September 9, 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. Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance – Mission
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4. Public Expressions
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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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5. Superintendent's Report
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5.A. District Update by Mr. Aaron Collins, Superintendent/CEO
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5.A.1. The Wellness and Community Outreach will host the Trails & Treat Halloween Spooktacular.
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5.B. Presentations/Recognitions
1. Kathy Johnson, Medical Assisting Teacher, Health Career Center 2. Dr. Indrit Vucaj, Director, Information Technology & Data Management, Information Technology Center |
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5.C. Financial
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5.C.1. Treasurer's Report for the month of August 2025 — Bruce Campbell, District Treasurer
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5.D. Dates of Upcoming Events [Administration]
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5.D.1. Lynn Institute Sip, Savor and Support Event: Join us on Thursday, September 18, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Historic Will Rogers Theater, Oklahoma City, OK.
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5.D.2. Metro Tech Foundation — The Dr. Dennis L. Portis III Memorial Golf Tournament—Friday, September 26; 7:30 a.m. Registration, 8:30 a.m. Start: Lincoln Park Golf Club West Course, 4001 NE Grand Boulevard, OKC
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5.D.3. October Regular Board Meeting; Tuesday, October 14; 5:30 p.m.; Room K, District Center, 1900 Springlake Drive, Oklahoma City
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5.D.4. ACTE's CareerTech VISION 2025: Tuesday–Tuesday, December 9–December 12; Nashville, Tennessee [may leave the day before and return the day after]
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5.D.4.a. NSBA Conference: Friday–Sunday, April 10–12, 2026 San Antonio, TX [may leave the day before and return the day after]
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5.E. Board Member Reports
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6. Board Reports for Review (no action required):
David Martin, Deptuy Superintendent Jeremy Cowley, Associate Superintendent, Innovation & Knowledge Management Dr. Robyn Miller, Senior Director, Operations Dr. Ronald Grant, Senior Director, Business & Finance Dr. Kayleen Wichert, Senior Director, Instructional Quality & Workforce Engagement Jessica Martinez-Brooks, Senior. Director, Strategic Communication and Engagement |
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7. Motion, discussion and possible vote to approve or disapprove the Minutes of the August 12, 2025, Regular Board Meeting. [Administration]
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8. Motion and possible vote to approve or disapprove the Consent Docket Item(s):
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[The following matters 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 of said matters will be removed from the consent docket and acted upon separately.]
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8.A. Transfer of funds in the amount of $68215.65 from the Activity Fund to the General Fund account for the month of August 2025
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8.B. Approval of FY26 Success Fund Activity Fund Fundraisers
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8.C. Establish an activity fund for the embedded Explorer program at Webster Middle School.
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9. Motion, discussion and possible vote to approve or disapprove the following General Business Item(s):
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9.A. Agreement between the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) and Metro Technology Centers for Project Search training, placement, and employment. The agreement is effective October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026. [Instruction]
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9.B. Health Careers Center Student Handbook for the 2025-2026 school year.
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9.C. Adoption of the FY2025-2026 Amendment No. 1 School District Budget and Sinking Fund Estimate of Needs, in accordance with the School District Budget Act.[Business & Finance]
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9.D. Revised agreement with Lippert Brothers, Inc. as construction manager for the Synergy Center (Support Center). Change order to the agreement of Guaranteed Maximum Price to be increased in the amount of $1,948.71. New Guaranteed Maximum Price is $3,624,279.12 AIA document G701-2017. Student and Community investment bond project [Business & Finance and Operations]
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9.E. Certificate and Order to Oklahoma County Clerk and Treasurer for J. Bruce Campbell, Treasurer. [Business & Finance]
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10. Motion, discussion and possible vote to approve or disapprove Personnel Items [Human Resources]
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10.A. Employment of the persons listed below:
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10.A.1. Probationary
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10.A.2. Regular Full-Time (employees completing probationary employment):
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10.A.3. Part-Time, Adjunct Faculty & Business & Industry Services Division:[Attached]
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10.B. Transfer:
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10.C. Release/Resignation/Retirement of:
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11. Motion, discussion and possible vote to approve or disapprove the following Encumbrances and Purchasing Items:
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11.A. FY2026 Encumbrances PO #2601073 - PO#2601554 (see attachment for a full list of the encumbrances). [Business & Finance]
General Fund $1,252,678.20 Building Fund $ 451,490.42 Bond Fund $ 174,521.43 Register Total $1,878,690.05
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11.B. Encumbrance to Solomon Strategic Advisors, LLC in the amount of $133,495, for FY2025-2026 Metro Tech Leadership Development. The project's start date is estimated to be September 2025. The project completion date is estimated to be September 2026.[Administration]
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11.C. Encumbrance to Durante Construction in the amount of $559,572.08 for repair and replacement of the STEM building EFIS facade. The STEM Building facade has widespread cracks and damage, exposing the mesh underpayment and allowing the foam insulation to absorb water. This trapped moisture risks continuous water intrusion into the wall system and potential damage to structural components. If left unaddressed, the condition will worsen, increase repair costs, and may lead to structural compromise, mold growth, and health and safety concerns for students and staff. Immediate repair is necessary to stop further deterioration, protect the building's integrity, and ensure the facility remains safe and fully functional for instruction.[Operations]
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11.D. Encumbrance to Durante Construction, Inc. as general contractor for Metro Technology Centers, Early Education Center North - speed bumps, road, and paint project in the amount of $41,825.50. [Operations]
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11.E. Encumbrance to transfr Inc. in the amount of $27,500 to purchase all access virtual reality curriculum. The annual software licenses are used with the Meta Quest 3S headsets. This will be purchased with Carl Perkins grant funds.[Instruction]
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12. 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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13. 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 were posted on Metro Tech's external website as well as 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.
There have been several revisions to the agenda, outlined below:
There have been several revisions to the agenda, outlined below:
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Item 5. B.1 - Presentations/Recognitions: Correction of a misspelled name, changed from Kath Johnosn to Kathy Johnson.
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Item 9. E - Added: Certificate and Order to the Oklahoma County Clerk and Treasurer for J. Bruce Campbell.
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Item 10. A.3 - Updated: Changed from Aviation Career Center to Economic Development Center — Blasi, Jonathan.