Conference Room A-200 Attendance Taken at 5:30 PM: Present Board Members: Mr. Glen Cosper Dr. James Griffith Mrs. Pam Lewis Mr. Andy Sherrer Dr. Max Venard I. Pledge of Allegiance II. Call to Order and the Recording of Members Present and Absent III. Consider and Vote to Appoint District Treasurer and Administer Oath of Office Motion Passed: Motion to appoint Bruce Campbell as District Treasurer effective December 1, 2017 passed with a motion by Dr. James Griffith and a second by Dr. Max Venard. IV. Miscellaneous Public Comment In accordance with Board Policy #632, "Any person, desiring to speak to the Board of Education must meet the standards and comply with the procedures set forth below: a. A specific agenda item, or
Page 2 b. A topic which involves the operation of MNTC and, also, is a matter over which the Board of Education of MNTC can exercise control and jurisdiction. c. In order to make a presentation about an item which is not on the agenda for the scheduled meeting, the speaker must be a resident of the MNTC School District, current student, or parent/guardian or spouse of a current student. d. Loud, profane, abusive, threatening and/or discourteous speech and/or conduct will not be tolerated. e. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of three minutes. V. Recognition, Reports and Presentations V.A. Introduction of New Employees V.B. Tour of Health Simulation Lab - Veretta Parker V.C. Review of Board Policy #222, Disability Accommodations - Karla Marshall V.D. Enrollment Report - Robyn Castleberry V.E. Safety Presentation - Jerry McConnell VI. Consent Agenda: All of the following items, which concern reports and items of a routine nature normally approved at a board meeting, will be approved by one board 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: VI.A. Minutes of October 19, 2017 VI.B. Monthly Financial Reports (Treasurer/Activity Fund) VI.C. General Fund Encumbrance numbers 11853-12026, Building Fund numbers 20252-20276 and Bond Fund number 11 VI.D. Declare Items as Surplus Property and Authorize Sale of Said Items VI.E. Proposed Board Meeting Dates for 2018 VI.F. Renew Clinical Rotation Agreement with Integris Health, Inc. VI.G. Renew Contract with South Comm Publishing Co. for FY18
Page 3 Motion Passed: Motion to approve Consent Agenda items as presented in A - G passed with a motion by Dr. James Griffith and a second by Mrs. Pam Lewis. VII. Consider and Vote to Approve Superintendent's Personnel Recommendations: VII.A. Accept Letter of Resignation- Bridget Brownback, Customer Service Supervisor VII.B. Accept Letter of Retirement - Rod Pugh, IT Specialist VII.C. Employment of Customer Service Representative VII.D. Employment of Practical Nursing Instructor VII.E. Employment of Help Desk Assistant VII.F. Employment of Pre-Engineering Teacher VII.G. Employment of Part-Time Employees - November 2017 VII.H. Employment of Office Assistant VII.C. Shirlene Gathright was recommended for the CSR position. Ms. Gathright has been employed with MNTC since April 2015 as an office assistant to the Registrar. Ms. Gathright has had the opportunity to work in the CSR area over the summer and has enjoyed working in that capacity. Her excellent customer service skills and problem solving skills will make her an asset to the department. VII.D. Lorain McKay was recommended for the Non-Certified Practical Nursing Instructor position. Ms. McKay currently works at Norman Regional Hospital as the Director over various areas. She was an Assistant Professor of Nursing for three years at Seminole College and served in the United States Air Force Nurse Corp. She has a a Master s in Science of Nursing Education. VII.E. Tierra Smith was recommended for the ITS Help Desk Assistant position. Ms. Smith comes to us from Oklahoma City Public Schools where she was a Data Coordinator and the liaison for the school district, software vendors and pertinent agencies. She is a graduate of Metro Technology Center and Rose State College. Her current certifications, in multiple areas of IT, will be incredibly useful in this position.
Page 4 VII.F. Scott Makintubee was recommended for the Pre-Engineering Instructor position. Mr. Makintubbe comes to us from Central Technology Center where he currently is the Pre- Engineering Instructor. Mr. Makintubbe has been teaching the same Pre-Engineering curriculum that we teach for the past seven (7) years. He is a Master Teacher with Project Lead the Way and will be a perfect fit for this position. VII.H. Jennifer George was recommended for the Office Assistant position in the Technical Careers area. Ms. George has been working as a bank teller at First Bank and Trust and has experience as a Pricing/Advertising Manager in the retail industry. Her extensive customer service skills will be beneficial when working with our staff, substitutes and students. Motion Passed: Motion to approve Superintendent's personnel recommendations as presented in A - H passed with a motion by Dr. Max Venard and a second by Mrs. Pam Lewis. VIII. Consider and Vote to Approve or Disapprove District Goal for FY18 Motion Passed: Motion to approve the proposed District Goal for FY18 as presented passed with a motion by Dr. James Griffith and a second by Mr. Glen Cosper. IX. Consider and Vote to Approve the Purchase of Hyster Forklift from Deep South Equipment in the amount of $36,097.90
Page 5 Motion Passed: Motion to approve the purchase of Hyster Forklift from Deep South Equipment in the amount of $36,097.90 passed with a motion by Mr. Glen Cosper and a second by Dr. James Griffith. X. Consider and Vote to Approve Thirteen (13) Computer Systems from Dell/EMC for the BIS Networking classroom in the amount of $19,173.18 Motion Passed: Motion to approve thirteen (13) computer systems from Dell/EMC for the BIS Networking classroom in the amount of $19,173.18 passed with a motion by Dr. James Griffith and a second by Mrs. Pam Lewis. XI. New Business In accordance with Oklahoma State Statute 25 Section 25 311(A)(9), this is limited to any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting the agenda. XII. Superintendent's Update: XII.A. High School Tech Tours: Nov. 15th NNHS, Nov. 16th NHS, Nov. 28th SMHS, Nov. 29th MHS, Nov. 30th WHS XII.B. MNTC Holiday Breakfast - December 15, 2017, 7:30 am, S. Penn Campus XII.A. Tech Tours are off to a great a start. We are expecting 2900 students to tour the MNTC campus during this time.
Page 6 Other Updates: Yesterday, Karla Marshall and her team accepted the Oklahoma Quality award on behave of Moore Norman Technology Center. MNTC was awarded the Achievement of Excellence award. Our Finance Director, Roger Adair is retiring at the end of the month. The Board was invited to join the MNTC staff for a farewell luncheon tomorrow, November 17, 2017 in room A-200. A construction video has been posted on the intranet to update the community on our construction progress. Phase I They are currently painting the walls and installing ceiling grids in the new Ed Services area. We are looking at a completion date in mid-february. Shelters are being installed on December 20, 2017. Permits have been issued by the City of Norman. Phase II The slab/foundation has been poured and twelve (12) of the wall panels are up. We have had a slight weather delay, however, we have an estimated completion date of October 2018. The perimeter road is progressing well. We are getting ready to asphalt the road next week. The South Penn Campus project is also going well. They are currently priming the walls and ceilings. This project should be complete by the end of December. XIII. Adjourn: 7:17 pm ATTEST: Presiding Officer Minutes Clerk