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Okmulgee board approves resignation, new hires and certifications for 2025–26
Summary
The board approved the resignation of Hillary Huddleston and employed several support staff and certifications for FY26, including emergency certifications for Addison Merideth and Shannan Smith; all motions were recorded as unanimous.
The Okmulgee Board of Education on Aug. 12, 2025, approved the resignation of Hillary Huddleston and a series of personnel actions for the 2025–2026 school year.
By unanimous vote the board approved employment of Addison Merideth at Dunbar Intermediate School; Shannan Smith as a high school science teacher; James Young in child nutrition; and May Johnson as women's basketball assistant lay coach. The board also approved FY26 emergency certification applications for Addison Merideth (Intermediate/Mid-Level Language Arts) and Shannan Smith (High School Physical Science), and approved an FY26 adjunct certification application for Tyler Jackson.
The minutes record motions and seconders for each action (moves typically by Mr. Leroy Parker or Mr. Keith Baldridge; seconds by Ms. Vickie Jones or Mr. Parker) and show unanimous aye votes with no recorded nays or abstentions. The minutes provide job titles and certification subjects where specified but do not include hiring start dates, salaries or detailed certification documentation.
