August 10, 2026 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. Superintendent's Report

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

5.A. Minutes of the June 29, 2026 Regular Board Meeting

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

5.C. FY27 Encumbrances/Purchase Orders
General Fund - # 181 - 186
Building Fund - # 38 - 43

 

5.D. FY27 Payments
General Fund - # 1 - 76
Building Fund - # 1 - 7
Insurance Loss - # 1

5.E. School Rental Requests as listed, any others at hand

5.F. Fundraising Activities Requests as listed, any others at hand

5.G. FY27 Plans, MOU's, Protocol's, Policies
1. Title I Annual Parent & Family Engagement and Parent's Bill of Rights
2. Welch Emergency Plans, Extra-curricular Emergency Plans
3. Elementary and HS Cardiac Response Plans
4. Wellness Policy
5. FY27 MOU & Authorization to pay FY27 Alternative Education Allocation to Wyandotte (Five Star Alternative Education Coop)

5.H. Surplus Laminator Serial #TH1818500050

6. 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.

6.A. Discussion and action to adopt and update legal clarifications from Rosenstein, Fist & Ringold (RFR) regarding school board policies as listed:
Section 3 - Business & Auxiliary
Section 4 - Instruction
Section 6 - Employees General
Section 7 - Certified Employees
Section 8 - Support Employees
Section 9 - Records
Section 10 - Students
Section 12 - Technology
Section 13 - Special Education  

6.B. Discussion and action regarding a one-time $600.00 Stipend to Shelly Chuckluck for training staff in CPI (Crisis Intervention Institute)  

6.C. Discussion and action to approve the FY27 Welch District Employee Handbook.

6.D. Discussion and action regarding SY26-27 Elementary & HS/MS Student Handbooks

6.E. Discussion and action to approve the FY27 Welch Student Discipline Policy

6.F. Discussion and action to approve Ben E. Keith as a Child Nutrition vendor to provide food services for FY27.

6.G. Discussion and action to approve Highland Milk as a Child Nutrition vendor to provide milk and other items for FY27

6.H. Discussion and action regarding SY26-27 Student and Employee meal prices. 

6.I. Discussion and action regarding approving SY26-27 Certified Staff to be Adjunct Instructors as listed on Exhibit A 

6.J. Discussion and action to approve for SY26-27 Welch Public Schools a 1086 Hr - 170-Day School Calendar and submit notification to the OSDE.

6.K. Discussion and action to approve HS Credit for Science and Math courses from NE Technology Center for SY26-27

6.L. Discussion and action regarding approving the Superintendent as the official administrator for federal grants and the district personnel designees as listed in Exhibit B. 

6.M. Discussion and action regarding the SY26-27 Welch Professional Development Matrix for school employees. 

6.N. Discussion and action to approve the OK Dept. of Career Technology Education Contract for Secondary and Technology Education Programs for FY27.

7. Discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding convening in Executive Session pursuant to OKLA. STAT. Title 25 § 307 (B)(1), (Supp.2002), to discuss the employment, promotion, demotion, disciplining or resignation of any individual salaried public officer or employee:
1. Employment: Sheila Yother, Support Employee
2. Employment: Melya Jones, Support Employee
3. Employment: Kayla Bellew, Support Employee
 

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

9. Discussion and action regarding SY26-27 Employment to Sheila Yother as a Support Employee.

10. Discussion and action regarding SY26-27 Employment to Melya Jones as a Support Employee.

11. Discussion and action regarding SY26-27 Employment to Kayla Bellew as a Support Employee.

12. New Business

13. Adjournment