Oklahoma County Excise Board approves state and federal funding requests for multiple school districts, accepts amended Epic Charter School budget filing

The Oklahoma County Excise Board on Feb. 14 unanimously approved requests to accept state and federal funds for several school districts and received for filing a second amended budget for Epic Charter School.

The board, with members Brett Pam and Theresa Sellers present and presided over by Eleanor Thompson, approved four separate resolutions from the County Finance Department, Office of the County Clerk. The actions covered: Insight School of Oklahoma (District Z-4), Millwood Public School District (District I-37), Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oklahoma (District Z-16) and a second amended budget filing for Epic Charter School.

Why it matters: These approvals allow county receipt and accounting of state and federal funding for the 2024–25 fiscal year and formally record a large amended charter-school budget required under state budget law. Recording these requests is primarily procedural but affects how funds are tracked and reported for each district.

Votes at a glance

- Resolution 2025-0432: Approval of state and/or federal funds for Insight School of Oklahoma, District Z-4, fiscal year 2024–25, general fund $223,711.98 — motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.

- Resolution 2025-0479: Approval of state and/or federal funds for Millwood Public School District, District I-37, fiscal year 2024–25 — general fund $1,103,806.77; building fund $141,287.25; childcare services fund $226,724.00. The item was described as an increase/amendment to a previously approved request. Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.

- Resolution 2025-0638: Approval of state and/or federal funds for Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oklahoma, District Z-16, fiscal year 2024–25, general fund $543,517.93 — motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.

- Resolution 2025-0639: Receive for filing the second amended budget for fiscal year 2024–25 for Epic Charter School (Community Strategies Inc., doing business as Epic Charter School) — increase to the general fund listed as $287,210,398; Epic’s board previously approved the amendment on May 9, 2024 “in accordance with the Oklahoma School District Budget Act.” Motion moved and seconded; outcome: received for filing.

Meeting process and context

Each item was introduced as requested by the County Finance Department and the Office of the County Clerk. Board members moved and seconded approval for each item; the roll call was recorded verbally as “All in favor? Aye.” The meeting included routine approval of minutes from the Jan. [not specified] meeting and adjourned after the listed agenda items.

Clarifying details

- All four funding-approval items were presented as requests by the County Finance Department, Office of the County Clerk. - Millwood Public School District’s item was explicitly described as an increase (an amendment to a previously approved request). - The Epic Charter School second amended budget was characterized as being filed under the Oklahoma School District Budget Act and was previously approved by the Epic board on 05/09/2024; the board’s role was to receive the filing, not to approve the underlying district resolution. - Specific movers and seconders were not identified in the transcript; votes were taken by voice with an affirmative “Aye.”

Next steps

No additional follow-up instructions or contested items were recorded on the transcript. The board received and filed the amended Epic budget and approved the stated funding requests; no votes failed or were tabled at the special meeting.