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Several trustees praised the vetting work but some asked for more time to review the shortlist and to ensure the names did not duplicate nearby or statewide facility names. One trustee said the committee did a good job but asked to see more of the submitted list; another raised geographical associations and said Pleasant Grove is the name of a township in a different county and wanted more consideration.

A motion to table the naming decision to the following month passed. Trustees said the committee’s recommendation is advisory and the board retained final naming authority.

The board will revisit the naming item at a future meeting after additional review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","EPS Board Meeting - April 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Trustees received a committee recommendation to name a new elementary school Pleasant Grove and a new middle school Horizon but voted to table the decision to allow more time to review submissions and explore alternatives.","taxTitle","EDMOND, School Districts, Oklahoma","taxId",13485,"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},6611803,"Board ratifies multiple personnel recommendations after executive session",23,9124000,9147000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2892918-6021c4aced8a47053fa0ec7e88c89bde&start=9124&end=9147","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2892918-6021c4aced8a47053fa0ec7e88c89bde/thumbnail_9124000.jpg","/articles/6611803/Oklahoma/Board-ratifies-multiple-personnel-recommendations-after-executive-session","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611803-3462e5ae7160b33de4e4fdf25e9fa864/orig.mp4?Expires=1776048485&Signature=b2WDesqLFX0srWU8OIwiA3tghJlkrqqASZE689MDQw6drkVYPKa4rTZpDE5wUZFspbIHBAkjYOy7vWoBCXwaG2AJsFVjTQm2t6LsmUNef5jv6JaUWMePYeUkZFbEt4qZcQyfzUBlMf9mKDc7ASD-8EOsnaLKcIe3eW2NGl~6D0mlfoiggdwEEdkovSj1MVErkUmGxa402rx-KNOKBXcsX~S2e2Ht5EIESNpsKdhGv66WyYl4rvYuFEau9TDOWOITap6dsX6Wek80IGPPLvmVhNEg88F344gfPDHshK2eVfyVIVjc1aGg5hBhAFBVuOHJCcG2YbVd~j2NlgfXoAHb4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","After returning from executive session, the Edmond Board of Education approved a series of personnel recommendations presented in the meeting packet.

The board voted to approve certified personnel actions listed on Schedule A and support personnel actions listed on Schedule B. Trustees also approved renewal of employment contracts for teaching and other certified staff for the 2025–26 school year, as recommended by site administrators and subject to assignment by the superintendent.

The board approved recommendations for multiple building-level appointments and coaching positions, including Charles Haskell elementary school principal (recommended: Dr. Angela Mays), high school assistant principal (recommended: Keeli Gilpin), middle school assistant principal (recommended: Dana Williams), and several athletics and activity coach recommendations (Edmond Santa Fe boys basketball coach Terry Evans; Edmond Santa Fe girls basketball coach Madison Moore; Edmond North girls head wrestling coach Colby Robinson). Trustees also approved a controller recommendation (Shelley Letts Wilson) and voted to approve the administrative salary amendments presented.

Board members confirmed that no votes were taken while in executive session and that the approvals were taken in open session as posted on the agenda.","After returning from executive session the board approved a slate of certified and support personnel actions, contract renewals, principal and coach recommendations and administrative salary amendments as listed on the posted schedules.",{"_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},6611805,"Board approves new director of secondary education position; hiring to coordinate with incoming superintendent",99,2345000,2444000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2892918-6021c4aced8a47053fa0ec7e88c89bde&start=2345&end=2444","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2892918-6021c4aced8a47053fa0ec7e88c89bde/thumbnail_2345000.jpg","/articles/6611805/Oklahoma/Board-approves-new-director-of-secondary-education-position-hiring-to-coordinate-with-incoming-superintendent","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611805-9f45c8193907219e6af8a73caa17d644/orig.mp4?Expires=1776048485&Signature=XC-AGDJQ5jYkk1TIULPgJAArCrxj4XzEKXH8unjQ3vypCpY6U~Axgx1B~LORCdVZEnSvKQdlZxdM6o21YYDPq8~wFZqFLpVXWwPCAp0tJb-uJ7Sr6xbNejckz2tmy1PqZv4d9nUzwYrUdZdgrpTMPEynnHuTcS8waF9BSD9qb8DsxuKGGGS5i35v-l0VX84cPVn1h1yt4NMNgGRpAh~TbesWVV7uOwYDXbwrUjZupbyf3yvarKztOf2IdTSYKFZrzaZAOrae0t5I7beWWtZ5CN~TTQTKrN0uNhnk5ofb-ldwtvD2zf123~txeqEeJLBaw-8cFAfbKnsWAth8R6~gJA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Edmond Board of Education approved a new Director of Secondary Education position intended to provide district-level support for middle and high schools similar to an existing elementary-level director.

