May 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM - Regular Meeting for the Board of Education

1. Call to order.

2. Roll call of members.

3. Introduction of guests.

4. Vote on the minutes of the regular meeting held on April 8, 2025.

5. Vote on the agenda as part of the minutes and any new business that could not reasonably be foreseen 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

6. Vote on warrants and encumbrances: 2024-25 General Fund Encumbrance No. 1174 to 1286; 70244 to 246; Building Fund No. 23 to 25; and any change orders that apply to approved purchase orders.

7. Financial Reports

7.A. Activity Fund and Transfer Reports

7.B. Treasurer's Report on General and Building Funds and Investments

8. Vote on activity, treasurer, and investment reports.

9. Vote on temporary personnel contracts for 2024-25 as listed on agenda as Attachment "A".

10. Vote on declaring items listed on Attachment "B" as surplus property and allowing the Board and Superintendent to legally dispose of at their discretion.

11. Vote on acceptance of the 2024-25 Annual Safety/Security Report to the Board concerning the District’s emergency preparedness and safety needs prepared by the WTC Safety Committee.

12. Vote on renewal of the technology centers’ cooperative agreement with the Gooden Group of Edmond, Oklahoma for marketing/public relations services with Meridian Technology Center as fiscal agent for 2025-26.

13. Vote on the technology centers’ Statewide Marketing Cooperative Agreement for marketing/public relations services with Autry Technology Center as fiscal agent for 2025-26.

14. Vote on additions/amendments to the Western Technology Center’s Policy and Procedure Manual regarding student attendance and financial aid.

15. Vote on amendments to the Western Technology Center Student Handbook for 2025-26.

16. Vote on the resignation of Alexander Thomison, Culinary Arts Instructional Aide and Kitchen Manager, effective May 31, 2025, and seek replacement.
 

17. Vote on the interview committee's recommendation to hire a Culinary Arts Instructor at the Burns Flat Campus, effective August 1, 2025, contingent upon satisfactory National Criminal History Records Search. 

18. Vote on a leave of absence without pay request by one employee for April and May 2025.

19. Vote on out-of-state travel request and expenses for four HOSA-Biomedical students and two sponsors to attend the International HOSA-Future Health Professionals Convention on June 16-22, 2025, in Nashville, TN.

20. Vote on out-of-state travel request and expenses for three TSA-Engineering students and two sponsors to attend the National Technology Student Association (TSA) Convention on June 27-July 1, 2025, in Nashville, TN.

21. Vote on out-of-state travel request and expenses for one HOSA-Paramedic student to attend the International HOSA-Future Health Professionals Convention on June 16-22, 2025, in Nashville, TN.

22. Superintendent's Report

22.A. Update on graduation ceremonies.

22.B. Update on Burns Flat Cosmetology Roof Project and March windstorm adjuster's report.

22.C. Discussion and possible action directing the Superintendent to seek public competitive bids for Cosmetology Reroofing Project and possible other damage repair at the Burns Flat Campus.

23. Proposed executive session for the purpose of the re-employment of any or all instructors and staff of the district for fiscal year 2025-26 as listed on Attachment "C".   25 O.S.§307 (B)(1)

The President of the Board will designate the executive session minutes compliance clerk.

24. Vote to convene or not convene in executive session.

25. Acknowledge board's return to open session.

26. Executive session compliance announcement.

27. Minutes compliance clerk will report on executive session.

28. Vote on the re-employment of any or all of the instructors and staff of the district for fiscal year 2025-26 as listed on Attachment “C”.
 

29. New Business:  in accordance with 25 O.S. §311(A)(9), this is limited to any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting this agenda.

30. Announcements.

31. Adjourn.