April 4, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Prayer - Clarence Fortney

2. Call to order

3. Introduction of guests

4. Consent Agenda:

4.a. Minutes of March 7, 2023 board meeting

4.b. Encumbrances for March 2023: Gen 2356-2661, Gen Payroll 50353-50362, Bldg 205-223; Change Orders: Gen -$157,158.65, Bldg -$18,009.83.

4.c. Transfer activity funds for March 2023.

4.d. Public surplus.

5. Public Comment
This is an open, public meeting held in accordance with the Open Meeting Laws of the State of Oklahoma.  The purpose of this meeting is to conduct the business of the Great Plains Technology Center.  As elected representatives of the voters and patrons of the Center, the members of the Board of Education will be making decisions concerning the operation of the District.  The agenda for Regular Meetings includes an opportunity for the public to address any item appearing on the agenda.  Members of the public wishing to speak must sign in with the Clerk of the Board prior to appearing on the agenda.  Members of the public wishing to speak must sign in with the Clerk of the Board prior to the convening of the Board meeting.  Statements to the Board by the public are limited to no more than 3 minutes per speaker.  The Board reserves the right to limit repetitive comments, comments unrelated to the business of the Board or the total amount of time dedicated to public comment in a single evening.  Board members will not respond to questions or comments during public communications, but the Board President may refer matters of concern to the Superintendent for review and recommendations.

6. Treasurer's report - Stacy Pifer

6.a. Swear in Incumbent Board Member, Arthur Patrick, Zone 4.

7. Director of Finance report - Lindsey Billen

7.a. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of Municipal Accounting Systems by Wengage for financial accounting services and employee portal services for FY24.

7.b. Discussion and possible board action on audit contract for FY23 and Estimate of Needs for FY24.

8. Director of Marketing and Communications Report - Teresa Abram

9. Executive Director of Instructional Development (Fred) report - Ken McKee

9.a. Discussion and possible board action on 2023-2024 Frederick campus school calendar.

10. Executive Director of Instructional Development (Lawton) report - Justin McNeil

10.a. Discussion and possible board action on the 2023-2024 Great Plains Technology Center Calendar for the Lawton Campus.

11. Director of Instructional Services report - Brandon Mayer

11.a. Discussion Only: FY2022 Student Follow-Up Report

11.b. Discussion and possible board action on the possible reduction of clock-hours for eligible full-time programs.

12. Health Science Services and STEM Education report - Bill Matthey

12.a. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of a cart and related equipment and services for the simulation of the distribution of medications for the LPN program.

12.b. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of a mechanical arm for the Computer Integrated Manufacturing program. 

12.c. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of five AEDs and AED electrodes.

12.d. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of a CNC Milling machine for the Computer Integrated Manufacturing program. 

13. Director of Instruction report - James Bishop

13.a. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of a video production video editing workstation computer.

13.b. Discussion and possible board action to purchase firefighter bunker gear sets for the Firefighter program.

13.c. Discussion and possible board action to purchase vehicle extraction tools for the firefighter program.

13.d. Discussion and possible board action to purchase a feature package for the ambulance simulator for the paramedic program. 

14. Director of Information and Technology report - Lance Alston

14.a. Discussion and possible board action to renew licensing with Frontline Education.

14.b. Discussion and possible board action to renew the agreement with OneNet for Internet Services.

14.c. Discussion and possible board action to purchase desktop computers from Dell Technologies.

14.d. Discussion and possible board action to purchase laptop computers for Goodyear training.

14.e. Discussion and possible board action to purchase computer monitors from Dell Technologies.

14.f. Discussion and possible board action to purchase Fortinet Firewalls.

14.g. Discussion and possible board action to purchase 4K monitors from Presidio for the 3-D Animation Program

14.h. Discussion and possible board action to purchase LED SMART Displays.

15. Deputy Superintendent -  Joelle Jolly

15.a. Discussion and possible board action to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Oklahoma Association of Career and Technical Education and Association for Career and Technical Education and the payment of fees.
 

16. Superintendent's report - Clarence Fortney

16.a. Next regular board meeting is May 2, 2023.

17. New Business: New business refers to any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting of the agenda.  Okla. Stat. tit. 25, Sec. 311(A)(9).

18. Proposed executive session to discuss:

19. Vote to convene in executive session

20. Acknowledge board's return to open session

21. Statement of executive session minutes

22. Action Items

22.a. Discussion and possible board action on the resignation of Taryn Stewart, Part-Time Adult Education Secretary, effective April 5, 2023.

22.b. Discussion and possible board action on renewing contracts for certified personnel for FY24 as listed on Appendix A.

22.c. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as Pre-Engineering Instructor for FY23 & FY24.

22.d. Discussion and possible board action the employment of candidate as HVAC Instructor for FY23 & FY24.

22.e. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as Small Business Management Coordinator for FY23.

22.f. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as English SCORE Instructor for FY23 & FY24.

22.g. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as Part-time Food Service Worker for FY23.

22.h. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as Instructional Support Specialist for FY23.

22.i. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as Electrical Instructor for FY23 & FY24.

22.j. Discussion and possible board action on employment of part-time personnel, part-time ACD and BIS personnel for FY23.

23. Vote to adjourn