Mustang Public Schools
Thacker named MPS 2021-22 District TOY
Mustang Public Schools’ Board of Education recognized the 2020-2021 District Teacher of the Year Lauren Thacker at Monday night’s meeting. “My first thought upon winning was, ‘Really? THIS year?’” said Thacker. “Of the years I’ve been teaching, this is the one in which I feel the least effective. I think all teachers are in the…
Read MoreMustang Public Schools joins districts in protesting State Board’s decision
Mustang Public Schools’ Board of Education joined about 125 other schools across Oklahoma in initiating legal action against the state board of education at its Monday night meeting. They are joining to stop and reverse the state board’s decision to address funding equalization of public and charter schools. The March 25 decision of the Oklahoma…
Read MoreBond issue falls short
Mustang Public Schools’ $10.9 million bond issue failed to meet the 60% requirement to pass Tuesday. The bond aimed to make the district 1-1, which would provide a tablet to each student. Other areas that would have been addressed with the bond included renovating HVAC systems throughout the district, roofing and paving, new textbooks and…
Read MoreMHS to return to classrooms fulltime
The Mustang Public Schools’ Board of Education unanimously approved sending high schoolers back to the classroom fulltime, four days a week March 29. Wednesdays will remain distance learning days. Returning to in-person fulltime was decided by the members in large part, due to a social and emotional survey taken by some high schoolers. The survey…
Read MoreMustang officers undergo mental health training
Six Mustang Police Department officers participated in Crisis Intervention Team training Monday. The Crisis Intervention Team, which is a program a part of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, offers 40-hour training over a span of five days to officers. Several years ago, the department took a poll over a few…
Read MoreGetting to know this year’s winners
Editor’s note: As there are 17 Teachers of the Year throughout Mus-tang Public Schools, the Mustang News will print the remaining five in the Feb. 18 edition. The Teachers of the Year were not printed in any particular order. Mustang’s Teacher of the Year will be announced in April. Mandy Weinrich Mustang Education Center Mandy…
Read MoreLady Bronco netters beat Moore, Yukon
With just over two weeks left in the regular season, the Mustang girls are in preparation mode. Almost everything they do from here on out is to prepare themselves for the postseason. That means playing in a bunch of games in very few days. Last week the Broncos defeated No. 8 Moore, 58-50, on Friday…
Read MoreMustang Site Teachers of the Year
Editor’s note: As there are 16 Teachers of the Year throughout Mustang Public Schools, the Mustang News will print four at a time in Feb. 11 and Feb. 18 editions. The Teachers of the Year were not printed in any particular order. Mustang’s Teacher of the Year will be announced this spring. Liz Brown Mustang…
Read MoreSchool district faces ‘deepest cut’ in state funding since 2009
Mustang Public Schools has been cut $3 million in funding from the state of Oklahoma, along with other cuts to some of its major state sources of revenue. While another stimulus package is on the way, Chief Financial Officer Nancy McKay said her main goal is to save the district as much money as she…
Read MoreMustang Public Schools announces site Teachers of the Year
Editor’s note: As there are 16 Teachers of the Year throughout Mustang Public Schools, the Mustang News will print four at a time in the following editions: Feb. 4, Feb. 11 and Feb. 18. The Teachers of the Year were not printed in any particular order. Mustang’s Teacher of the Year will be announced this…
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