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Oklahoma City Public Schools on Monday called on State Auditor Cindy Byrd to audit Santa Fe South Charter Schools.
In a unanimous vote, the district’s Board of Education made the request following an hourlong executive session. State law says the state auditor “shall” fulfill the request and a spokesman for the state auditor’s office said Byrd had received the letter Tuesday.
“The purpose of the special audit requested is to determine compliance with statutes, rules, policies and internal control procedures,” an OKCPS statement said. “In light of comments shared at the OSDE Board of Education meeting on Friday, April 9, the Board felt this was an important step to take as an authorizer of Santa Fe South.”
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Considered a cornerstone of Millwood Public Schools, one of Oklahoma s longest-serving elected officials has retired from 51 years on the district Board of Education.
Frances Percival, 93, attended her final school board meeting Monday evening. First elected to the board in March 1970, Percival chose not to seek re-election this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Percival has been a steadfast presence in the district since she began volunteering as a Millwood parent in 1958. Two of her children attended Millwood schools after she and her husband built a home in the northeast Oklahoma City district.
Even though she ll no longer sit on the school board, Percival said she won t stop coming back to Millwood.
Children in rural Oklahoma deserve to have a high quality education and HB 2078 potentially jeopardizes that.
How did HB 2078 change Oklahoma school funding?
Stitt signed House Bill 2078, which passed the Oklahoma Senate on a vote of 27-19, with 11 Republicans and eight Democrats voting against.
The proposal incited fierce debate and a slew of questions on the Senate floor.
“You know it’s a big day when bills pass off the floor, and the governor has them on his desk ready to sign that afternoon, said Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City.
HB 2078 will have school funds be based on the enrollment count only from the prior school year, not two years ago. It also would allow districts to carry over more money from year to year in their general fund, which supporters say will allow districts to carry over more federal stimulus funds to offset any state funding reductions.
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