August 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Prayer

2. Call to order

3. Introduction of guests

4. Consent Agenda:

4.a. Minutes of July 1, 2025 Regular Board Meeting.

4.b. Approval of FY25 General Fund Change Orders for July 2025 in the amount of $168,284.96.

4.c. Approval of FY25 Building Fund Change Orders for July 2025 in the amount of -$240,300.56.

4.d. Approval of FY26 General Fund Encumbrances for July 2025: #204-648 in the amount of $1,139,137.64 and Payroll #50162-50197 in the amount of $15,168.75; General Fund Change Orders in the amount of $14,225,908.95.

4.e. Approval of FY26 Building Fund Encumbrances for July 2025: #56-89 in the amount of $87,806.91; Building Fund Change Orders in the amount of $1,267,250.32.

4.f. Activity Fund Overview for July 2025.

4.g. Transfer Activity Funds for July 2025.

4.h. 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 fifteen (15) minutes prior to the convening of the Board meeting.  Statements to the Board by the public are limited to no more than three (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. Information Only: Presentation on Training for Workforce and Economic Development (WED) by Bryan Cauthon, Business Training Coordinator

7. Information Only: Enrollment Report by Courtney Ferguson, Director of Student Resources

8. Treasurer's report - Stacy Pifer

9. Director of Finance report - Lindsey Billen

9.a. Discussion and possible board action on activity fund account name changes.

9.b. Discussion and possible board action to pay a one-time longevity stipend of $750 to Brenda Honn.

10. Director of Marketing and Communications report - Teresa Abram

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

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

12.a. Discussion and possible board action on Sudden Cardiac Arrest Emergency Action Plans for the Lawton and Frederick campuses.  

12.b. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of two ceiling shop fans for the Combination Collision Repair Technician program. 

13. Director of Human Resources report - Valerie Anderson

13.a. Discussion and possible board action on revisions to the FY26 Part-Time Pay Scale.

13.b. Discussion and possible board action on revisions to the Great Plains Technology Center Policy and Procedure Manual.

14. Director of Instructional Services report - Brandon Mayer

14.a. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of Health Certification Project (HCP) CareerTech tests for FY26.

14.b. Discussion and possible board action on updates to the Cosmetology program cost sheets for FY26.

14.c. Discussion and possible board action on updates to the Aviation Maintenance program cost sheet for FY26.

14.d. Discussion and possible board action on updates to the Residential Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Technician program cost sheet for FY26.

15. Director of Instruction report - James Bishop

15.a. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of training equipment from Realityworks for the Nursing Services Program using Carl Perkins Secondary Grant Funds.

15.b. Discussion and possible board action on the renewal of the Nursing Central site license from Unbound Medicine for the Great Plains Technology Center Nursing Program.

15.c. Discussion and possible board action on a Clinical Rotation and Preceptorship agreement between The Oklahoma Veterans Center and Great Plains Technology Center.

15.d. Discussion and possible board action on a Clinical Training Agreement between Kiowa County Hospital Authority and Great Plains Technology Center for the Practical Nursing program.

16. Director of Instruction report - Blake Thomas

16.a. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of equipment for the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) program using funding from Carl Perkins Secondary Grant Funds.  

16.b. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of Amatrol equipment for the Industrial Automation program using funding from Carl Perkins Secondary Grant Funds. 

16.c. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of Snap-On equipment for the Automotive Service Technician program using funding from Carl Perkins Postsecondary Grant Funds.

17. Director of Instruction report - Dana Ponder

17.a. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of Automated Tool Control (ATC) Toolbox with software from Snap-On Industries for the Aviation Maintenance program using Carl Perkins Secondary Grant Funds.

17.b. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of FESTO LabVolt AC/DC Training Systems, Campus License, and NC3 Certification Training for the Aviation Maintenance program using Carl Perkins Secondary Grant Funds.

17.c. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of a high-performing graphics card for the Information Technology Services and Cybersecurity programs using Carl Perkins High and Emerging Tech Grant Funds.

18. Director of Information Technology report - Bill Matthey

18.a. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of three high-performance desktop computers.

18.b. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase and installation of audio/visual equipment for the Worley Center in Building 300.

19. Director of Purchasing and Maintenance report - Justin Neeley

19.a. Discussion and possible board action to purchase a 7.5-ton Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning unit for Building 500.

19.b. Discussion and possible board action on contracting with Clayco Industries Inc., dba Ford Roofing & Sheet Metal Co., to provide material/labor for the replacement of the roofs on Buildings 800 and 900 on the Lawton Campus and to pay the state administrative fees to the Oklahoma Office of Management Enterprise Services (OMES) at 3.5% of the project cost.

20. Deputy Superintendent report - Morgan Gould

20.a. Discussion and possible board action on the 2025-2030 Great Plains Technology Center Strategic Plan.

21. Superintendent's report - Joelle Jolly

21.a. Next regular board meeting is September 2, 2025.

22. 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).

23. Proposed executive session to discuss:

24. Vote to convene in executive session

25. Acknowledge board's return to open session

26. Statement of executive session minutes

27. Action Items

27.a. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as Trade and Industry Program Teaching Assistant for Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) for FY26.

27.b. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as Trade and Industry Instructor for Culinary for FY26.

27.c. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as Industrial Technical Instructor for FY26.

27.d. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as OkAPEX Coordinator for FY26.

27.e. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of part-time personnel and part-time Workforce and Economic Development (WED) personnel for FY26.

28. Vote to adjourn