March 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Invocation

2. Call to order, roll call of members to establish a quorum

3. Consent Agenda: The following items may be approved in their entirety by the Board upon motion made, seconded, and passed by a majority vote of the Board members.  However, upon request by any Board member, any one or more items will be removed from the consent docket and acted upon separately.

3.A. Minutes of the regular board meeting of February 9, 2026

3.B. Items as surplus to be disposed of by the district

3.C. Employment of personnel for temporary and part-time positions

3.D. Student fundraisers

4. Financial Report Consent Agenda: The following items may be approved in their entirety by the Board upon motion made, seconded, and passed by a majority vote of the Board members.  However, upon request by any Board member, any one or more items will be removed from the consent docket and acted upon separately.

4.A. Encumbrances from the general fund for purchase order numbers 1145 to 1247 and 70095 in the amount of $241,856.08

4.B. Change orders from the general fund for purchase orders 70, 84, 126, 171, 227, 249, 255, 276, 284, 292, 368, 415, 423, 487, 642, 738, 771, 816, 841, 844, 867, 939, 946, 982, 992, 1019, 1028, 1033, 1035, 1038, 1044, 1045, 1051, 1052, 1058, 1072, 1085, 1091, 1100, 1109, 1118, 1127, 1129-1131, 1135-1138, 1141, 1144, 70005, 70019, and 70050 in the amount of ($82,668.04)

4.C. Change in appropriations in the general and building funds with no change in bottom line totals

4.D. Treasurer's report

4.E. Activity fund reports and adjustments

5. Superintendent's Report:

5.A. Superintendent Slater will update the board on the new partnership with NWOSU, allowing NW Technology Center students to be eligible for residence hall housing at NWOSU.

5.B. Report of Student Contests.

5.C. Discussion of Financial Disclosure for Board Members.

5.D. Discussion and possible action regarding approval to apply the adult full-time tuition rate of $2.50 per clock hour to all adult students, regardless of primary residence address. (Possible Board Action)

5.E. Discussion and possible action to send students and instructors to National Contests and pay expenses. (Possible Board Action)

5.F. Consent Agenda:  The following items may be approved in their entirety by the Board upon motion made, seconded and passed by a majority vote of the Board members.  However, upon request by any Board member, any one or more items will be removed from the consent docket and acted upon separately.

5.F.1. Discussion and possible action on a memorandum of understanding with OkACTE/ACTE for positional memberships.

5.F.2. Discussion and possible action on the Marketing Plan for FY2027. 

5.F.3. Discussion and possible action to approve updates to the FY2026 Occupational Safety and Health Plan.

5.F.4. Discussion and possible action on a contract for services with ADPC for F2027. 

5.F.5. Discussion and possible action to approve an agreement with Oklahoma Agriculture & Rural Management Company, LLC to serve as the Regional Lead for their Business Model Competition.

5.F.6. Discussion and possible action to approve a contract with DocuSign for FY2026.

5.G. Proposed executive session to discuss the employment of a Business and Industry Services Coordinator for the Fairview Campus and the employment of Professional Staff for FY 2026-2027 (25 O.S. § 307 (B)(1)). (Possible Board Action) See list of Professional Services staff below.

PROFESSIONAL STAFF
FOR CONSIDERATION OF FY2026-2027 EMPLOYMENT

Melinda Barton – Director of Marketing – Alva & Fairview
Scott Brown – Workforce & Economic Development Director – Alva
Sharon Corder – TANF Navigator – Alva & Fairview
Gregory Graham – Information Technology Director – Alva & Fairview
Robert Adam Honeyman – Workforce & Economic Development Coordinator – Alva
Jade Jantzen - Information Technology Technician - Fairview
Halah Nusser – Workforce & Economic Development Health Coordinator – Alva
Melissa Powell – Workforce & Economic Development Health Coordinator – Fairview
Haley Ragan - Agriculture and Small Business Development Coordinator - Alva & Fairview
Ashlee Sneary  – Director of Finance – Alva & Fairview
Jason Wallace – Workforce & Economic Development Director – Fairview
Sonja Williams – Human Resources/Financial Aid Director – Alva & Fairview
TBD – Workforce & Economic Development Coordinator – Fairview
TBD – TANF Navigator – Woodward

5.G.1. Possible vote to convene in executive session. (Possible Board Action)

5.G.2. President’s acknowledgment of the board’s return to open session.

5.G.3. Clerk’s executive session compliance announcement.

5.H. Discussion and possible action to approve the employment of a Business and Industry Services Coordinator for the Fairview Campus. (Possible Board Action)

5.I. Discussion and possible action on the employment of the Professional Staff for FY 2026-2027.  (Possible Board Action)  See full list above. 

6. New Business: in accordance with Oklahoma Stat. title 25, §311(A)(9), this is limited to any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting this agenda.

7. Announcements:
March 16-20, 2026 - Spring Break
April 9-12, 2025 - NSBA Conference
April 14, 2026 – TUESDAY Next Regular Board Meeting – Alva Campus

8. Adjourn