Meeting Agenda
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 the April 14, 2025, Special Meeting & May 5, 2025, Special Meeting
6.B. Treasurer's Report, Activity Fund Report, and status of all funds and investments
6.C. FY25 Purchase Orders
1. General Fund - #325 - #333
2. Building Fund - #73 - #78
6.D. School Rental Requests as listed, any others at hand
6.E. Fundraising Activities Requests as listed, any others at hand
6.F. FY26 Contracts and Agreement:

1. OPSRC Membership Agreement
2. Sylogist for Student Information, Lunch Room and Accounting Software Programs
3. NEO Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, LLC
4. AAVCOR, Drug and Alcohol testing for DOT & Student Drug Testing
5. Kellogg & Sovereign E-rate Fee Schedule for FY26
6. OSSBA Membership Renewal, Unemployment Services, & Assemble Paperless Meetings
7. Agreement for Ed Services between Welch PS & Welch Skill Center (ROCMND)
8. Agreement with the Horizon Digitally Enhanced Campus consortium for online Digital Curriculum-No charge
9. Piepenbrok Pest Control Monthly Service Fee
 
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.
8. Discussion and action to appoint Madonna Woolfolk as the Welch School Board Minutes Clerk
9. Discussion and possible action on the 2025 Academic Summer School Extra Duty Wage Schedule for Elementary, Middle, and High School

10. Discussion and possible action on the FY26 Child Nutrition Wage Schedule
11. Discussion and possible action to enter into a Title III Cooperative Agreement with Commerce Public Schools serving as the Lead Fiscal Agent and Welch Public Schools a Title III Consortium Member District for SY25-26.
12. Discussion and possible action on a Resolution authorizing the filing of FCC 471 Schools and Libraries Universal Service Program Services for FY26 and authorizing payment with approval of funding at discounted portion by USAC and receipt of services for FY26
 
13. Discussion and possible action to approve Welch Public Schools as a worksite for the Cherokee Nation Career Services Supplemental Youth Employment Program
14. Discussion and action regarding convening in Executive Session pursuant to OKLA. STAT. Title 25 § 307 (B)(1), (Supp.2002), to discuss the following items:
  1. FY26 Support Employment as listed in Exhibit A
  2. 2025 Summer Employment as listed in Exhibit B
  3. Resignation of Melissa Gonzales, Support Employee
  4. Resignation and Retirement of Mona Stines, Support Employee
15. Return to Open Session, President's Acknowledgement, Executive Session Minutes Compliance Announcement (Members Participating, Items Discussed, No Action Taken)
16. Discussion and possible action on FY26 Support Employees as listed in Exhibit A
17. Discussion and possible action on 2025 Summer Employment as listed in Exhibit B
18. Discussion and possible action to accept the following retirements/resignations, any others at hand:
       1. Mona Stines
       2. Melissa Gonzales
       3. Any others at hand
19. New Business
20. Adjournment
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NOTE:  The Board of Education may discuss, vote to approve, vote to disapprove, vote to table, or decide not to discuss any item on the agenda.  The Board of Education reserves the right to take up an agenda item in any order regardless of how items are listed below.
Meeting: May 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting of the Welch Board of Education
Agenda Item:
1. Call to Order and Declaration of a Quorum
Agenda Item:
2. Pledge of Allegiance 
Agenda Item:
3. Public Participation
Agenda Item:
4. Principals' Reports
Agenda Item:
5. Superintendent's Report
Agenda Item:
6. Consent Agenda Items recommended for approval by a single vote.  Items may be voted on separately at the request of any board member.
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve Consent Agenda Items (List Item# s and descriptions) 6A-6F. This motion, made by Rowdy Layton and seconded by Brian Mooney, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Brian Mooney: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
Agenda Item:
6.A. Minutes of the April 14, 2025, Special Meeting & May 5, 2025, Special Meeting
Agenda Item:
6.B. Treasurer's Report, Activity Fund Report, and status of all funds and investments
Attachments:
Agenda Item:
6.C. FY25 Purchase Orders
1. General Fund - #325 - #333
2. Building Fund - #73 - #78
Attachments:
Agenda Item:
6.D. School Rental Requests as listed, any others at hand
Agenda Item:
6.E. Fundraising Activities Requests as listed, any others at hand
Agenda Item:
6.F. FY26 Contracts and Agreement:

1. OPSRC Membership Agreement
2. Sylogist for Student Information, Lunch Room and Accounting Software Programs
3. NEO Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, LLC
4. AAVCOR, Drug and Alcohol testing for DOT & Student Drug Testing
5. Kellogg & Sovereign E-rate Fee Schedule for FY26
6. OSSBA Membership Renewal, Unemployment Services, & Assemble Paperless Meetings
7. Agreement for Ed Services between Welch PS & Welch Skill Center (ROCMND)
8. Agreement with the Horizon Digitally Enhanced Campus consortium for online Digital Curriculum-No charge
9. Piepenbrok Pest Control Monthly Service Fee
 
