May 2, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Prayer - Blake Thomas

2. Call to order

3. Introduction of guests

4. Consent Agenda:

4.a. Minutes of April 4, 2023 board meeting

4.b. Encumbrances for April 2023: Gen 2662-2954, Gen Payroll 50363-50371, Bldg 224-243, Bldg Payroll 50020; Change Orders: Gen $80,482.35, Bldg $19,414.80.

4.c. Transfer activity funds for April 2023.

4.d. Approve Purchase Order 2869 to Lawton Communications in the sum of $662.00.

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. Director of Student Support Services report - Courtney Ferguson

6.a. Information only: Updates on online application and the total number of applicants. Update on slotted student totals, by program, for the 23-24 school year. 

7. Treasurer's report- Stacy Pifer

8. Director of Finance report - Lindsey Billen

8.a. Discussion and possible board action on the application for temporary appropriations for FY24.

8.b. Discussion and possible board action on payment of additional premium for workers' compensation.

8.c. Discussion and possible board action on the OSSBA Employment Services Agreement for FY24.

9. Director of Marketing and Communications Report - Teresa Abram

9.a. Discussion and possible board action on the participation in a statewide cooperative agreement between the 29 tech centers with the Gooden Group to provide public relations services.

9.b. Discussion and possible board action on participation in the state-wide CareerTech marketing campaign for the 2023-2024 school year.

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

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

11.a. Discussion and possible board action on funding agreement/payment with Cameron University for Radiologic Technology for FY24.

11.b. Discussion and possible board action on funding agreement/payment with Cameron University for Respiratory Care for FY24.

12. Director of Business and Industry Services and Adult Career Development report - Morgan Gould

12.a. Discussion and possible board action on the MOU for ODCTE Certification Exams.

12.b. Discussion and possible board action regarding the MOU for ODCTE ALS Testing.

12.c. Discussion and possible board action on a Contract Training Vendor.

12.d. Discussion and possible board action to purchase Hydraulic Training Equipment.

13. Director of Economic Development - Keith Bridges

13.a. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of two cars and two vans.

14. Director of Information and Technology report - Lance Alston

14.a. Discussion and possible board action to renew Milestone Camera support contract.

14.b. Discussion and possible board action to purchase server memory hardware from Presidio.

15. Superintendent's report - Clarence Fortney

15.a. Next regular board meeting is June 6, 2023

16. 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).

17. Proposed executive session to discuss:

18. Vote to convene in executive session

19. Acknowledge board's return to open session

20. Statement of executive session minutes

21. Action Items

21.a. Discussion and possible board action on the resignation of Matt Lewis, SCORE Science Instructor, effective May 19, 2023.

21.b. Discussion and possible board action on the resignation of Jessica Moore, SCORE Secretary, effective May 19, 2023.

21.c. Discussion and possible board action on the resignation of James "Jim" Regan, Executive Director of YIELD, effective June 30, 2023.

21.d. Discussion and possible board action on employment of Instructors for FY24 as listed on Appendix A.

21.e. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as Career Advisor for FY23.

21.f. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as SCORE Secretary for FY23.

21.g. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as SCORE Science Teacher for FY23 & FY24.

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

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

22. Vote to adjourn