September 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Call to order and recording of members present and absent

Open Meeting Compliance Statement read

CONSENT AGENDA: All the following items, which concern reports and items of a routine nature normally approved by one board 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 approval of the following

Addition of items of new business to the agenda

Minutes of the July 28, 2025 Regular Meeting

Approval of the Finance Report

Approval of purchase order encumbrances for the following funds for FY26

General Fund #11 PO#169-242 totaling $103,399.03 with change orders #001-242, and payroll PO#50170--50173 totaling $111,231.49 with change orders #50000-50173, for a year-to-date total of $11,234,889.10

Building Fund #21 PO#035-073 totaling $88,748.12 with change orders #001-073, for a year-to-date total of $495,101.46

Child Nutrition Fund #22 PO#012- 014 totaling $408,724.15 with change orders #001-014, and payroll change orders #50000-50002, for a year-to-date total of $522,915.74

Gift Fund #002- 011 totaling $ 48,000.00  with change orders #002-011, for a year- to- date total of $49,500.00

Approval of the Extra Duty Schedule and Assignments

Approval of the Activity Fund Report

Approval of Activity Fund Fundraisers

Approval of Activity Fund inner-account transfers

Approval of the Child Nutrition Report

Approval of Board Policy and Procedures

Declare the following items as surplus

Administration  Report

Principal's Report

Superintendent's Report

Resignations, Retirements, Reassignments

Items of Current Business

Discussion with possible board action, vote to approve an offer of employment to Applicants #1 - #3, non-certified positions for the 2025-2026 school year

Discussion with possible board action, vote to approve the Estimate of Needs for FY26

Discussion with possible board action, vote to approve an agreement between NWOSU and the Alva School District for the purpose of sharing an Athletic Trainer for the 2025-2026 School Year 

Discussion with possible board action, vote to approve a Cooperative Agreement with Freedom Public Schools for Basketball, Baseball for the 2025-2026 School Year.

Discussion with possible board action, vote to approve the following adjusted child nutrition meal prices for the 2025-2026 school year

Discussion with possible board action, vote to approve a contract with Big Five - Head Start for the 2025-2026 School Year

Discussion with possible board action, vote to approve Dana Manning as an adjunct instructor for Psychology and Sociology for the 2025-2026 school year 

Discussion with possible board action, vote to approve the Gifted and Talented Committee for FY26: Parents of Gifted and Talented Students- Courtney Nesseralla and Michelle Newton, Teacher of Elementary Students- April Ridgeway, Teacher of Middle School Students- Delaney Blankenship, Teacher of High School Students- Cara Bradt, Counselors- Steffanie Nichols and  Tina Pettus, Administrator- Stephanie Marteney

Discussion with possible board action, vote to approve the Internal Activities Committee for FY26: Administrator Vickie Nighswonger, Dalton Beeler, Jeremy Jones, Tina Pettus, Adam Lloyd, and parent, Ashley Ferguson

Discussion with possible board action, appoint the Superintendent to review results of National Criminal History Record Searches for FY26

Discussion with possible board action, vote to approve the following Out of State travel requests

AMS Football to Pratt, Kansas

Alva FFA to Indianapolis, Indiana

Alva FFA to Lyons, Kansas

New Business

Signing of documents approved by earlier action

Adjourn