The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting on Monday, August 17, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Ellis Fine Arts Center.
Public Agenda
1.0 Call Meeting to Order – Chair Doug Ropp
1.1 Roll Call of Trustees by the Clerk
Bailey | Brown | Cosens | Hoyt | McKinnis | Ropp
2.0 Flag Salute & Invocation
3.0 Approval of Official Agenda (Action)
4.0 Approval of Consent Agenda (Action)
4.1 Minutes
- July 16, 2026, Board of Trustees Special Meeting
- July 20, 2026, Board of Trustees Meeting
4.2 Financials – Cash Flow Report
4.3 Check Register – $471,554.64
4.4 Payroll
- August 15, 2026 – $785,360.64
4.5 Contract Ratification
5.0 Community, Employee, and Student Recognition (Information)
5.1 Program Review – Nursing
5.2 Recognition: Students & Program Update – Volleyball
6.0 Leadership Reports & Updates (Information)
7.0 Old Business
8.0 New Business
8.1 Consideration of Media Kit (Action)
8.2 Lease Termination Authorization (Action)
8.3 Q2 – Board Goals Progress Update (Information)
9.0 Public Forum
Comments should be restricted to no more than three minutes. Requests should be submitted by noon on the day of the Board meeting. Forms will be presented to the Board Chair for consideration. Matters which are personal in nature or relate to personnel matters will not be heard publicly.
10.0 Personnel
10.1 Enter Executive Session – Personnel Matters (Action)
10.2 Exit Executive Session – Return to Open Session (Action)
10.3 Employment Matters of Non-Elected Personnel (Action)
11.0 Board Reports (Information)
- Finance Committee – Chad Cosens & Doug Ropp
- Policies – Marilyn Hoyt
- Negotiation Committee – Destry Brown
- Strategic Plan Committee – Ronda Bailey & Marilyn Hoyt
- KACCT & Greenbush – Ronda Bailey
- Student Leadership/Coaching Academy – Chad McKinnis
12.0 Adjourn (Action)
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