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 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
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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: June 9, 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 Item 6A minutes of May 19, 2025 Regular Board Meeting; Item 6B Treasurer's Report, Activity Fund Report, and status of all funds and investments; Item 6C FY25 Purchase Orders; Item 6D School Rental Requests as listed, any others at hand; Item 6E Fundraising Activities Requests as listed, any others at hand; and Item 6F Out of State Trips, Elementary Caney KS, and Athletics, Baxter Springs KS Summer League Games. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
6.A. Minutes of May 19, 2025, Regular Board Meeting
Attachments:
Agenda Item:
6.B. Treasurer's Report, Activity Fund Report, and status of all funds and investments
Agenda Item:
6.C. FY25 Purchase Orders
1. General Fund - #334 - 336
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. Out of State Trips
1. Elementary Caney, KS
2. Athletics, Baxter Springs, KS Summer League Games
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:
7.A. Discussion and action regarding a Resolution with OSIG for property and liability insurance coverage for FY26, presentation by Matt McClaren 
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve a Resolution with OSIG for property and liability insurance coverage for FY26, presentation by Matt McClaren. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
7.B. Discussion and possible action on quote from OSAG on worker's compensation insurance coverage for FY26.
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve quote from OSAG on worker's compensation insurance coverage for FY26. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
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
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve 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. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
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. 
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve 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. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
7.E. Discussion and possible action on FY26 Contract with Precision Testing Laboratories, INC. for asbestos testing. 
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve a FY26 Contract with Precision Testing Laboratories, INC. for asbestos testing. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
7.F. Discussion and possible action on FY26 Contract with Royalty Speech Therapy, LLC  
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve on FY26 Contract with Royalty Speech Therapy, LLC. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
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.
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve 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. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
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
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve transfer $1320.00 from Activity Account #849 Baseball to Account #803 Athletics $600.00 and #850 Softball $720.00tion to approve. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
7.I. Discussion and possible action on Surplus Inventory items submitted by Shelley Anderson. 
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve to Surplus Inventory items submitted by Shelley Anderson. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
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
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to convene in Executive Session pursuant to OKLA. STAT. Title 25 § 307 (B)(1), (Supp.2002), to discuss personnel employment and resignations so that the board can return to Open Session for possible board action. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
9. Return to Open Session, President's Acknowledgement, Executive Session Minutes Compliance Announcement (Members Participating, Items Discussed, No Action Taken)
Agenda Item:
10. Discussion and action to employ Superintendent's recommendation for the Tier II Paraprofessional position for SY25-26 
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to move to employ Superintendent's recommendation Kevi Tucker for the Tier II Paraprofessional position for SY25-26. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
11. Discussion and action to employ the Superintendent's recommendation for the Child Nutrition Director position in FY26
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to employ the Superintendent's recommendation Kristi Stoops the Child Nutrition Director position in FY26. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
12. Discussion and action to employ the Superintendent's recommendation for the SY25-26 Kitchen Manager position
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to employ the Superintendent's recommendation for Loreda Bidwell the SY25-26 Kitchen Manager position. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
13. Discussion and action to employ the Superintendent's recommendation for the SY25-26 Kitchen Cook position
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to employ the Superintendent's recommendation of Barbara Chenoweth for the SY25-26 Kitchen Cook position. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
14. Discussion and action to employ the Superintendent's recommendation for the SY25-26 Certified Secondary English/Social Studies position
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to employ the Superintendent's recommendation of Julia Bruce for the SY25-26 Certified Secondary English/Social Studies position. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
15. Discussion and action to employ the Superintendent's recommendation for the SY25-26 Art position
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to employ the Superintendent's recommendation of Chelsey Moody for the SY25-26 as a non-certified adjunct Art position. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
16. Discussion and action to accept the resignation from Joesph Bryson, Certified Teacher and Athletic Coach
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to accept the resignation from Joesph Bryson, Certified Teacher and Athletic Coach. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
17. Discussion and action to approve the Resignation Agreement between Welch Public Schools and Dawni Orler, Certified Teacher
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to approve the Resignation Agreement between Welch Public Schools and Dawni Orler, Certified Teacher. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
Agenda Item:
18. New Business
Agenda Item:
19. Adjournment
Action(s):
Motion passed:
Motion to adjourn. This motion, made by Shannon Walker and seconded by Shelby Miller, passed.
  • Rowdy Layton: Absent
  • Brian Mooney: Absent
  • Mr Jesse Highsmith: Yea
  • Shannon Walker: Yea
  • Shelby Miller: Yea
 
 

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