September 11, 2025 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 Students of the Month

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

3.1.1. Presentation of the most up-to-date Drop Out Report and College Remediation 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. - 4.6.

4.1. Approve minutes of the August 6, 2025 regular 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

5. BUSINESS (ACTION) ITEMS

5.1. Discussion and possible action on approving student class size capacities starting October 1, 2025. 

5.2. Discussion and possible action on approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Lincoln County Health Department and Wellston School District.  

5.3. Discussion and possible action on approving activity fund fundraiser forms for the 2025-2026 school year. 

5.4. Discussion and possible action on approving the offer from Oklahoma Department of Transportation for the right of way due to Highway 66 expansion. 

5.5. Discussion and possible action on approving the General Fund Budget requests.  

5.5.1. High School Track Budget

5.5.2. High School Girls Basketball Budget

5.6. Discussion and possible action on facility bond fund improvements.  

5.7. Discussion and possible action on approving OSSBA recommended policies. 

5.7.1. FDAD: Placement of Students who have been in a Homeschool Program

5.7.2. FE: Student Transfers

5.7.3. FNC: Student Conduct

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. 

7.3. Discussion and possible action on hiring an adjunct middle school science teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. 

7.4. Discussion and possible action on selecting applicants for the Teacher Empowerment Program.  

8. Information to and from the Board

9. Adjournment