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Hagan said the agency asked for $41.65 million to support the technology‑center funding formula; she noted the legislature provided a $10 million increase the previous year and the agency is again seeking additional funding to expand capacity and reduce student waiting lists. She described the request as draft and said staff will follow up with technology center superintendents and finalize requests for the board in October.

Hagan identified specific items in the request: a statutory flex‑benefit allowance increase that she estimated will require about $1.3 million (for technology center teachers and support staff); continued program support for K‑12 CareerTech programs (support amounts reported to range roughly from $8,000 to $15,000 per program); a small K‑12 incentive for career‑tech teachers (reported at about $2,200 to $2,600); statutory pay for agricultural teachers as 12‑month employees (the agency covers two summer months); and a multi‑part effort to serve “white‑space” areas not currently inside a technology‑center district.

On expansion, Hagan described an incentive of $250,000 per school to accelerate the annexation of districts into technology‑center service areas and said bringing more schools into districts could make about $32 million in local ad valorem dollars newly available to technology centers if those areas annexed. She said the agency had used a similar $250,000 incentive successfully in Beaver County and that rural campuses can sometimes be established for modest construction costs compared with larger urban projects.

Hagan also proposed an outreach program for middle‑school career exploration (targeting roughly sixth and seventh graders) that would fund a technology‑center campus to operate a local “TAP” or exploration program; the agency estimated a $250,000 per campus funding level for that outreach model and said several centers already operate pilots at local schools.

Hagan and board members discussed program cost drivers. She said a recent estimate placed the annual cost to operate a full program at about $266,000 and that nearly all health‑care programs require small class sizes because of credentialing boards (for example nursing clinical ratios). Hagan described teacher‑cost ranges, saying an instructor’s total cost (salary plus benefits and related expenses) can approach $100,000 to $150,000 depending on experience and benefit costs.

Max McKnight, director of workforce training, reported on the state’s ARPA‑funded “teach‑to‑teach” apprenticeship pilot, which the agency applied for through the Oklahoma Workforce Commission and the Regional University System of Oklahoma. McKnight said the agency was awarded $1,125,000 for the pilot. The program partners with six regional universities — East Central University, Northeastern State University, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Southwestern Oklahoma State University and the University of Central Oklahoma — to provide course work and credentialing for incumbent school paraprofessionals and aides who are pursuing teaching degrees.

McKnight said the agency received 103 applications, reviewed them and approved 90; one approved applicant later took a different job, leaving 89 apprentices currently in the program. Approved apprentices are eligible for up to $10,000 in tuition and book assistance and for certification‑exam support. McKnight told the board the workforce commission indicated it could consider additional funding if demand required it; he said actual grant use will vary by participant course loads and certification needs.

Hagan said the apprenticeship model is intended to enlarge the certified‑teacher pipeline by supporting employed school staff who otherwise could not afford to return to college. Board members asked whether larger universities were included; McKnight said the pilot targeted the RUSO institutions for this phase because they have large teacher‑preparation enrollments and the pilot was intentionally limited in scope.

Board members and staff said the appropriations request remains a draft: staff will gather surveys from technology centers, hold a superintendent Zoom call and return a more detailed request in September with a final review in October.

Votes at a glance
• Approval of minutes from the July 17, 2025 regular board meeting — motion carried; recorded roll‑call votes: Michael Brown (yes), Peter Dillingham (yes), Shalyn Hanning (yes), Leonard McCullough (yes), Rob Seaman (yes).
• Approval of revisions to the Salary Adjustment Committee policy and procedure — motion carried; recorded roll‑call votes: Michael Brown (yes), Peter Dillingham (yes), Shalyn Hanning (yes), Leonard McCullough (yes), Rob Seaman (yes).
• Change meeting location for June 18, 2026 regular board meeting to Stillwater — motion carried; recorded roll‑call votes: Michael Brown (yes), Peter Dillingham (yes), Shalyn Hanning (yes), Leonard McCullough (yes), Rob Seaman (yes).
• Change meeting location for July 16, 2026 regular board meeting to Stillwater — motion carried; recorded roll‑call votes: Michael Brown (yes), Peter Dillingham (yes), Shalyn Hanning (yes), Leonard McCullough (yes), Rob Seaman (yes).

