Chandler’s Board of Education this week voted to appoint a new member to the board, modified the contract of School Supt. Scott Baade and approved the re-employment of three of its principals.
Board members also accepted the resignations of two teachers and a principal.
Baade said the board appointed Doug Bridge to fill the Office No. 1 seat for the remainder of this year.
Board Member Tony Jarvis, who held seat No. 1, resigned recently.
Bridge will need to file for election during the filing period in December if he desires to continue serving on the board, Baade explained. That will mean Chandler has two board seats up in 2024, he has said.
Following an executive session, the board returned to open meeting and approved a threeyear contract for Baade.
Also after the executive session, board members approved the re-employment of Lisa Almand, East Side Principal, Bridget Hughey, Park Road Principal and Junior High Principal Geoff Metheny, Baade said.
Earlier in the meeting, they accepted the resignation of High School Principal Randy Hedge, who is retiring, Baade confirmed and the resignations of Special Education teachers Aleisa Rhoades and Tara Cowan.
The board adopted a resolution setting noon on March 31 in the superintendent’s office to place the sale of the $3,880,000 General Obligation bonds of the school district. Voters approved the $3.8 million bond issue on Feb. 14.
In other business the board: Approved a contract for an independent auditor to perform the audit of the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
Voted to terminate the contract with Opaa! Food Management of Oklahoma, LLC for the 20232024 school year.
Voted to direct the superintendent to give notice of termination to Opaa! Food Management of Oklahoma, LLC.
Approved changing the special education teachers’ salaries from five percent to 10 percent above their base salary for the 2023-2024 school year.
Approved the extra duty coaching stipends for the 2023-2024 school year.
Approved all courses and their respective high school credits to Chandler High School students while attending Gordon Cooper Technology Center.
Agreed to a contract with Parent Square (previously known as Gabbart Communication) for school website content management for the 2023-2024 school year.