October 12, 2026 at 7:30 AM - Regular Board Meeting Agenda

1. Call to Order, roll call and establishment of a quorum

2. Introduce new employees.

3. Reports and Discussions by Board and Staff: Jolisa Knauss, Instructional Leader; John Noel, BIS Director; Chris Helton, Director of Operations; Mike Newell, Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent's Update; Jennie Nunn regarding:

• Students/Instructional
• Short Term/BIS
• Facilities
• Employee Development

4. Consent Agenda
All of the following items, which concern reports and items of a routine nature normally approved at board meetings, will be approved by one vote unless any board member would like to remove an item for individual consideration. The consent agenda consists of the discussion, consideration and approval of the following items:

4.a. September 14, 2026, Regular Board Meeting Minutes.

4.b. General Fund 26-27 checks #539-804 in the amount of $789,305.36;
General Fund Encumbrances #10374-10479 in the amount of $105,070.90;
No Building Fund Encumbrances, including change orders report and appropriations for FY26-27 from reports dated September 30, 2026.

4.c. Treasurer’s reports for bank statements dated September 30, 2026. 

4.d. Activity Fund reports for bank statements dated September 30, 2026. 

4.e. Transfer of $207,621.43 from the Activity Fund to the General Fund per resolution 70 O.S. § Section 5-129.

4.f. Approve BIS adjunct and part-time employees.

5. Action to be considered:

5.a. Discuss and vote to approve or not approve the Superintendent's Evaluation Instrument. 

5.b. Discuss and vote to approve or not approve the Fiscal Operations Report and Application to Participate (FISAP) Report: Award year July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; Application award year July, 1 2027, through June 30, 2028. 

5.c. Discuss and vote to approve or not approve the continuing PSI HISET MOU between CKTC and Educational Testing Services, for delivery of High School equivalency exams. 

5.d. Discuss and vote to approve or not approve CKTC to call an annual election for school board Zone Four (4) Office Two (2), to be held February 9, 2027, and/or April 6, 2027. 

5.e. Discuss and vote to approve or not approve closing precincts in the school district election held February 9, 2027, and/or April 6, 2027. 

5.f. Discuss and vote to approve or not approve the Zspace Quote funded by Perkins Local 423 Grant for exploratory equipment.  

5.g. Consideration and vote to elect or not to elect the following as new members of the board of directors of the Oklahoma Public School Investment Interlocal Cooperative (55K001):
Yes____ No____ Position No. 4: Chad Hance (OROS), Superintendent of Cache Public Schools, to a 2026-2029 term.
Yes____ No____ Position No. 6: Channa Byerly (CCOSA), Superintendent of Duncan Public Schools, to a 2027-2030 term.
Yes____ No____ Position No. 7: Ryan Spilman (OASBO), Executive Director of Finance of Putnam City Public Schools, to a 2027-2030 term.
Yes____ No____ Position No. 8: Jay Edelen (OROS), Superintendent of Western Technology Center, to a 2027-2030 term.
Yes____ No____ Position No. 11 Shawn Hime (OSSBA), Executive Director of OSSBA, to a 2027-2031 term.
Yes____ No____ Position No. 14:Rick Gowin (OSSBA), Board Member of North Rock Creek Public Schools, to a 2027-2030 term.

6. Proposed Executive session to discuss the following personnel items:

• Resignation of Yessenia Flores - Early Care & Education Assistant
• Resignation of April Strobel - Student Services Coordinator/Counselor

7. Vote to convene or not convene into executive session.

8. Acknowledge board's return to open session.

9. Executive session compliance announcement. 

10. Motion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the resignation of Yessenia Flores - Early Care & Education Assistant. 

11. Motion, consideration and vote to approve or not approve the resignation of April Strobel - Student Services Coordinator/Counselor. 

12. New Business - This is limited to matters not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the posting of the meeting agenda.

13. Announcements
 

14. Adjournment
Note: "The Board may discuss, make motions, and vote upon all matters appearing on this agenda. Such votes may be to adopt, reject, table, reaffirm, rescind or take no action on any agenda matter."