. Extra milk increased from $.40 to $ .75 for all as well. (May I remind folks that all students receive free breakfast and lunch at school now.)
After Executive Session, several people were approved for hiring.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:58 PM
Thank you for reading. I hope this has been helpful to you. Pam
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