Alva Public Schools board approves construction addenda, hires, donations and show-choir trip; moves to executive session
January 07, 2026 | Alva Public Schools, School Districts, Oklahoma
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At its meeting, the Alva Public Schools Board of Education approved multiple consent and action items tied to the district's 2026 bond projects, personnel, donations and student travel.
On a motion and second, the board approved an addendum to the construction contract (item 5.1) that the presenter said narrows the scope to the 2026 bond projects and reduces the contractor fee percentage from the previously discussed industry standard; Mister Shears (role not specified) recommended accepting the contract with the firms named in the transcript. The motion passed on a roll-call/voice vote with board members answering in the affirmative.
The board also approved item 5.2, an addendum related to fiber construction that mirrors earlier AIA-format contracts and ties the project list to the 2026 bond, and approved item 5.3 hiring actions to employ Jamie Carey (professional position) and Aiden Absher (custodial position).
The board accepted several donations: $30,000 from Outstate Bank to Long Island Elementary, a $10,000 anonymous donation to the Ottawa High School speech program, and $20,000 from the Presbyterian Church to a gift-card coalition providing school supplies. The clerk announced a unanimous vote to accept the donations.
An out-of-state travel request for the Alva High School show choir to travel to Wichita, Kansas, on April 28, 2026, was presented and approved. The board then voted to convene an executive session to conduct an ongoing evaluation of the superintendent under the cited "statute section 307 b 1" (transcript phrasing); the motion to enter executive session was moved, seconded and approved.
Votes recorded in the transcript included named board responses during roll calls (examples in the record: Singleton — yes; Kane — yes; Hanson/Hansen — yes; Jackson — yes; Barton — yes; Payne — yes; Pendleton — yes; Handelson — yes). Meeting minutes should be consulted for the official, validated roll-call record and precise vote tallies.
The board took no publicly recorded final action during the executive-session item in the transcript provided here.
On a motion and second, the board approved an addendum to the construction contract (item 5.1) that the presenter said narrows the scope to the 2026 bond projects and reduces the contractor fee percentage from the previously discussed industry standard; Mister Shears (role not specified) recommended accepting the contract with the firms named in the transcript. The motion passed on a roll-call/voice vote with board members answering in the affirmative.
The board also approved item 5.2, an addendum related to fiber construction that mirrors earlier AIA-format contracts and ties the project list to the 2026 bond, and approved item 5.3 hiring actions to employ Jamie Carey (professional position) and Aiden Absher (custodial position).
The board accepted several donations: $30,000 from Outstate Bank to Long Island Elementary, a $10,000 anonymous donation to the Ottawa High School speech program, and $20,000 from the Presbyterian Church to a gift-card coalition providing school supplies. The clerk announced a unanimous vote to accept the donations.
An out-of-state travel request for the Alva High School show choir to travel to Wichita, Kansas, on April 28, 2026, was presented and approved. The board then voted to convene an executive session to conduct an ongoing evaluation of the superintendent under the cited "statute section 307 b 1" (transcript phrasing); the motion to enter executive session was moved, seconded and approved.
Votes recorded in the transcript included named board responses during roll calls (examples in the record: Singleton — yes; Kane — yes; Hanson/Hansen — yes; Jackson — yes; Barton — yes; Payne — yes; Pendleton — yes; Handelson — yes). Meeting minutes should be consulted for the official, validated roll-call record and precise vote tallies.
The board took no publicly recorded final action during the executive-session item in the transcript provided here.
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