Mustang Public Schools
Former Mustang Touchdown Club president charged with embezzlement
By Brody Feldmann Contributing Writer The former president of the Mustang Touchdown Club has been charged with embezzling more than $10,000 from the program over an 18-month period. Raymond Craig Davis Jr., 48, has been charged in Canadian County District Court with a single count of embezzlement. He was arrested in early May after an…
Read MoreMcDaniel named OKCPS superintendent
By Chris Eversole, Contributing Writer Mustang Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sean McDaniel was named superintendent of Oklahoma City Public Schools in a 5-2 vote at a board meeting at 3 p.m. today. The job takes him from a district of about 11,000 students to one of 46,000. McDaniel has been Mustang superintendent since 2012. He…
Read MoreMcDaniel set to leave Mustang for Oklahoma City Public Schools
By Chris Eversole Staff Writer Mustang Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sean McDaniel is expected to be named superintendent of Oklahoma City Public Schools at a board meeting at 4 p.m. today, various news organizations report. The job would take him from a district of about 11,000 students to one of 46,000. McDaniel has been Mustang…
Read MoreSchools reap benefits of credit rating
By CHRIS EVERSOLE Staff Writer The outstanding credit rating of Mustang Public Schools – a rarity among Oklahoma school districts – paid off Tuesday. The board of education approved a $10.9 bond package at a 2.3 percent interest rate and a $920,000 bond package at 3.1 percent. The rates were this low because Standard and…
Read MoreGirls soccer ends Yukon’s season
By MICHAEL KINNEY Contributing Writer Maddison Oliver couldn’t have asked for a better gift for her senior year. After losing to Yukon during the regular season, the soccer gods gave Oliver and her Mustang teammates another shot at their rivals in the first round of the playoffs. This time, with their season on the line,…
Read MoreMustang teacher reunites with former student during walkout
By LARISSA COPELAND News Editor When Mustang kindergarten teacher Davette Ravencraft went to the state Capitol last month to participate in a teacher walkout, she had mixed feelings. “If we didn’t do something, nothing was going to get done,” she said. “They’ve promised and promised, and we’ve believed and believed, but nothing has ever happened.”…
Read MoreSchools vow to keep fighting for funding
By CHRIS EVERSOLE Staff Writer Mustang Public Schools were back in session this week following the end of a two-week teachers’ walkout. Both school officials and members of the teachers’ bargaining unit, the Mustang Education Association, applauded additional funding the Legislature approved in response to the walkout. However, they said that would work for more…
Read MoreMustang teachers continue to support walkout
By CHRIS EVERSOLE Staff Writer Members of the Mustang Education Association are continuing to support the statewide teachers’ walkout, MEA President Mark Webb said Tuesday. “We’ve reached a bit of a stalemate,” Webb said in a text message. He noted that Gov. Mary Fallin signed three bills affecting education Tuesday, but that they had a…
Read MoreWalkout length uncertain
By CHRIS EVERSOLE/TERRY GROOVER Staff Writers Mustang schools will be closed through at least the end of this week as teachers continue to participate in a walkout at the state Capitol. Mustang Education Association President Mark Webb said he and other representatives of the Oklahoma Education Association have continued to lobby legislators for additional educational…
Read MoreMustang Schools names Lisa Stacey Teacher of the Year
Lisa Stacey, Mustang Middle School’s teacher of the year, was named the Mustang Public Schools District 2017-2018 teacher of the year on Tuesday. Superintendent Dr. Sean McDaniel presented the award to her at a banquet at Mustang High School. Stacey was surprised to be chosen among the 14 nominees for the award. “I’m honored to…
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