Thank You Glenpool Staff and Community!

With over 650 people voting, both propositions passed with 82% of the vote. On behalf of the Board of Education and the administration, we appreciate your involvement in continuing with the progress that began many years ago. We have now successfully passed 28 consecutive bond issues. Now, the work begins. Committees, such as the technology committee, will continue to determine the priorities for expending the allocated bond funds while elementary staff members will begin to determine the functionality of the new facility. In addition, staff members will begin discussions on other grade reorganization possibilities and the utilization of the TCC Building. This will be an exciting time for the Glenpool School community and we appreciate your support and continued involvement.

The district bond issue/long range planning task force has been meeting over the past 18 months to develop and prioritize district needs. The committee, made up of community members, parents, city officials, staff and administrators, has set the plan in place that will be implemented based on the overwhelmingly positive results of the bond election. The Board of Education and Superintendent Jerry Olansen would like to express their appreciation to committee members, Brandon Kearns, Roger Kolman, Aarick Klugh, Cliff Goins, Ron Stanley, Whitney Rogers, Lynne Whetsell, Kristy Moyer, Pete Bell, Mona Smith, Mark Bilby for participating in the development of the bond issue items. With the school and community working together, the district is truly focused on the future.

Facilities Update

As you have noticed, the district has put some temporary facilities in place at the middle school and adjacent to the Administration Building to better accommodate students and their families. These buildings are temporary and will remain in place only until such a time as the facilities damaged by the July storm can be repaired/rebuilt. The district is still working with the insurance adjusters to come to a scope of work for the middle school classroom wing and the Enrollment Center. Those plans are beginning to move forward, at a much slower pace than is desired; but plans are being developed for that work. Simultaneously, the bond issue planning committee is working on the project list for the next bond issue, planned for March 2017. Once the plans have been formulated, a series of Town Hall meetings will be scheduled to talk about the projects, their anticipated cost and the impact on the community. In addition, district administrators will be soliciting input and discussing plans and options with staff members throughout the process.