Kingfisher Board of Education members on Monday opted to not conduct the evaluation of the school district’s superintendent.

The December regular meeting’s agenda called for the action, but members said they didn’t evaluate Andy Evans during an executive session that lasted about 45 minutes.

“We wanted to have a full board in attendance before we conducted the evaluation,” said board President Mike Copeland after the meeting. “That’s why we held off.”

The board was minus Brad Wittrock, who announced just before the meeting that he was being forced to miss due to a prior business commitment.

Joining Copeland at the meeting were board members Bill Reitz, Dana Golbek and Charles Walker.

Evans’ evaluation will now be on the January agenda, which has been common in years past.

Evans has been at the helm of the district since last October when he was named interim superintendent. The interim tag was removed in February.

The board did make some personnel moves after the closed session.

On Evans’ recommendation, members voted unanimously to hire Melody Wilfong and Nate Callen.

Wilfong is a part-time hire as she’ll work in the high school as an aide and art teacher.

Wilfong previously taught art at KHS, but was part of a reduction in force move last December.

Evans said she’ll teach two hours of art and will help out at the office between those classes.

Currently, Morgan Finley teaches art during first hour at the high school before shifting her duties to Kingfisher Upper Elementary.

This move, said Evans, will aid the district in its quest for better reading remediation.

“Morgan Finley is an excellent teacher. We visited with her and realized the most cost-effective structure would be to let her be at the KUE all day and help with remediation in that building while also teaching art at the KUE,” Evans said.

“And we could also add a section of art at the high school. This is a case of our teachers and administrators finding a bettwer way to work through a system.”

Callen will oversee inschool suspension at the high school and junior high and will also assist the junior high and high school boys basketball programs.

If nobody is in ISS, Evans said Callen will have aide duties or help cover classes.

Board members also accepted the resignation of longtime high school secretary Shelly Watkins.

Watkins has served in that role for more than eight years. Her resignation is effective Dec. 31.

In her resignation letter, Watkins said working at KHS had been “an honor and a privilege.”

“This school has been more than a workplace - it has been a community that has shaped me both personally and professionally,” she said. “I am deeply grateful for the support, encouragement and opportunities I have received during my time here.”

In the move to accept the resignation, the board also voted to open up the position.

“I am committed to ensuring a smooth transition and am willing to assist in any way possible during this period,” Watkins said.

Two bids were opened at 1 p.m. on Monday for a contract to provide roof maintenance for the district for the time period of Dec. 1 through June 30, 2026.

The low bid was submitted by NextStep Roofing at a rate of $21,500.

The other bid was turned in by Coryell Roofing at a cost of $29,019.84.

Services for the contract will include mapping and labeling the HVAC units at each building, repairing current leaks on the roofs, cleaning the roofs, documenting any damage on the roofs and providing the district a complete portfolio to present to its insurance carrier.

Evans said the school’s insurance carrier - Oklahoma Schools Insurance Group - will be provided the opportunity to conduct its own survey.

“Roofs aren’t something everyone just loves talking about, but we do talk about them if we have leaks,” Evans said. “Our goal is to extend the life of the roofs as far as we possibly can and be proactive in protecting the facilities our patrons have allowed us to build.”

The work included in the contract does not include the Donovan Boutwell Center, Girls Athletic Center or the wrestling facility.

Outside of those buildings, the district has more than 360,000 square feet of roof surface to maintain.

In other action, board members approved an outof- state travel request for the high school band program in March 2027.

Band members will be traveling to Chicago, Ill.

Annual contracts with Teel Oswald and The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center were approved. The contracts are for special education services, said Evans.