February 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. Prayer - Brandon Mayer

2. Call to order

3. Introduction of guests

4. Consent Agenda:

4.a. Minutes of January 6, 2026 regular board meeting.

4.b. Approval of FY26 General Fund Encumbrances for January 2026: #1776-2002 in the amount of $507,714.76 and Payroll #50273-50275 in the amount of $3,982.58; General Fund Change Orders in the amount of $130,917.38.

4.c. Approval of FY26 Building Fund Encumbrances for January 2026: #126-131 in the amount of $7,974.35; Building Fund Change Orders in the amount of $1,043.87.

4.d. Activity Fund Overview for January 2026.

4.e. Transfer Activity funds for January 2026.

4.f. Public Surplus.

4.g. Approve Purchase Orders 1852, 1902, and 1924 to Lawton Communications in the sum of $1,709.00.

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: Update on Lawton campus roof repairs — Jeff Jung, Ford Roofing

7. Information Only: Scholarship check presentation by Great Plains Technology Center Foundation, Inc. — Kent Jester and Lorene Miller

8. Information Only: Information Technology (IT) Department Update — Bill Matthey, Thomas Windover, Michele Hess

9. Treasurer's report - Stacy Pifer

10. Director of Finance report - Lindsey Billen

11. Director of Marketing and Communications report - Teresa Abram

12. Executive Director of Instructional Development (Frederick) report - Ken McKee
(Presented by Teresa Abram)

13. Director of Human Resources report - Valerie Anderson

13.a. Discussion and possible board action to approve an updated FY2026 Part-Time Pay Scale.

14. Director of Instructional Services - Brandon Mayer

14.a. Discussion and possible board action on the addition of tests to the Memorandum of Understanding between Great Plains Tech Center and the Career Tech Testing Center (CTTC) of the Oklahoma Department of Career Technology Education (ODCTE).

15. Director of Instruction report - James Bishop

15.a. Discussion and possible board action on the School Affiliation Agreement with the Oklahoma State Department of Health. 

15.b. Discussion and possible board action on the Clinical Rotation Agreement with Memorial Health Systems of Southwest Oklahoma.

16. Director of Purchasing and Maintenance report - Justin Neeley

16.a. 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 roof on the Business Development Center 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.

17. Superintendent's report - Joelle Jolly

17.a. Next regular board meeting is March 3, 2026

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 employment of Administrative personnel as listed on Appendix A for FY27.

23.b. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of candidate as Medical Building Secretary for FY26.

23.c. 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