November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Special 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. Gym Construction Update 

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

7.A. Minutes of the October 13, 2025 Regular Board Meeting

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

7.C. FY26 Purchase Orders
1. General Fund - # 181-201
2. Building Fund - # 40-42

7.D. FY26 Payments/Warrants
1. General Fund - # 136-413
2. Building Fund - # 16-34
3, Insurance Loss Fund - # 5-6

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

7.F. Fundraising Activities Requests as listed, any others at hand
1. Boys Basketball - Calendar Raffle Pick a Day, Nov - Dec 2025
2. Welch PTO — as listed on memo
3. FFA — as listed on forms

7.G. Out of State Trip - Missouri Southern State University - Joplin MO 

8. 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.A. Discussion and action approving a Library Endowment Fund Agreement between Paul Mitzel and the Welch Board of Education to establish the Kathryn Mitzel Library Fund to provide continuing financial support for library materials, resources, and related expenditures.

8.B. Discussion and action regarding Activity Account Transfers   

8.C. Discussion and action to adjust Sayler Hayward - Riley from a Tier I to a Tier II Paraprofessional on the FY26 Approved salary wage schedule. 

8.D. Discussion and action regarding a Christmas stipend for WPS employees except for the Superintendent. 

8.E. Discussion and action regarding Notice of Schedule of Regular School Board Meetings for calendar year 2026

9. Proposed Executive Session to discuss the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, discipline, or resignation of any individual salaried public officer or employee; O.S. Title 25 Section 307(B), (1) (Supp.2002) as listed:

1. Superintendent's Evaluation 

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

11. Discussion and action regarding the FY26 Superintendent's Evaluation 

12. Adjournment