PRESS RELEASE: OKCPS accepting applications for District 5 OKCPS board member


Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) sends this information as posted below:


(Oklahoma City, OK) – At the April 15th Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) board of education meeting, District 5 Board Member Adrian Anderson resigned his seat, due to moving out of District 5.

The board is now accepting applications (https://www.okcps.org/cms/lib/OK01913268/Centricity/Domain/97/Instructions%20to%20Submit%20Application%20for%20Dist.%205%20Seat.pdf) to fill the district 5 board seat (https://www.okcps.org/Page/8011).

Candidates must submit a resume and an application (https://www.okcps.org/cms/lib/OK01913268/Centricity/Domain/97/APPLICATION_OKCPS_BOE_Dist._5_Seat_Candidate_APR_2024.pdf), together, to the OKCPS Board Clerk, Craig Cates. Candidates must meet the qualification requirements (https://www.okcps.org/cms/lib/OK01913268/Centricity/Domain/97/B-04_School%20Board%20Member%20Qualifications_7-1-16.pdf), which includes the requirement that they must have been a resident of, and a registered voter of, the school district and the election district (or ward) for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the filing period.

Candidates’ resumes and applications must be filed with the OKCPS Board Clerk via hand-delivery or e-mail between 7:30 a.m., Friday, April 19, 2024, and 4:30 p.m., Friday, May 10, 2024.

Schools Represented by District 5:

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
  • Thelma R. Parks Elementary
  • Spencer Elementary
  • Willow Brook Elementary
  • FD Moon Middle School
  • Rogers Middle School
  • Classen SAS High School at Northeast
  • Douglass High School
  • Star Spencer High School
  • Extended Educational Services (EES)

OKCPS Board Seat (Election District) 5 Appointment Process & Instructions for Candidates

April 19, 2024:

Beginning of the period for submitting resumes and applications

May 10, 2024:

End of the period for submitting resumes and applications

(Questions: Contact Craig Cates, Board Clerk, (405) 587-0444, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]))

June 14, 2024:

No later than this date, the OKCPS Board will interview applicants and appoint a person to fill the vacancy. The final selection / appointment shall take place no later than June 14, 2024.

More information: https://www.okcps.org/Page/8320


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