District staff reported progress on bond-funded projects including storm shelters at several schools, new elementary work in Townsend, middle school additions, and an on‑schedule storm shelter at Carl Albert High School, with pictures and timeline updates.
The board voted to name Midwest City High School’s baseball field for Coach Jerry Long and Carl Albert High School’s track for Coach Tex Rollins after brief presentations highlighting their decades of service, championships and Hall of Fame inductions.
The district will apply for the state Teacher Empowerment Grant to deliver stipends (not salary) to up to 10% of fully certified teachers, with criteria scored a year in arrears and annual applications required.
Principals at Pleasant Hill and Tinker told the Mid-Del School Board that coordinated instructional systems, protected planning time and attendance initiatives helped lift Pleasant Hill from an F to a C and Tinker from a D to a C, with double-digit gains in several subject areas.
Trustees accepted a clean FY24-25 audit, approved one-time award stipends for district recipients, revised policy C-30 and the tech center handbook, and confirmed appointments for the director of health services and director of outreach.
The Mid-Del School Board approved sale agreements for three district-owned parcels — to Monroe Homes LLC, to Kimberly Jackson for a residential lot, and to Big Easy Farm, Inc. for the Jarman Middle School site, which staff said is intended for a veterans community center and is expected to close in about 60 days.
Board members recommended against authorizing sponsorship of Visionary Pathway Schools, citing an underdeveloped funding plan and overlap with existing career-tech offerings; a motion to deny the district's sponsorship was made and seconded; the transcript does not show a roll-call tally.
The board heard a lengthy presentation on EMDR and other trauma-focused techniques for licensed school mental-health specialists, confirming parental consent requirements and a limited session model; the related consent agenda item was pulled for discussion and later approved (vote tally not specified in transcript).
The Mid-Del board heard design updates for three elementary renovations and approved a change order to move a sanitary line and add a lift station, declared surplus cooling towers and portable buildings, and approved purchases including safe-room furniture and a turf contract. Vote tallies were not specified in the transcript.
During public comment, Quincy Benton—cofounder of ASVAD Edge Academy—asked the board to explore ASVAB preparation for students, citing gaps in readiness for military enlistment, employment or further training.