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Okmulgee Board hires three temporary bus staff for FY26; two hires pending CDLs
Summary
The board unanimously approved three FY26 temporary support hires—Christopher Ashby (substitute bus driver), Benjamin Tackett (bus driver, pending CDL), and Justin Wells (bus driver, pending CDL)—during its Aug. 21 special meeting.
The Okmulgee Board of Education approved employment of three temporary FY26 support staff at its Aug. 21 special meeting. Christopher Ashby was approved as a substitute bus driver; Benjamin Tackett and Justin Wells were approved as bus drivers, both noted as pending commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs).
Vickie Jones, board member, moved to accept the employment recommendations and Leroy Parker, board member, seconded. The motion carried unanimously (Aye: Mike James; Leroy Parker; Vickie Jones; Keith Baldridge). The minutes do not specify start dates or salary amounts for the hires; the CDL status for Tackett and Wells was recorded as "pending CDL."
