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State Board action: Okoloma School District placed in ‘district of transformation,’ commission informed
Summary
At the commission’s Dec. 4 meeting, Department of Education staff reported the State Board of Education voted to place the Okoloma School District into a district of transformation because of serious financial concerns. Staff said the board acted under a statute (transcript: 'juice statute') that permits this action without commission or governor involvement.
Department of Education staff briefed the Commission on School Accreditation on a recent State Board of Education action affecting the Okoloma School District.
Dr. Malone told the commission the State Board met in a special called meeting the Friday before Thanksgiving and "voted to place the Okoloma School District into district of transformation due to serious financial concerns." He said the board "did that under the juice statute that allows the board to do that without having to go the commission, or even through the governor." Dr. Malone presented the update as an informational item and did not request action by the commission.
The transcript records Dr. Malone's statement using the phrase "juice statute." That phrasing is not a recognized statutory name in this record and the commission did not provide a statutory citation during the meeting; the precise statutory authority referenced was not specified in the recorded discussion.
Dr. Malone offered the update as an FYI and reminded members of the next regularly scheduled meeting, and seasonal greetings followed. The commission did not take a formal vote about the Okoloma action during the recorded meeting.
