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Okmulgee board approves one-year contract to make LuVona Copeland permanent superintendent starting July 1
Summary
The Okmulgee Board of Education approved a one-year employment contract for LuVona Copeland as permanent superintendent effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, following executive-session discussion of employment matters under state statute.
The Okmulgee Board of Education voted unanimously on April 8 to approve a permanent superintendent employment contract with LuVona Copeland, effective July 1, 2025, and running through June 30, 2026. The board entered executive session under OKLA. STAT. tit. 25 § 307(B)(1) and (B)(7) to discuss the matter before returning to open session and taking the vote.
Minutes record the motion and unanimous vote (Aye: Parker, James, Jones, Baldridge). The contract approval followed the executive-session discussion of personnel matters; the minutes list those present during the closed session, including legal counsel Jana Burk. The board’s action sets Copeland’s formal contract start and end dates as recorded in the meeting minutes.
