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Lone Oak ISD board approves plan to meet teacher certification requirements by 2029–2030

LONE OAK ISD · February 23, 2026
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Summary

At a Feb. 23 special meeting the Lone Oak ISD board approved a district plan to ensure teacher certification requirements are met by school year 2029–2030; the motion passed 6–0 with one absence after a staff presentation.

The Lone Oak ISD board approved a District Plan for Meeting Teacher Certification Requirements by school year 2029–2030 at a special meeting on Feb. 23, 2026. The motion to approve, made by Drew McMurtre and seconded by Nikki Haynes, passed by a recorded vote of 6–0 with one member absent.

The plan was presented to the board during the meeting by Beth Luhn. The board recorded the vote this way: Orville Gentry — yea; Nikki Haynes — yea; Lee Hogue — yea; Jeremy McClanahan — yea; Drew McMurtre — yea; Clint Patterson — absent; Gary Walker — yea. The transcript records the formal action as: "Motion to approve the District Plan for Meeting Teacher Certification Requirements by School Year 2029-2030 as presented." The approval creates a board-adopted timeline for meeting state certification expectations through the 2029–2030 school year.

Board members did not record further amendments or contingency conditions in the public record. The meeting included a public hearing and other agenda items; the board later entered executive session on personnel and adjourned at 7:44 p.m.