Votes at a glance: Board approves contracts for student services and budget adjustments

At the June 22 meeting the Preston County Board of Education approved multiple action items summarized below. Vote counts are taken from the meeting record as reported by the clerk.

Contracts and services (all motions approved 5-0 unless otherwise noted) - Agreement with Marian County Schools for Medicaid-auditing and Medicaid-eligible billing/monitoring services for 2026–27. (Motion passed 5-0.) - Agreement with Good Pediatric Rehabilitative Services to provide occupational therapy services to students for 2026–27. (Motion passed 5-0.) - Agreement with Chatter and Chalk Development Center LLC for educational and related support services for 2026–27. The administration said multiple vendors help ensure timely access to services; pricing was described as similar to existing vendors. (Motion passed 5-0.) - Agreement with Messenger Speech Therapy for speech-language services for 2026–27. (Motion passed 5-0.)

Finance and budget items - Schedule of checks and payment of bills was approved (board discussed vendor naming inconsistencies and asked administration to clarify particular invoices). (Motion passed 5-0.) - Budget journal entries 169–170 (AP and math conference expenses) were approved. (Motion passed 5-0.) - Budget journal entries 213–221 and 223–226 for end-of-year realignment adjustments were approved. (Motion passed; recorded as unanimous.)

Routine approvals - Minutes from the June 8, 2026 board meeting were approved (recorded vote 5-0). - Service personnel and professional personnel agendas were approved in separate motions (both recorded as unanimous votes).

Administration committed to follow up on invoice/vendor name anomalies and to provide clarifying documentation for items flagged by trustees. No contracts were rejected or tabled at the meeting.