Board members did not take action on the appropriations request at the meeting; the item was presented for first reading and feedback.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","CareerTech State Board Meeting -- August 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The agency presented a draft fiscal‑year 2027 appropriations request that seeks additional funding for the technology‑center funding formula, program supports, and regional expansion. Agency staff also reported that an ARPA‑funded 'teach‑to‑teach' apprenticeship pilot received 103 applications, approved 90 and enrolled 89 participants.","taxTitle","CareerTech, Executive, Oklahoma","taxId",27353,"location","Oklahoma","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6502036,"Elgin teacher Melissa Yvonne, 2025 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year, credits CareerTech for career reinvention",521,2124000,2645000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5613466-062c12d7210360a4d56760098d9f6082&start=2124&end=2645","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5613466-062c12d7210360a4d56760098d9f6082/thumbnail_2124000.jpg","/articles/6502036/Oklahoma/Elgin-teacher-Melissa-Yvonne-2025-Oklahoma-Teacher-of-the-Year-credits-CareerTech-for-career-reinvention","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6502036-85509c3e1f82f1ec10165ce577c8ae2d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140219&Signature=lkSTjb34iyfIAxw6R8pLJYm2jY4llobM4I~bqke96JwXBAZlAzZkz9IgCWScfjZCyH8GvLfkpQyO0qkEjzXo2tdPGp6EzxgPFZS29YriPtO-aT2w7BszVC5acsVoot~yTkXIgOeTDUjsdIM970rjCRG0soDjHGHBAKrn~AkI30rmlgPVbh~PlvJHLpr7br3E8qKMylpSVHejVuakpw-NSV8hovBGd1xhjGhO~YKNNPNU4R3CqB3Cu72i~XhQfTMwBACW7HjlFb3sehQpuf1DiPzeHgcJcFqnfBZDVdxwTtnd3lTatKAFm3HSdtR5IJTgMpZqvDwMFGbZ9yO7c-uInQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Melissa Yvonne, the 2025 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year and a teacher at Elgin Public Schools, addressed the State Board of Career and Technology Education about her career path and the role CareerTech played in her professional reinvention.

Yvonne described a long teaching career that took her outside Oklahoma before returning in 2014 to teach in Elgin. After a decade teaching seventh-grade social studies she said she considered leaving education but ultimately retrained as a family and consumer sciences teacher with CareerTech support. \"I decided to choose reinvention over resignation and to have my own 'get out of the boat' moment,\" Yvonne told the board.

She said CareerTech provided a week of training, a mentor and a program specialist during her transition. \"The coolest thing about CareerTech, they said, 'you're gonna do something new ... we're gonna give you a mentor ... and those teachers were incredibly supportive,'\" she said. Yvonne described teaching adulting skills, financial literacy, hospitality and basic job-readiness skills and said students frequently ask practical questions — how to fill out job applications, open a bank account or invest for college.

Yvonne said that as Teacher of the Year she remains employed by Elgin Public Schools, has a contract with the Oklahoma State Department of Education and is expected to be in the OSDE office one day a week and do at least two school or community visits a month. \"My goal is 75 visits between now and next July,\" she said, noting pre-COVID Teachers of the Year did about 100 visits and that last year’s teacher completed 52 visits.

