August 9, 2021 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting of the Welch Board of Education

1. Call to Order

2. Establish Quorum

3. Pledge of Allegiance 

4. Public Participation

5. Principals' Reports

6. Superintendent's Report

7. Consent Agenda (Items may be voted separately at the request of any member of the Board of Education)

7.A. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve minutes of the 6:00 PM Special Meeting on July 22, 2021

7.B. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve Treasurer's Report and Activity Fund Report on status of all funds and investments

8. Items for Board Action

8.A. Discussion, consideration and possible action to approve 2020-2021 warrants

1.  General Fund - #1321-1338 -- $12,172.38
2.  Building Fund - #101-103 -- $641.19

8.B. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve 2021-2022 purchase orders, warrants, and change orders:

1.  Purchase Orders
     a.  General Fund - #178-209 -- $12,477.37
     b.  Building Fund - None

2.  Warrants
     a.  General Fund - #1-50 -- $205,901.62
     b.  Building Fund - #1-7 -- $3,603.07

8.C. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to declare as surplus Agricultural Department items as listed

8.D. Presentation on Welch Public Schools' Accreditation status with the OSDE for school year 2021-2022

8.E. Presentation on Welch Public Schools being awarded the 2020 Oklahoma Certified Healthy School

8.F. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve the activity account transfer of $66.93 from #805 Senior Class to #807 Junior Class

8.G. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education Contract for Secondary Career and Technology Education Programs for school year 2021-2022

8.H. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve High School Credit for Science and Math courses from Northeast Technology Center for FY21-22

8.I. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve the Alternative Education budget with Five Star Academy Alternative Education for SY21-22

8.J. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve a Memorandum of Understanding with Grand Head Start (Jay Public Schools) for transitional services with students with disabilities

8.K. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve the Service Agreements with Alcohol & Drug Testing Inc. for student drug testing and CDL bus driver drug and alcohol testing

8.L. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve Welch Public Schools to use the 1080 hour option for school attendance in lieu of the traditional "180" day method for SY21-22

8.M. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve raising the adult lunch price to $4.20 to meet the USDA minimum requirements for SY21-22

8.N. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve the purchase of an Ice Machine for the Football Fieldhouse from Allied Restaurant Supply in the sum of $5,014.32 through the Bond Fund Lease proceeds

8.O. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve the 2021-2022 Student Handbooks

8.P. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve the Safe Return and Continuity of Services Plan for SY21-22

8.Q. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to add Stacy Ezell to the Welch School District Activity Fund account at Welch State Bank

8.R. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve a TeleComp Holdings, Inc., contract with Welch Public Schools to provide IT support for SY 21-22

8.S. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve the purchase of six Lenovo ThinkPad workstations, monitors, and dock stations from TeleComp Holdings, Inc. for the sum of $17,868.00

8.T. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to rescind the action awarding Summit Bus the lease purchase agreement for an activity bus for FY22

8.U. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve the application for adjunct teacher status for Dawni Orler to teach 5160 Physical Science for the 2021-2022 school year

9. New Business

10. Proposed Executive Session to discuss the following items so the Board can return to Open Session to vote as authorized by Section 25 OS 307 (B) (1) and Section 25 OS 307 (B) (7) of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act:

10.A. Support Staff 2021-2022 Wage Schedule - Bus Driver

10.B. Employment of Paraprofessionals for the 2021-2022 school year

11. Discussion and possible board action to convene in Executive Session

12. President's Acknowledgment and Time of Return to Open Session

13. Statement of Executive Session Minutes -- Members Participating, Items Discussed, No Action Taken

14. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to approve the revised Bus Driver 2021-2022 Wage Schedule

15. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to employ Christina Armstrong as a Paraprofessional for the 2021-2022 school year

16. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to employ Stephanie Beaty as a Paraprofessional for the 2021-2022 school year

17. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to employ Ashley Chenoweth as a Paraprofessional for the 2021-2022 school year

18. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to employ Shannon Hitz as a Paraprofessional for the 2021-2022 school year

19. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to employ Gloria Horton as a Paraprofessional for the 2021 -2022 school year

20. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to employ Misty Johnson as a Paraprofessional for the 2021-2022 school year

21. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to employ Teresa Jones as a Paraprofessional for the 2021-2022 school year

22. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to employ Citabria Mills as a Paraprofessional for the 2021-2022 school year

23. Discussion, consideration, and possible action to employ Tabatha Schultz as a Paraprofessional for the 2021 2022 school year

24. Vote to Adjourn