April 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM - Regular Meeting

I. Meeting Called to Order/ Welcome

I.A. Call to order and record members present and absent

I.B. Invocation

I.C. Administer the oath of office and seat David Leu as board member for Zone 2

II. Introduction of Guests

II.A. Briefings/Recognition

II.B. Public Participation

III. Proposed Non-Action Items:

III.A. Superintendent’s Report

III.B. Board Member Reports

IV. Proposed Consent Agenda

All of the following items, which concern items of routine nature normally approved/accepted at Board meetings, will be approved/accepted by one vote unless any Board member desires to have a separate vote on any or all of these items.  The consent agenda consists of the discussion, consideration, and approval of the following items:

IV.A. Financial Reports and Recommendations

IV.A.1. Treasurer(s) Reports & Recommendations

IV.A.2. Encumbrance Orders 2024-2025

IV.A.2.a. General Fund - $240,272.72

IV.A.2.b. General Fund Salaries - $16,147.50

IV.A.2.c. Building Fund - $2,841,809.78

IV.A.3. Budget Amendment(s): #10

IV.A.4. Activity Fund/PELL Grant Reports

IV.A.5. Activity Fund Transfers

IV.B. Previous Meeting Minutes:  March 13, 2025 - Regular Board Meeting

IV.C. Request(s) for Out-of-State:

IV.C.1. Kerry Blankenship
NASRO SRO Supervisor/Manager Course
Lafayette, LA
April 22 - 26, 2025
Estimated Cost:  $1,675.00

IV.D. Travel Claim Reimbursement(s)

IV.D.1. Eric Ward, Superintendent

IV.E. Date/Time/Place for Next Board of Education Meeting(s)-Regular Meeting on May 8, 2025, @ 11:30 a.m. at the SouthernTech Main Campus, Bob Thomason Board Room

V. Proposed Board Action Items:

V.A. Discussion and possible board action to approve the Continuation of Services for 2025-2026

V.B. Discussion and possible board action to approve Jenkins & Kemper, CPAs, P.C. as the contracting auditing firm to cover the 2024-2025 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025.

V.C. Discussion and possible board action to approve equipment, installation, professional integration services on site, and room support for the classroom project that is part of the student expansion for the Dental Hygiene Program in the amount of $46,220.45

V.D. Discussion and possible board action to approve the purchase of supplies and equipment from Ardmore Plumbing for the Facilities Maintenance Program in the amount of $40,276.00

V.E. Discussion and possible board action to approve the purchase of sound-dampening wall panels to be installed on all walls throughout the three testing labs in the amount of $35,564.32

V.F. Discussion and possible board action to approve purchasing from Dell:  Student Labtops/Saff Laptops/Testing Center Workstations/IT-Related Equipment & Service in the amount of $237,548.82

V.G. Discussion and possible board action to approve the 2025-2026 Excess Professional Allowance for the following:

Employee	Excess Amount
Jennifer Akins	$130.00
Tracie Kelch	$10.00
Rhonda Mize	$5.00
Travis Southerland	$27.00
Shane Stepps	77.00
Kimberly Vick	$270.00
Eric Ward	$225.00

 

V.H. Discussion and Possible Board Action to Authorize the District Leadership to Solicit Information, Proposals, and Qualifications from Local Construction Management Firms for the purpose of planning future capital projects.

VI. Proposed Executive Session
Proposed Executive Session for the purpose of discussing the employment of the positions listed below, including discussions of information, the disclosure of which would violate confidentiality requirements of State and/or Federal Law, as authorized by Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes Section 307 (B)(1) and (B)(7).

VI.A. Employment, as follows:

VI.A.1. Clif Jenkins, Substitute/Adjunct, effective April 11, 2025

VI.A.2. Taryn Wagner, Clinical Medical Assisting Instructor, effective May 5, 2025

VI.B. Vote to convene or not convene into Executive Session

VI.C. Acknowledgment of Board's Return to Open Session

VI.D. Statement of minutes of executive session

VII. Proposed Personnel Action Items

VII.A. Discussion and possible board action to approve the following employment:

VII.A.1. Clif Jenkins, Substitute/Adjunct, effective April 11, 2025

VII.A.2. Taryn Wagner, Clinical Medical Assisting Instructor, effective May 5, 2025

VIII. New Business

IX. Adjourn