Holloway: SSD deal for City Hall space ‘off the table’
Starkville School District Superintendent Lewis Holloway knows his organization will need additional administrative space once it merges with Oktibbeha County School District next year.
City, county school districts set budgets
Oktibbeha County School District and Starkville School District officials have approved separate operating budgets for the 2014-2015 school year that, on paper, constitute $65.69 million in combined expenses.
E-911 could find new home in county education building
Oktibbeha County School District’s administrative home could be retooled for E-911 use, a move that would alleviate space restrictions at emergency management’s current Jefferson Street location.
School leaders nix idea of early administrative consolidation
Oktibbeha County School District and Starkville School District are not expected to merge one year before state-mandated consolidation after discussions between the two systems’ administrators fell well short of reaching a consensus.
Architect says $5M needed for elementary school renovations
Renovations needed to bring Oktibbeha County School Districts’ two elementary schools up to par for 2015’s state-mandated consolidation could cost the county about $5 million, an architect confirmed Friday, but how to finance those repairs remains an unanswered question.
County education building in limbo
As consolidation committee members turn their attention to forming a unified school district’s structure for students, the fate of the county’s education building remains an unsettled issue.
School ‘report cards’ issued: Oktibbeha County, Starkville both earn ‘C’ rating
Oktibbeha County School District and Starkville School District earned ‘C’ grades from the Mississippi Department of Education based on last year’s state testing scores.
Senators pass Starkville-Oktibbeha merger bill
The Mississippi Senate passed an amended version of the Oktibbeha-Starkville school consolidation bill which now explicitly allows a potential study commission to look into the possibility of merging county schools with other area districts.
The amendment, proposed by Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, was the only change made by legislators.
House bill calls for consolidation of Starkville, Oktibbeha districts
Superintendent Lewis Holloway and three Starkville School District trustees are meeting with members of the House Education Committee in Jackson today to discuss a Mississippi House bill calling for the consolidation of the Starkville and Oktibbeha County school districts.
Oktibbeha conservator named
A full-time conservator has been named for the Oktibbeha County School District, replacing interim conservator Jayne Sargent.
Ainsworth clarifies Oktibbeha County Lake lease
Mike Ainsworth, the 16th section land manager for Oktibbeha County, cleared up some discrepancies Thursday in some reporting on a lease of 312 acres that includes portions of the Oktibbeha County Lake.
Confusion over accreditation loss stirs emotions in Oktibbeha County
Call it a technicality. When the Oktibbeha County School District was taken over by the state earlier in the month, the district’s accreditation was automatically withdrawn, but a meeting last week to finalize the procedure ended up causing more confusion than clarity.
Oktibbeha schools conservator stresses parental involvement
Oktibbeha County parents got their first glimpse Monday night of the woman tasked with getting their schools back on track following last week’s state takeover.
Governor approves takeover of Oktibbeha schools
It’s official: The Oktibbeha County School District has been placed under conservatorship, joining eight other school districts in the state now controlled by the Mississippi Department of Education.
State will take over Oktibbeha schools
The Oktibbeha County School District is the latest in a growing number of districts seized by the Mississippi Department of Education and placed under state control due to poor student performance and other accreditation issues.
Takeover imminent for Oktibbeha County schools
The Mississippi Board of Education voted unanimously today to ask Gov. Phil Bryant to declare a state of emergency in the Oktibbeha County School District. Once Bryant signs the paperwork, as he is expected to do, the district will be taken over by the state department of education, and Superintendent James Covington and all school board members will be removed and replaced with a state-appointed conservator, who could be in place as early as Monday.
Oktibbeha County school board to hear achievement update
The Oktibbeha County School District board of trustees will receive an update in student achievement goals at their meeting Monday. The district has administered two rounds of practice tests similar to what students will see on state exams. All grades that are state-tested have taken the practice exams.
County school budget approved; school-lunch prices increase
The Oktibbeha County School District approved their $11.3 million budget Monday night in a brief meeting where they also raised the price of school lunches.
Oktibbeha schools scrutinize district’s energy savings
School board members again critiqued the power bill for the Oktibbeha County School District in Monday night’s board meeting, the first in their new building.