School board approves contracts and hires; affirms denial of a student transfer

During a long consent and action sequence, the Midwest City‑Del City board voted to approve a series of contracts, vendor selections and personnel recommendations and took a final vote after executive session to deny a requested student transfer.

Contract approvals included vendor and service awards for child nutrition (US Foods LLC), Coca‑Cola beverage contracts, yearbook and vending contracts, technology and security procurements (including an approved camera package for Del City Middle School), athletic turf maintenance, custodial services (Janet King and Source One for MDTC), grounds maintenance, painting at Carl Albert High School and the purchase of additional buses under previously approved bond funds.

The board also ratified policy J14 revisions governing overnight and out‑of‑state travel, approved a foreign exchange student (Helen Bain from Germany) pending visa processing, and approved routine purchasing and change orders specific to athletic and facility projects.

On personnel, the board approved multiple hires and recommendations: assistant principals for Midwest City Elementary (Brady Robertson), Tinker Elementary (Shane Hail), Park View/Eperly Heights (floating assistant principal Kenny Hawkins), and Carl Albert High School (Joseph Gin), and appointed Megan Tibbitz as executive director of special services. The board also ratified a one‑time stipend to recognize the district’s Teacher and Support Person of the Year.

After an executive session to review confidential educational records related to denied transfer requests, the board returned to open session and voted to accept the superintendent’s recommendation to deny the transfer of Student A.

Roll‑call votes were recorded for the action items; the chair and board members repeatedly voted "I" in favor on the listed items. Most items were approved without extended debate.