District leaders said the role responds to the number of schools and the need for additional hands-on support so that central office administrators are not pulled from building duties during district crises. The superintendent told trustees the model mirrors the elementary director role, which has shown positive results.

One trustee asked that interviews and the final hiring process be coordinated with the incoming superintendent so that the future superintendent can participate in the selection of a cabinet-level hire. Trustees agreed to delay any hiring until the new superintendent can participate in interviews.

A motion to create the position passed by roll call.","The board approved creating a director of secondary education position to mirror an existing elementary director role; trustees requested that final hiring decisions coordinate with the district’s incoming superintendent.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6611809,"Board tables renewal of interlocal agreement with City of Edmond and YMCA over Mitch Park competition pool",494,1768000,2262000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2892918-6021c4aced8a47053fa0ec7e88c89bde&start=1768&end=2262","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2892918-6021c4aced8a47053fa0ec7e88c89bde/thumbnail_1768000.jpg","/articles/6611809/Oklahoma/Board-tables-renewal-of-interlocal-agreement-with-City-of-Edmond-and-YMCA-over-Mitch-Park-competition-pool","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611809-f240175822db5ff114ea962d8c90bd63/orig.mp4?Expires=1776048485&Signature=NObKVTModggXzoAfPZYo1t5xZ8vX5JyX458CtIfS2nGgCl~dqSEBuWZ-ttrxutz36ruqyL7IJlwhLXPFXb84TYg2K8s0JK9p~n6gzq53k8lxy1MigQFfnknLKMfw7NtoLrzIF4iBcKtFRrkXsq4QwwzLTtRoxLOYAHGJhmzofivYckUPdlx0JhJroTYEe1Clt6oSgPQBM5ucSey5IZPrVmzsbq0B8ZQtXIzuUyZxIcmRNidNtS29x8R--2gbspxvR~m-oOwcDRs1TAE9ptYKhJrA6hwXBwch2GPwvZdlF0Tth0IQQ5exdo7zZ8ugAhvbLA20mNU3NwUIKv7Ih6RxzQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The board tabled consideration of a renewal of a five-year cooperative agreement between Edmond Public Schools and the City of Edmond that relates to operation of the Mitch Park competition pool and the YMCA’s billing practices.

District staff summarized how the current arrangement works: the YMCA bills the city monthly for pool operations; the city pays the YMCA; and the city then invoices the school district for its share of “actual expenses,” defined in the document as the difference between total revenue and total expense. Presenters said the agreement as written does not clearly assign who sets user fees and that the YMCA currently sets rental rates.

Trustees and staff raised several concerns: sharp increases in insurance costs (described in the meeting as a 65% increase two years ago and a 20% increase the most recent year), water and gas cost allocations negotiated years earlier, and the district’s limited auditing or control rights over revenue and expenses. The superintendent (staff presenter) said he has requested meetings with the city and the YMCA to rewrite the arrangement and recommended tabling the renewal to allow staff to negotiate changes and include the YMCA in documentation.

A trustee made a motion to table the item to allow staff time to meet with the parties and return with revised language; the motion carried on voice/roll call. Board members asked staff to return with a draft that addresses revenue-setting and auditing rights before the district approves an extension that would take effect July 1 if not replaced.","Trustees deferred approval of a proposed renewal agreement that governs cost-sharing for the Mitch Park competition pool, citing concerns about expense definitions, insurance cost increases and lack of control over pool rental rates set by the YMCA.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6611814,"Edmond schools award multiple bond-funded construction and upgrade contracts totaling millions",93,1281000,1374000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2892918-6021c4aced8a47053fa0ec7e88c89bde&start=1281&end=1374","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2892918-6021c4aced8a47053fa0ec7e88c89bde/thumbnail_1281000.jpg","/articles/6611814/Oklahoma/Edmond-schools-award-multiple-bond-funded-construction-and-upgrade-contracts-totaling-millions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611814-b6ac10e3e162f745f8aed76a266b41b9/orig.mp4?Expires=1776048485&Signature=jW2gpkV9bOVIn3zLlBn5uw~8sWrOvkBv9VLJk6Ka2H6c~8f2b03IYSaeclOGuAB1ogz7PxwcyOXxTf~CJIB89QdF8G0tilD9iUib9OtW4BzozCiZ52hmHdnUdPjB8j5yECkOo5OaMWYpQzP6LfXQljDCZEKEVT-4Uw4zt5fNxt2bkgPXA3jAZ-AjbESzfC9vfEEtn62MOblWMJLvJF9d6MxBMaSZL45l1GnW0K8xU0aTp3ZLa2xvZa9OaeBo1CrAgnG8w1c1hJdVT7nAEQQW6~u-fZCL4pa2a0hQR-kGE8q5xSU~jqmeKTFGLaItWNn4crQp3EcTzzMG01LIPVroqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Edmond Board of Education approved several bond-funded construction and upgrade contracts for district facilities.

