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Board discusses OCCC authorizer renewal and proposed fees totaling hundreds of thousands annually
Summary
Superintendent Chris Brewster briefed the board on discussions with Oklahoma City Community College about authorizer renewal. The minutes list 2025-26 payments to OCCC totaling $1,169,762 and note OCCC offered a 2% administrative fee (~$800,000 annually) versus the district's request for 1% (~$400,000).
The board held a substantive discussion about charter-authorizer negotiations with Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC). Superintendent Chris Brewster updated the board on renewal considerations and the OCCC responses; no formal action was taken.
Brewster provided figures for 2025'26 payments to OCCC: $443,000 for tuition, fees and books; $361,474 for rent of the FACE Center; and $635,288 listed as an authorizer fee, totaling $1,169,762 in payments attributed to OCCC in the minutes. Brewster described a contract question for future terms: SFS requested a 10-year term but OCCC offered five; SFS requested a maximum 1% admin fee ($400,000 annually) but OCCC offered 2% ($800,000). Brewster also said the district had proposed consideration of rental/ownership discussion for the FACE Center and had requested a one-year extension of the current contract while awaiting answers.
Board members provided feedback for Brewster to take back to OCCC. The minutes record the discussion and numbers but show no vote or decision; the item was discussed for further negotiation rather than final approval. Because the minutes state amounts and percentages, reporters and stakeholders should treat them as the board's record of negotiations rather than a finalized contract.
