August 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Pioneer Technology Center Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Also in attendance were Traci Thorpe, Ryan Burkett, Kendra Knight, Kahle Goff, Stacey Rush, Molly Kyler, Mike Orr, Aimee Snyder, Terri Busch and Kellie Johnson.

Discussion:  Audra Mason presented the student services team to the Board of Education. Enrollment is up to 510 students plus 41 practical nursing students and 7 BPOC students. All student services employees have been cross-trained on enrollment and resources as needed. They work hard on attendance and make sure our students get the things that they need to be successful in our programs. 

Discussion:  PTC will begin working with Norton LifeLock to provide employees the option to elect to participate in identity theft montoring through the LifeLock platform. Employees can have their monthly subscription payroll deducted and can also add family member(s) to this subscription service. • Several PTC employees were recognized at Oklahoma Summit for their participation in OkACTE division and statewide leadership roles: Kayla Randol - President of the Cosmetology Trade Division; Brett Haas - President-Elect of the Transportation Trade Division; Terri Busch - President of the Oklahoma School Public Relations Association; Brook Lindsay - PACE Division Committee Chair; Heather Smith - OkACTE Fellows Participant for FY27. • Staci Denoya was recognized at Summit for completing BIS Certification last year; Stacey Rush and Scott Overman were recognized for 25 years of membership in OkACTE, and Brett Haas was recognized for 5 years of OkACTE membership. Business and Industry Services • Summer Bus Driver Training was hosted in June and July in preparation for the coming school year and to meet the annual CEU requirement for bus drivers. Sixty-one participants from our region attended these training opportunities. • Over 100 attendees participated in several training opportunities for our area tribes this summer. One of the events, PTC, hosted the Gathering of Native Americans Systems of Care Symposium, a three-day conference which included our area tribes and area service agencies. Tribal facilitators from out of state also participated in this event. Capital Planning: We are still working with our OSIG adjuster on the roof claim. An OSIG representative and claims engineer came to PTC on July 21st to take core samples on site to verify the underlayment for the claim as well as measure and review the damage in the field. We are waiting for their updated reports to see how that will impact the claims amounts for the project. • The water damage in the front office areas of the ADPC building and minor updates to the area in the ADPC building are complete. Mertz is planning to lease close to 8,000 sq ft of the building for 12 months with an option to extend it, if needed, for another six months. We anticipate Mertz moving into the space midAugust. Retirements/Resignations/Staff Changes • We are working through the process of identifying candidates for the open Groundskeeper/Maintenance position. • We have been provided additional funding in the TANF program, which will allow us to reinstate a support staff position to serve the Training Navigators who are working with PTC and Meridian districts in serving TANF clients. We would like to open that as soon as possible.