FSCC Trustees Meet Today for Workshop

01/23/26 – 12:00 p.m. – Special Board of Fort Scott Community College Trustees Meeting for purposes of Board Workshop​​​​

01/26/26 – 5:30 p.m. – Regular Board of Trustees Meeting ​​​.

The trustees will meet in the Ellis Center on the campus, 2108 S. Horton.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES SPECIAL MEETING

ELLIS FINE ARTS BUILDING

JANUARY 23, 2026 – 12:00 P.M.

PUBLIC AGENDA

 

1.0 Call Meeting to Order

2.0 Flag Salute & Invocation

3.0 Oath of Office by new trustees Destry Brown, Chad Cosens, and Marilyn Hoyt

4.0 Appoint Chair and Clerk for this board meeting (Action)

5.0 Leadership Reports & Updates (Information)

5.1 Academics

• Vice President of Academic Affairs

5.2 Advancement

• Foundation Director
  • Gordon Parks Museum
    • Gordon Parks Museum Strategic Plan
    • Thank You notes from visit

5.3 Athletics

• Athletic Director

5.4 Finance & Operations

• CFO – Vice President of Finance & Operations
  • Debt Map for FSCC
  • Business Office & Maintenance Update

5.5 Student Services

• Vice President of Student Affairs
  • Inclement Weather procedure
    • Main
    • Outreach

5.6 Administrative Committees

• Scholarship Committee proposals
  • Present for board consideration in February
    • Academic
    • Institutional
    • Employee Scholarship

5.7 Presidential Update

• President Dr. Jack Welch

6.0 Review of January 26, 2025, agenda items (Information)

6.1 Appointment of Officers, Positions, and Officials

6.2 Consent Agenda

• Minutes
• Financials – Cash Flow Report
• Check Register – $629,588.01
• Payroll – December 15, 2025 – $659,789.66
• Contract Ratification
• Resolution 26-01: Banking Signers
• Resolution 26-02: Participation in State of Kansas Municipal Investment Pool
• Board Member Conflict of Interest
• Acknowledgment and Consent to Release Pledged Collateral

6.3 Community, Employee, and Student Recognition

6.4 Old Business

• Important Board Dates 2026.pdf
• Trustee Emeritus
• Academic Calendar 2026-2027
• Sale of 701 N National

6.5 New Business

• State of the College address will be May 21^st at 12 pm in the Ellis Fine Arts building
• Association of Community College Trustees
• Member of Good Standing 2026
• Special Board Meeting – February 2, 2026, Ellis Fine Arts Building
• Bid Acceptance – CNC Machine using Perkins funding
• INA Alert proposal
• Mission Statement update

6.6 Other Business – Personnel Matters

6.7 Board Member Comments

7.0 Enter Executive Session – Security Measures (Action)

8.0 Exit Executive Session – Security Measurers – return to open session (Action)

9.0 Enter Executive Session – Personnel Matters (Action)

10.0 Exit Executive Session – Personnel Matters & return to open session (Action)

11.0 Board Member Training – Governance 101 (Information)

12.0 Adjourn (Action)