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Leedey Board of Education elects officers, approves warrants and continues career-technical programs
Summary
At its April 9, 2025 regular meeting, the Leedey Board of Education elected James Smith president and Jason Paulsen vice president, appointed minutes clerks, approved warrants and purchase orders across funds, approved continuation of career-technical programs for 2025–2026, approved an E-Rate resolution, and reemployed listed support staff.
James Smith was elected president of the Leedey Board of Education at the board's April 9, 2025, regular meeting, and Jason Paulsen was elected vice president despite his recorded absence.
The board convened at 7:00 p.m. in the district Board of Education room at 505 E Sixth in Leedey. Members present were Darrell Switzer, Brady Smith (recently sworn in), Landon Holcomb and James Smith; Jason Paulsen was recorded as absent.
The board handled a series of routine organizational and fiscal items by unanimous recorded votes of those present. Members appointed Allie Goldston as minutes clerk, Shannon Welty as deputy minutes clerk and Jordan Wood as secondary deputy minutes clerk. The board approved the minutes of the March 12, 2025 regular meeting.
On fiscal matters, the board approved FY-25 warrants and purchase orders across the general, building, child nutrition and sinking funds as listed on the agenda, including general fund warrants numbered 803–897, building fund warrants 178–198, and child nutrition fund warrants 82–92. The motion to approve those warrants and listed purchase orders passed with votes recorded as Darrell Switzer yes, Brady Smith yes, Landon Holcomb yes, Jason Paulsen absent, and James Smith yes.
The board approved continuation of career-technical education programs for the 2025–2026 school year, specifically Agriculture Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Business and Information Technology. The resolution to file applications for Schools and Libraries Universal Service (E-Rate) funding for 2025–2026 also passed; it authorizes filing the form application(s) for the funding year and authorizes payment of the applicant’s share upon approval of funding and receipt of services.
A motion to reemploy the support employees listed on the meeting agenda for the 2025–2026 school year passed on the board's recorded vote. The meeting was adjourned at 7:28 p.m.
The agenda items for teacher, principal and superintendent reports were listed and noted; the transcript provides only the items' listings (Teacher’s Report; Principal's Report by Tate Beer; Superintendent's Report by Darren Danielson) without further detail in the recorded text.
