January 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education
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1. Call to Order
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2. Roll Call and Determination of Quorum
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3. Public Expressions
Rationale:
The public may comment only on any item appearing on this agenda, subject to the following restrictions: statements to the Board of Education by members of the public are limited to no more than three (3) minutes for each speaker unless altered by the presiding officer, with the approval of the board and, collectively, no more than 15 minutes are allowed for public expressions unless permitted by a majority vote of the board.
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4. Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance – Mission
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5. Superintendent's Report
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5.A. District Update by Mr. Aaron Collins, Superintendent/CEO
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5.B. Presentations/Recognitions
1. Michael Branch, Site Director, Aviation Campus 2. Reinaldo Diaz, Director, Adult & Career Development, Downtown Campus |
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5.C. Financial
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5.C.1. Treasurer's Report for the month of December 2024 - Bruce Campbell, District Treasurer
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5.D. Dates of Upcoming Events [Administration]
1. Martin Luther King Day (Offices Closed); Monday, January 20, 2025 2. South Oklahoma City Chamber Annual Banquet: Thursday, January 30; 6:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m.; National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 Northeast 63rd St, Oklahoma City 3. February Regular Board Meeting; Tuesday, February 11; 5:30 p.m.; Room K, District Center; 1900 Springlake Drive, Oklahoma City |
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5.E. Board Member Reports
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6. Motion, discussion and possible vote to approve or disapprove the Minutes of the November 12, 2024, Regular Board Meeting. October 1, 2024, and November 19, 2024. Special Board Meeting, and December 10, 2024, Regular Board Meeting. [Administration]
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7. Motion and possible vote to approve or disapprove the Consent Docket Item(s):
A. Transfer of funds, in the amount of $63,406.07 from the Activity Fund to the General Fund account for the month of December 2024.[Business & Finance] B. Establish an Activity Fund for the Operations Department energy efficiency program. Proceeds will be used to celebrate and incentivize employees and students to utilize best practices in saving energy. [Operation] C. Establish an Activity Fund for the Black History Committee to support the Black History Month celebrations. Proceeds from vendor registrations during the event will be designated to cover essential expenses, including food, door prizes, and various activities planned throughout the month. [Business & Finance] |
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8. Motion, discussion and possible vote to approve or disapprove the following General Business Item(s):
A. Adoption of the FY2024-2025 Amendment No. 2 to the District Budget, in accordance with the School District Budget Act.[Business & Finance] B. Acceptance of donation of a 2004 Ford Explorer XLT. (VIN: 1FMDU63K14ZA07476) to the South Bryant Automotive Collision Program.[Instruction] C. Memorandum of Understanding between Metro Technology Centers and Oklahoma One-Call System Inc. (OKIE811) for a mutual agreement to advance public awareness, training, and education on underground utility safety and damage prevention. The term of the MOU is effective from the date of signing through the duration of one year. [Student Affairs & Workforce Development] D. Memorandum of Understanding between Metro Technology Centers and Sooner Job Challenge. The MOU outlines the agreement to provide open enrollment, short-term programs to support the mission of Oklahoma National Guard and work force readiness initiatives. This agreement is effective November 12, 2024 to June 30, 2025. [Student Affairs & Workforce Development] E. Acceptance of State and Local Cybersecurity Grants from the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security totaling $308,880.00. Funds will be used to strengthen cybersecurity practices by funding the cost of endpoint monitoring and protection, and managing security awareness training.[Operations] |
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9. Motion, discussion and possible vote to approve or disapprove Personnel Items [Human Resources]
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9.A. Employment of the persons listed below:
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9.A.1. Probationary
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9.A.2. Regular Full-Time (employees completing probationary employment):
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9.A.3. Part-Time, Adjunct Faculty & Business & Industry Services Division:[Attached]
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9.B. Release/Resignation/Retirement of:
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10. Motion, discussion and possible vote to approve or disapprove the following Encumbrances and Purchasing Items:
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10.A. FY2024 Encumbrances PO#2502693 - PO#2502870 (see the attachment for full list of the encumbrances). [Business & Finance]
General Fund $ 158,872.35
Building Fund $ 146,882.11 Bond Fund $ 229,777.79 Register Total $ 535,532.25
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10.B. Encumbrance to Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, in the amount of $30,000.00, for Dr. Kayleen Wichert, Senior Director, Instructional Quality and Workforce Engagement, to participate in the Baldridge Executive Fellows Program. The program prepares senior executives for impactful leadership and helps them emerge with a broader perspective on how to achieve performance excellence for their own organizations, stimulate innovation, and build the knowledge and capabilities necessary for organizational sustainability. [Administration]
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10.C. Encumbrance of $62,459.84 to Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Company for Workers Comp Policy Audit correction.[Purchasing & Encumbrance Items]
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10.D. Encumbrance to Powerschool to cover annual renewal of our student information system for $28,005.82.[Purchasing & Encumbrance Items]
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10.E. Encumbrance to conduct and cover a comprehensive IT network audit and risk management to Joultech Soultions for $39,500 to develop a baseline for our infrastructure security posture.[Purchasing & Encumbrance Items]
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11. New Business
Rationale:
[New Business is any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting. 25 Okla. Stat. §311 (A) (9).]
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12. Adjournment
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Notice of this Regular Meeting was received by the Oklahoma County Clerk at 9:18 a.m. on October 17, 2024. The date, time, location and agenda for this meeting was posted on Metro Tech's external website on January 13, 2025, and posted on the north and south entrances of the District Center, located at 1900 Springlake Drive, Oklahoma City, OK, in accordance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. Item 7. A has been revised from $122,397.20, September 2024, to $63,406.07, December 2024.