Board members and CareerTech staff thanked Yvonne for her advocacy and for highlighting the impact of CareerTech resources on classroom practice. Her remarks were part of a broader set of summit and program updates presented to the board; no board action was taken on her remarks.","Melissa Yvonne of Elgin Public Schools told the Oklahoma State Board of Career and Technology Education that CareerTech helped her transition into family and consumer sciences and shaped her message as state Teacher of the Year.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6502039,"Oklahoma CareerTech says annual summit drew more than 4,400 attendees, raised scholarship funds and boosted social reach",870,944000,1814000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5613466-062c12d7210360a4d56760098d9f6082&start=944&end=1814","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5613466-062c12d7210360a4d56760098d9f6082/thumbnail_944000.jpg","/articles/6502039/Oklahoma/Oklahoma-CareerTech-says-annual-summit-drew-more-than-4400-attendees-raised-scholarship-funds-and-boosted-social-reach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6502039-8daa1f375443a26fa3f5bf010d7c5a0f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140219&Signature=j~IntPIVjgHaEPbivDg9rUgIhP9UMbqcSjbG2URKo3C9aIbuMbquWjpsI7-sLyqFGpsYWBFqCigzPRKj54XDBdbTdtegePD6vy0jhLYwDM6GpRX-1rYVkusQ1oXrUyi4cn~fSDSY94Bc5UozByQR1-0ELytqcrZKOc~LhtlXWDzaDghQvgdk473ERhuNXjb-sAEl1TkikdubpFSr50T9Dlc5hGTIK-~dFhw~r7Gy0VEjqqNIsZMkBspfYW7IY0qsSbnOGCfNVyUN6T5jK2ypx7saAZLsP32Htq9pgxd9JmG4nBP4zZ8twtqouaWwzMxWe3gmo3~7HXDj1x9xyeJn0A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Gina Hubbard, a CareerTech presenter, told the State Board of Career and Technology Education that the agency’s annual Oklahoma Summit in Tulsa this August registered more than 4,400 attendees and included a three-day program of professional development, networking and awards.

Hubbard said the agency closed its offices on the first day of the summit so staff could attend; she told the board “we closed our state agency on Monday, August 4 and we took our entire staff to Oklahoma Summit.” She said 232 agency staff attended and for 33 of those it was their first summit.

The summit included a vendor fair with 139 companies, an awards banquet and a foundation golf tournament that raised more than $6,000 for student organization support and scholarships, according to Hubbard. Brenna Long, CareerTech communications and marketing coordinator, briefed the board on digital metrics, saying the agency recorded roughly 669,000 impressions and about 25,000 engagements around summit content and that a newly debuted statewide marketing video had reached about 78,000 views since posting.

Andrea Hancock, the agency’s event coordinator, described the logistics: summit planning began a year in advance and this year used multiple Tulsa venues — six Tulsa Tech campuses, the Arvest Center and several hotels — plus partnerships with Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology and Green Country Technology Center to host trade and industrial sessions.

The summit program included keynote speakers, recognition of award winners and presentations from state elected officials. Hubbard noted that Representative Wei (District 68) supported a recent session bill that allowed pharmacy tech students to pursue apprenticeships. She also said Representative Lay is organizing an interim study on CareerTech benefits and opportunities and is interested in promoting the agency’s 600‑hour apprenticeship as a statewide model.

Board members asked about invitations and opportunities to attend; Hubbard and staff said they would provide more specific invitations to board members for future summit sessions.

The presentation to the board highlighted the summit’s role as a statewide convening for CareerTech educators and as part of the agency’s outreach to school districts and business partners.

A short question-and-answer period followed the presentation; no formal board action resulted from the report.","Officials told the State Board of Career and Technology Education that the statewide Oklahoma Summit in Tulsa brought together more than 4,400 CareerTech educators, included a vendor fair and awards, raised scholarship money and produced large social-media engagement.","actionData","errors"]

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CareerTech presents FY‑27 funding priorities to expand technology‑center training; apprenticeship pilot enrolls 89

Elgin teacher Melissa Yvonne, 2025 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year, credits CareerTech for career reinvention

Oklahoma CareerTech says annual summit drew more than 4,400 attendees, raised scholarship funds and boosted social reach