The board approved awarding subcontractor contracts for a new elementary school to L5 Construction-related teams in the amount of $25,500,000. The superintendent’s presentation said the design is similar to a recent school in the district but larger by about 5,000 square feet, with increases mostly in cafeteria space and an additional classroom; the presenter and trustees discussed labor availability and tariff risk for long lead-time materials. After a motion and second, trustees voted in favor of awarding the subcontractor package.

The board approved a replacement and coating for Cheyenne Middle School’s rooftop and HVAC labor package, awarding subcontractor work for $860,765 to be paid from bond funds. The superintendent said the project is largely replacement labor and that the coating should extend the roof’s life by about 10 years.

Trustees also approved a $2,000,000 contract for Summit Middle School cafeteria ceiling, lighting and associated upgrades, funded from bond proceeds, and a $662,486 contract for a full LED lighting upgrade and controls at Westfield Elementary School. The Westfield scope includes installing more than 1,000 luminaires and running low-voltage control wiring tied to dimming/occupancy control.

The board approved a $300,000 restroom update contract at Orvis Reiser Elementary to be paid from bond funds; staff said the work is being staged to avoid shutting the school down entirely by doing the restroom work in phases. Trustees also approved a $395,726 quote from Standard Roofing for a portion of the Central Middle School roof to be paid from bond funds; staff said Central is a heavily added-on campus and the project targets the areas with the most pressing leaks and wear.

Board members asked about project timing, contingency for tariffs, contractor workload and the phasing of work to avoid school interruptions. In each case the presenter recommended approval and the motions passed by roll call.

Votes at a glance: the projects above were approved and will be paid from bond funds as described in the board packet and on the public record.","The Edmond board approved awards for multiple construction and upgrade projects — including a new elementary subcontract package, middle school roof/HVAC work, cafeteria upgrades, LED lighting and restroom renovations — funded largely from bond funds.",{"_33":125,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":126,"_41":127,"_43":128,"_45":129,"_47":130,"_49":131,"_51":132,"_53":133,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":134,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":135,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6611819,"Edmond school board swears in new member and reorganizes leadership",96,268000,364000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2892918-6021c4aced8a47053fa0ec7e88c89bde&start=268&end=364","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2892918-6021c4aced8a47053fa0ec7e88c89bde/thumbnail_268000.jpg","/articles/6611819/Oklahoma/Edmond-school-board-swears-in-new-member-and-reorganizes-leadership","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611819-34e01c0fb62b8e6b248730025dd4ea54/orig.mp4?Expires=1776048485&Signature=EgWDowMvqvB52kJ8v7Oj29UA6zP3mFnirXagBWs8ZUbIC7sjauMPkD0KEHJ5W00Cqef15LpHU8cBJcL6unXVVL0gHKdDxYXKHRReVLHZ4QE6UHQnFMp~vENe0Rb-y0dEmNlsz9zGKWQ7u6nSmfslgRahgk6BTtJbPXIS-aqWd4eDzzwUH3uzSOHOHNFhwHPfcJ-oPIZBbKlua203C1FHTvaqTHI064MjPZLuyu-eChbb6WOs0X9q0HufJUI0vVQIR4ZYsFPaRagctShYxvwQYX-0sL9uWm~oxGXWSTigNcTbLhw~xA3p5X~mSFNTkHgDA9cAseDqPoNlTP11ZhBVvw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Marcus Jones was sworn in as a member of the Board of Education of Edmond Independent School District No. 12, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, during the board’s regular meeting. Jones took the oath of office and pledged to “faithfully discharge all duties pertaining to said office,” as read into the record by the board clerk.

Following the swearing-in, the board took up reorganizing its leadership. Trustee Courtney Hopgood was nominated and approved as board president and Jamie Underwood was approved as vice president after a motion and second. The reorganization vote passed by voice roll call with trustees registering their assent.

Board members then continued with superintendent comments and the rest of the published agenda.","Marcus Jones was sworn in as a member of the Edmond Board of Education and trustees elected Courtney Hopgood president and Jamie Underwood vice president during a regular meeting; the board then moved on to routine business.","actionData","errors"]

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