Oklahoma / School Districts / MUSKOGEE
The Muskogee Public Schools Board of Education approved multiple consent items including operating account actions, formation of a gifted‑and‑talented committee, a band trip to Memphis for Bands of America competition, and personnel recommendations following an executive session.
Oklahoma / School Districts / MUSKOGEE
District staff told the board the district received a five‑year Oklahoma Comprehensive Literacy Grant totaling $1 million (with $600,000 received to date), will expand small‑group intervention staffing and time, and will change benchmark assessments for several grades following guidance from the state office.
Oklahoma / School Districts / MUSKOGEE
At the Aug. 12 Muskogee Public Schools Board meeting the board approved standing resolutions (items 5a–5m) including financial reports, budgets, contracts and a policy update to comply with state law, voted to enter executive session (item 6), and later approved items 9a–9h after the executive session.
Oklahoma / School Districts / MUSKOGEE
At a Muskogee School Board meeting the board approved multiple contracts including athletic software and construction work, moved to a single secondary handbook, filed the annual 1,080-hour report with the state and approved a cooperative athletics agreement with Saint Joe's; the board later entered executive session.
Oklahoma / School Districts / MUSKOGEE
At a Muskogee School Board meeting, a district staff member said public figures labeled as district "surplus" were misleading because much of the money reported is held in legally restricted sinking funds and in the Child Nutrition account and is not available for general use.
Oklahoma / School Districts / MUSKOGEE
Superintendent Dr. Mendenhall said state law requires students not to have cell phones visible or in use "bell to bell," and the district will implement a progressive discipline approach starting with confiscation on first offense.
Oklahoma / School Districts / MUSKOGEE
Superintendent Dr. Mendenhall told the board that Muskogee Public Schools began the new year with seven fewer drivers, consolidating two full bus routes and eliminating roughly 26 stops — mostly elementary — while prioritizing safety and planning to revisit routes as staffing changes.
Oklahoma / School Districts / MUSKOGEE
At the Aug. 12 Muskogee Public Schools Board meeting, a representative of the William Barry Love Foundation presented a check and outlined a three‑year funding commitment to pay for elementary interventionists and after‑school programs, including a $100,000 grant for a sixth‑ and seventh‑grade program.
Oklahoma / School Districts / MUSKOGEE
At its June 26 meeting the Board of Education approved standing resolutions, a sublease tied to a 2019 bond issue and a personnel slate including the acceptance of Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lance Crowley's resignation.
Oklahoma / School Districts / MUSKOGEE
At its June 26 meeting the Board of Education approved a personnel slate that includes hires, resignations and the retirement of Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lance Crowley, who told the board he plans to move to Arkansas.