Attachments:
Agenda Item:
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.
Agenda Item:
8. Discussion and action to appoint Madonna Woolfolk as the Welch School Board Minutes Clerk
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve Madonna Woolfolk as the Welch School Board Minutes Clerk. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Rowdy Layton, passed.
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Rowdy Layton: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Brian Mooney: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
9. Discussion and possible action on the 2025 Academic Summer School Extra Duty Wage Schedule for Elementary, Middle, and High School
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve the 2025 Academic Summer School Extra Duty Wage Schedule for Elementary, Middle, and High School. This motion, made by Brian Mooney and seconded by Shannon Walker, passed.
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Rowdy Layton: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Brian Mooney: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:

10. Discussion and possible action on the FY26 Child Nutrition Wage Schedule
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve the FY26 Child Nutrition Wage Schedule. This motion, made by Rowdy Layton and seconded by Shannon Walker, passed.
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Rowdy Layton: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Brian Mooney: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
11. Discussion and possible action to enter into a Title III Cooperative Agreement with Commerce Public Schools serving as the Lead Fiscal Agent and Welch Public Schools a Title III Consortium Member District for SY25-26.
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Make a motion to enter into a Title III Cooperative Agreement with Commerce Public Schools serving as the Lead Fiscal Agent and Welch Public Schools a Title III Consortium Member District for SY25-26. This motion, made by Brian Mooney and seconded by Shannon Walker, passed.
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Rowdy Layton: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Brian Mooney: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
12. Discussion and possible action on a Resolution authorizing the filing of FCC 471 Schools and Libraries Universal Service Program Services for FY26 and authorizing payment with approval of funding at discounted portion by USAC and receipt of services for FY26
 
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve a Resolution authorizing the filing of FCC 471 Schools and Libraries Universal Service Program Services for FY26 and authorizing payment with approval of funding at discounted portion by USAC and receipt of services for FY26. This motion, made by Rowdy Layton and seconded by Shannon Walker, passed.
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Rowdy Layton: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Brian Mooney: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
13. Discussion and possible action to approve Welch Public Schools as a worksite for the Cherokee Nation Career Services Supplemental Youth Employment Program
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve Welch Public Schools as a worksite for the Cherokee Nation Career Services Supplemental Youth Employment Program. This motion, made by Brian Mooney and seconded by Rowdy Layton, passed.
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Rowdy Layton: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Brian Mooney: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
14. Discussion and action regarding convening in Executive Session pursuant to OKLA. STAT. Title 25 § 307 (B)(1), (Supp.2002), to discuss the following items:
  1. FY26 Support Employment as listed in Exhibit A
  2. 2025 Summer Employment as listed in Exhibit B
  3. Resignation of Melissa Gonzales, Support Employee
  4. Resignation and Retirement of Mona Stines, Support Employee
Attachments:
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to convene in Executive Session pursuant to OKLA. STAT. Title 25 § 307 (B)(1), (Supp.2002), to discuss the following items, so that the board can return to Open Session and possible board action to approve:. This motion, made by Rowdy Layton and seconded by Brian Mooney, passed.
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Rowdy Layton: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Brian Mooney: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
15. Return to Open Session, President's Acknowledgement, Executive Session Minutes Compliance Announcement (Members Participating, Items Discussed, No Action Taken)
Agenda Item:
16. Discussion and possible action on FY26 Support Employees as listed in Exhibit A
Attachments:
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve the FY26 Support Employees as listed in Exhibit A. This motion, made by Brian Mooney and seconded by Shannon Walker, passed.
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Rowdy Layton: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Brian Mooney: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
17. Discussion and possible action on 2025 Summer Employment as listed in Exhibit B
Attachments:
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve the 2025 Summer Employment as listed in Exhibit B. This motion, made by Rowdy Layton and seconded by Brian Mooney, passed.
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Rowdy Layton: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Brian Mooney: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
18. Discussion and possible action to accept the following retirements/resignations, any others at hand:
       1. Mona Stines
       2. Melissa Gonzales
       3. Any others at hand
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to accept the Resignations of Melissa Gonzales, Support Employee and Mona Stines, Support Employee. This motion, made by Rowdy Layton and seconded by Shannon Walker, passed.
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Rowdy Layton: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Brian Mooney: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
19. New Business
Agenda Item:
20. Adjournment
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to adjourn. This motion, made by Brian Mooney and seconded by Shannon Walker, passed.
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Rowdy Layton: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Brian Mooney: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
 

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