Edmond Public Schools honors teachers, students and board members at regular meeting
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Summary
The board recognized school board members, new principals, teacher and music educator awards, and state championship athletic programs across district schools, including Post Oak principal announcement and multiple fine-arts and athletics honors.
The Edmond Public Schools board devoted a substantial portion of the meeting to recognitions, honoring board members, new school principals, award-winning teachers, and state-champion student programs.
Speaker 3 opened the recognition segment by celebrating five school board members and noting district growth from 17,395 to 25,015 students and a combined board experience of roughly 60.5 years. The board also welcomed interns and posed for photographs.
Two newly named elementary principals were introduced: Jenny Williams, appointed principal of Post Oak Elementary (the district’s 20th elementary), and Mrs. Platt (referred to in the meeting), who will lead Will Rogers; Williams was described as having more than 20 years’ experience and degrees from the University of Oklahoma and other institutions. The meeting record cited Post Oak’s planned opening in August 2026.
Staff also honored Melanie Lawrence as Chisholm Elementary’s teacher of the year and the Oklahoma Indian Teacher of the Year for 2025–26, and recognized multiple music educators selected by the Oklahoma Music Educators Association. Band ensembles and state athletic champions from Edmond Memorial and Edmond North were introduced, coaches and directors were thanked, and several student rosters were read aloud for recognition.
