Eufaula Public Schools board holds closed-door interviews for superintendent candidates, returns to open session and reads compliance report

The Eufaula Public Schools Board met in special session on March 4, 2026, at the district administration office to hold closed-door interviews of applicants for the superintendent position under 25 O.S. § 307(B)(1). Committee member Jeff Pippenger moved to convene into executive session at 9:16 a.m.; Committee member Martha Asher seconded the motion and the vote carried unanimously.

The record shows the board remained in executive session through the day and formally acknowledged its return to open session at 3:33 p.m. Committee member Martha Asher moved to return to open session, seconded by Committee member Jeff Pippenger; the motion carried with all five recorded members voting Yea. Committee member Michael Morton then read the executive session compliance report; the transcript records that the compliance report was read but does not include its text.

The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn at 3:33 p.m., made by Committee member Martha Asher and seconded by Committee member Jeff Pippenger; the adjournment motion carried unanimously.

The transcript identifies the board’s action and procedural votes but does not disclose the substance of the executive-session interviews or the contents of the compliance report. The meeting notice and location were recorded at the start of the session as the Administration Office, Board Room, 1684 JM Bailey Hwy., Eufaula, Oklahoma.

Next steps: the transcript does not record any formal appointment, vote on hiring, or public discussion of candidates during open session. Any personnel decisions or public announcements about the superintendent search are not recorded in this meeting’s transcript.