Stillwater Public Schools

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Stillwater Public Schools
Type and location
Type Public, Primary, Secondary, Co-Educational
Grades Elementary K-5
Middle School 6-7
Junior High School 8-9
High School 10-12
Region Payne County
Country United States of America
Location 314 South Lewis Street
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074
District information
Superintendent Ann Caine
Schools 9
Budget $42,322,000
Students and staff
Students 5,463
Teachers 341
Student-teacher ratio 16:1
Athletic Conference 6A District 4
Other information
Website Stillwater Public Schools

The Stillwater Public School District is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. The Stillwater school district has nine schools together with an alternative education program.[1]

The district is managed by the Superintendent Ann Caine, who works under the direction of a five person board.[2]

The mascot of both the district and the high school is the Pioneers.[3]

Schools

High school

Middle school

  • Stillwater Junior High School (Grades 8 & 9)
  • Stillwater Middle School (Grades 6 & 7)

Elementary schools

All elementary schools host grades pre-k through fifth grade.

  • Highland Park Elementary School
  • Richmond Elementary School
  • Sangre Ridge Elementary School
  • Skyline Elementary School
  • Westwood Elementary School
  • Will Rogers Elementary School

Open Records Act Controversy

On December 13, 2011, Superintendent Ann Caine and the Stillwater Public Schools school board discussed changing the traditional Academic Term school year calendar to a Year-round school calendar at the local school board meeting. The board decided to continue with the traditional school calendar, but the local newspaper, The Stillwater NewsPress, reported that "Stillwater Public Schools is heading to a continuous learning academic calendar, but it won’t be in 2012."[4]

In an attempt to learn more about the decision making process for the calendar change, a parent made an Open Records Act Request through the Freedom of information in the United States request to Stillwater Schools for information about the calendar committee. On December 16, 2011, FOIOklahoma, a Freedom of Information Act watchdog, reported that the school district's calendar committee had met for "two months...No public notice. No agendas. No meeting minutes." The parent who requested the Open Records information was told she would have to pay a $250 search fee because her request "would clearly cause excessive disruption of the District's essential functions," which violated the school district and the state of Oklahoma's Open Records Act policy.[5]

By February 2012, Superintendent Caine had given several reasons that the district did not initially fulfill the Open Records request. FOI reported on February 18, 2012, that the district did not keep a list of committee members, and Ann Caine told the Stillwater Journal on January 19, 2012 that she did not want to open committee members to being confronted by an angry parent.[6][7]

Eventually the district released limited emails regarding the calendar committee. Several comments on the Stillwater Online forum reflected a concern in the community that the Open Records Act request and denial was not reported by the NewsPress.[8]

Athletic Village Purchase

On June 6, 2012, The Stillwater NewsPress reported "Stillwater Public Schools closed on Cimarron Plaza, purchasing the property from Cimarron Tex-Ag Limited Partners for $4.3 million after a week’s delay." This purchase generated comment in the community because the district purchased the land before asking voters for bond money. "The system will ask voters in the next five to seven years to pass a bond issue to pay for the land and fund development of the sports complex." [9]

References

Alternative education

  • Lincoln Academy

References

  1. ↑ "Schools". Stillwater Public Schools. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 
  2. ↑ "School Board Members". Stillwater Public Schools. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 
  3. ↑ "Stillwater Public Schools, District Profile 2010". Stillwater Public Schools. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 
  4. ↑ O'Bannon, Ricky. "Stillwater school board says expanded calendar coming - but not yet". December 13, 2011. Stillwater NewsPress
  5. ↑ FOIOklahoma. "Stillwater school district won't disclose all members of committee that shaped school calendar policy". December 16, 2011.
  6. ↑ Charles, Michelle. "School calendar change explained." Stillwater Journal. January 19, 2012.
  7. ↑ FOIOklahoma. "Stillwater school superintendent acknowledges that committee members shouldn't expect to be anonymous". February 18, 2011.
  8. ↑ Stillwater Online Forum. Stillwater School District May Be Violating the Law. December 19, 2011.
  9. ↑ Hixson, Russell."Stillwater Public Schools finishes Cimarron Plaza purchase." June 6, 2012. Stillwater NewsPress

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