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State Board schedules executive-session review of multiple teacher certification suspension and revocation applications
Summary
The Oklahoma State Board of Education’s May 21 agenda includes executive-session consideration of emergency suspension and revocation applications for multiple named teachers, hearings-related findings, and two pending civil cases; specific outcomes are not listed on the agenda.
The Oklahoma State Board of Education’s agenda for its May 21, 2025, regular meeting includes a proposed executive session to consider emergency suspension and revocation applications for multiple teaching certificates.
Chad Kutmas, General Counsel for the State Board of Education, is listed under Legal Services and the agenda cites authority to convene an executive session under 25 O.S. § 307 (B)(4), (7) and (8) to discuss these matters. The agenda names several individuals whose certificates are the subject of proposed emergency suspension or revocation, and it lists consent orders to accept voluntary surrender of certificates for others.
The agenda lists specific items under Legal Services: applications seeking emergency orders summarily suspending certificates (including names such as Dillion Snow, Jonah Davis, Alden Armstrong, Samuel Melton, and Roger Jessie); consent orders for voluntary surrender (Justin Wood and William Hale); and amended applications to summarily suspend additional individuals (including Patrick Cobb and others). It also includes a findings-of-fact and conclusions-of-law item from Hearing Officer Liz Stevens and OSDE exceptions regarding the case of Kelly Bacot, and a procedural-oversight item related to Case No. 2024-50 (Kimberly Coody) that will be considered in open session only.
The agenda notes the Board will vote to acknowledge a return to open session and may take action on matters discussed in executive session. The agenda itself does not record any motions made, votes taken, or the Board’s decisions; all listed items are set as "discussion and possible action." Any formal motions, votes or outcomes will need to be taken at the meeting and are not specified by the agenda.
Next steps: the Board is scheduled to convene May 21, at which time the executive session items may be considered. The agenda does not provide hearing schedules, proposed orders, or expected outcomes for the named matters.
