June 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting of the Welch Board of Education

1. Call to Order and Declaration of a Quorum

2. Pledge of Allegiance 

3. Public Participation

4. Principals' Reports

5. Superintendent's Report

6. Consent Agenda Items recommended for approval by a single vote.  Items may be voted on separately at the request of any board member.

6.A. Minutes of May 19, 2025, Regular Board Meeting

6.B. Treasurer's Report, Activity Fund Report, and status of all funds and investments

6.C. FY25 Purchase Orders
1. General Fund - #334 - 336

6.D. School Rental Requests as listed, any others at hand

6.E. Fundraising Activities Requests as listed, any others at hand

6.F. Out of State Trips
1. Elementary Caney, KS
2. Athletics, Baxter Springs, KS Summer League Games

7. Action Agenda - Individual items for discussion and action.  The Board may choose to take action on any item listed including motion to approve, motion to not approve, make a specific motion, take no action, table an item, or concur no action required.  Members may second a motion, cast a vote, or abstain.

7.A. Discussion and action regarding a Resolution with OSIG for property and liability insurance coverage for FY26, presentation by Matt McClaren 

7.B. Discussion and possible action on quote from OSAG on worker's compensation insurance coverage for FY26.

7.C. Discussion and possible action on the following FY26 Wage Schedules:
1. Athletic Extra Duty Salary Wage Schedule
2. Certified Extra Duty and Special Assignment Wage Schedule
3. Certified Salary Schedule
4. Administrative Salary Schedule
5. Support Wage Schedules
6. Child Nutrition Wage Schedule
7. Director of Child Nutrition Wage Schedule
8. Non-Certified Adjunct Wage Schedules
9. Employee Substitute Wage Schedule

7.D. Discussion and possible action on the Superintendent's presentation of the Board of Education's revised RFR Board Policy Manual to be effective immediately and to replace all board Policies adopted to date, except to the extent those policies are incorporated in part or whole in the new RFR Policy Manual. 

7.E. Discussion and possible action on FY26 Contract with Precision Testing Laboratories, INC. for asbestos testing. 

7.F. Discussion and possible action on FY26 Contract with Royalty Speech Therapy, LLC  

7.G. Discussion and possible action on a stipend payment provided by the OK State Regents for Higher Education "Inspired to Teach" program, up to $4000.00, for Morgan Mills, Certified Teacher.

7.H. Discussion and possible action to transfer $1320.00 from Activity Account #849 Baseball to Account #803 Athletics $600.00 and #850 Softball $720.00

7.I. Discussion and possible action on Surplus Inventory items submitted by Shelley Anderson. 

8. Discussion and action regarding convening in Executive Session pursuant to OKLA. STAT. Title 25 § 307 (B)(1), (Supp.2002), to discuss the following employment items:

1. Tier II Paraprofessional
2. Child Nutrition Director
3. Kitchen Manager
4. Kitchen Cook
5. Secondary English/Social Studies Position
6. Art Position
7. Resignation from Joseph Bryson, Certified Teacher & Athletic Coach
8. Resignation Agreement between Welch Public Schools and Dawni Orler, Certified Teacher

9. Return to Open Session, President's Acknowledgement, Executive Session Minutes Compliance Announcement (Members Participating, Items Discussed, No Action Taken)

10. Discussion and action to employ Superintendent's recommendation for the Tier II Paraprofessional position for SY25-26 

11. Discussion and action to employ the Superintendent's recommendation for the Child Nutrition Director position in FY26

12. Discussion and action to employ the Superintendent's recommendation for the SY25-26 Kitchen Manager position

13. Discussion and action to employ the Superintendent's recommendation for the SY25-26 Kitchen Cook position

14. Discussion and action to employ the Superintendent's recommendation for the SY25-26 Certified Secondary English/Social Studies position

15. Discussion and action to employ the Superintendent's recommendation for the SY25-26 Art position

16. Discussion and action to accept the resignation from Joesph Bryson, Certified Teacher and Athletic Coach

17. Discussion and action to approve the Resignation Agreement between Welch Public Schools and Dawni Orler, Certified Teacher

18. New Business

19. Adjournment