September 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. ROUTINE ITEMS

1.1. Call to Order

1.2. Roll Call

1.3. Establishment of a Quorum

1.4. Possible consideration and vote to approve Agenda

1.5. Presentation of District Students of the Month
Elementary Student: Clara Swafford
Middle Student:Avery Jackson
High School: Kirby Mcconnell

2. PUBLIC COMMENT All meetings of the Board of Education shall be open to the public and any regular meeting shall include an opportunity for the public to address the Board. Public Comments are limited to three (3) minutes and must be related to an agenda item or topic.  Any individual wishing to address the board of education must communicate to the superintendent by letter per policy BED-R and BED-E.  Where several people wish to address the same subject, a spokesperson must be selected. The Board President may interrupt and terminate any comments that are not in accordance with any of these criteria or in keeping with Board Policy BED-R. Board members may not respond to speakers’ comments. See attachment.

3. REPORTS FROM SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND OTHERS

3.1. Superintendent's Report

3.2. High School/Middle School Principal’s Report

3.3. Elementary Principal’s Report

4. CONSENT AGENDA:  All of the following items, which concern reports and items of routine nature normally approved at board meetings, will be approved by one vote unless any board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items.  The consent agenda consists of the discussion, consideration and vote of items 4.1. - 4.7.

4.1. Approve minutes of  the June 30th, 2026 board meeting

4.2. Accept Treasurer’s Report including: Financial statements, fund balances, expenditures, revenue, warrants, bank summary, bond reports, and investments for the month ending

4.3. General Fund Payments (Including Child Nutrition and Blanket Purchase Orders)

4.4. Building Fund Payments

4.5. Bond Fund Payments

4.6. Sinking Fund Payments

4.7. Acknowledge the resignations of Mike Clark, Jim Murphy and Renee Buckley. 

5. BUSINESS (ACTION) ITEMS

5.1. Discussion and possible action on contracts and agreements for the 2026-2027 school year. 

5.1.1. Calm Waters

5.1.2. Lincoln County Partnership for Child Well Being

5.1.3. Memorandum of Understanding between Youth and Family Resource Center 

5.1.4. Memorandum of understanding between Wellston Public Schools and Iowa tribe of Oklahoma 

5.2. Discussion and possible action on approving and/or establishing activity budget for 2026-2027 school year. 

5.2.1. Cheerleading Budget

5.2.2. Class of 2029

5.3. Discussion and possible action on approving OSSBA recommended policies in mass.  

5.3.1. FNCD-P Prohibiting Bullying

5.3.2. DEC-R7 Maternity Leave

5.3.3. FNCD- Bullying

5.3.4. EIA-R4- Student Retention

5.3.5. EKBA-Strong Reader Act

5.3.6. EFEAA-Artificial Intelligence Systems and Tools use in the school district 

5.3.7. DHAC- Staff Members and Electronic or Digital Commications

5.3.8. FE- Student Transfer

5.3.9. FNG- Personal Electronic Devices

5.3.10. FFG- Reporting Suspecterd Child Abuse and/or Neglect

5.3.11. EHDD- Concurrent Enrollment

5.3.12. DABB-E Affidavit of Good Standing

5.3.13. DABB- Records Investigation

5.3.14. BAAB- Nepotism

5.4. Discussion and possible action on the drop out and annual college remediation report

5.5. Discussion and possible action on approving the estimate of needs for the 2026-2027 school year

5.6. Discussion and possible action for student A suspension due process appeal Student proposed executive session to hear and discuss the appeal of the out-of-school suspension of a minor student

5.7. Discussion and possible action for student B suspension due process appeal student  Proposed executive session to hear evidence and discuss the appeal of the out-of-school suspension of a minor student

6. NEW BUSINESS

7. PERSONNEL Discuss and vote to go into executive session to:
(a) Discuss employment and appointment of personnel pursuant to 25 O.S. §307 (B) (1)

7.1. Acknowledge the board's return to open session.

7.2. Executive Session Minutes Compliance Announcement. 

8. Information to and from the Board

9. Adjournment