September 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Prayer

2. Call to order

3. Introduction of guests

4. Consent Agenda:

4.a. Approve minutes of August 7, 2025 regular board meeting and minutes of August 13, 2025 special board meeting.

4.b. Approval of FY26 General Fund Encumbrances for August 2025: #649-985 in the amount of $730,590.54 and Payroll #50198-50212 in the amount of $9,719.94; General Fund Change Orders in the amount of $131,445.51.

4.c. Approval of FY26 Building Fund Encumbrances for August 2025: #90-104 in the amount of $51,001.85; Building Fund Change Orders in the amount of -$1,114.60.

4.d. Activity Fund Overview for August 2025.

4.e. Transfer Activity funds for August 2025.

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: Program Highlight of Cosmetology - Krissy Miller

7. Information Only: Update on plans for the property at 6501 West Gore Boulevard, Lawton, Oklahoma - BYSP Architects

8. Information Only: Update on plans for the property at 6501 West Gore Boulevard, Lawton, Oklahoma - Herring Construction, Inc.

9. Treasurer's report - Stacy Pifer

10. Director of Finance report - Lindsey Billen

10.a. Discussion and possible board action on an increase in premium to Insurica. 

10.b. Discussion and possible board action on contracting with BYSP Architects for architectural services at 6501 West Gore Boulevard, Lawton, Oklahoma.

10.c. Discussion and possible board action on executing a contract with the Association of South Central Oklahoma Governments.

10.d. Discussion and possible board action on funding options for the renovation/remodel project at 6501 West Gore Boulevard, Lawton, Oklahoma.

10.e. Discussion and possible board action on 2025-2026 Estimate of Needs and Financial Statement of Fiscal Year 2024-2025.

10.f. Discussion and possible board action on 2025-2026 final budget.

11. Director of Marketing and Communications report - Teresa Abram

11.a. Discussion and possible board action on the addition of Finalsite's Ask AI chatbot feature to the school website, www.greatplains.edu.

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

12.a. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of equipment for the Frederick campus Welding program using Carl Perkins Secondary Grant funds.

12.b. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of equipment for the Frederick campus Construction program using Carl Perkins Secondary Grant funds.

13. Director of Human Resources report - Valerie Anderson

13.a. Discussion and possible board action to approve changes to the Great Plains Technology Center Policy and Procedure Manual.

14. Director of Instructional Services report - Brandon Mayer

14.a. Information Only: Update on Student Certification/Licensing Fees Scholarships.

14.b. Discussion and possible board action to purchase site-wide Certiport student certification exams and licenses for FY26.

15. Director of Instruction report - James Bishop

15.a. Discussion and possible board action on the purchase of a Service Agreement for the LapSim ST Simulator.

16. Director of Information Technology report - Bill Matthey
(Presented by Morgan Gould)

16.a. Discussion and possible board action to purchase a renewal of Cisco Smartnet licenses. 

16.b. Discussion and possible board action to purchase a license for the Microsoft Campus Agreement. 

17. Superintendent's report - Joelle Jolly

17.a. Discussion and possible board action on Oklahoma Association of Career and Technical Education (OATC) annual dues for FY26.

17.b. Next regular board meeting is October 7, 2025 at the Frederick campus.

18. 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).

19. Proposed executive session to discuss:

20. Vote to convene in executive session

21. Acknowledge board's return to open session

22. Statement of executive session minutes

23. Action Items

23.a. Discussion and possible board action on the resignation of Charlese Griffin, Medical Building Secretary, effective August 29, 2025.

23.b. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as Kitchen Coordinator for FY26.

23.c. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as Grounds Maintenance Worker for FY26.

23.d. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as Practical Nursing Instructor for FY26.

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

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

24. Vote to adjourn