Mid-Del School District

The Board of Education named Mr. Brandon Hawkins as Assistant Principal at Midwest City Middle School for the 2023-2024 school year. Brandon Hawkins is a graduate from Hugo High School. Following high school, Brandon attended SOSU and was a member of their Men’s basketball team for two years. He then transferred to ECU in Ada, OK where he played basketball for one year and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and later earned his Masters in Educational Leadership. Brandon began his journey in the educational field with Mid-Del schools in 2015 when was a Physical Education teacher for Steed elementary. Brandon left Mid-Del for a year to serve as an administrative intern with John Marshall Enterprise High School, but he is excited to return to Mid-Del and continue his pursuit of impacting the lives of the students, families, and educators. He is married to LaKiesha Hawkins and all three of their children are students within the Mid-Del school district. Please help us congratulate Mr. Hawkins! #mdpurpose

The Board of Education named Mr. Russell Johnson as Assistant Principal at Del City Middle School for the 2023-2024 school year. Russell graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2009 with a Bachelor’s degree in Modern Language Education, and in 2015 with a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership. This school year, which was his 14th year in public education, he served as an administrative intern here in Mid-Del. He also completed the Moving Up cohort offered by the State Department of Education. Russell enjoys working in Mid-Del Public Schools with the support of my family. Please help us congratulate Mr. Johnson! #mdpurpose

The Board of Education named Mr. Allen Bellmyer as Head Principal at Parkview Elementary for the 2023-2024 school year. Allen, a veteran of the USAF, received his Bachelor’s of Science in Early Childhood/Elementary Education and Masters in Educational leadership from the University of South Alabama. He is currently completing his 18th year in education, 14 of which were as a classroom teacher in various grade levels. He has served as an Assistant Principal in the Mid-Del School district for 4 years. He and his wife have 6 children. He is excited with the opportunity to lead Parkview Elementary. Please help us congratulate Mr. Bellmyer! #mdpurpose

The Board of Education named Ms. Kathy Kirk as Head Principal at Epperly Heights Elementary for the 2023-2024 school year. Ms. Kirk is a proud product of Mid-Del Schools. She received her elementary education degree from Central State University, and holds masters degrees in reading and elementary administration, both from the University of Central Oklahoma. She began her teaching career in August 1988 at Country Estates Elementary and has served the children and families of Mid-Del in assistant principal positions at Steed, Sooner-Rose, Tinker, and Parkview, as well as principal of Traub Elementary from 2011 to 2014, and is currently the assistant principal of Epperly Heights Elementary. She looks forward to a great future ahead leading the Epperly Heights Mustangs! Congratulations to Ms. Kirk! #mdpurpose

The Board of Education named Mr. Andrew Taylor as Assistant Principal at Soldier Creek Elementary for the 2023-2024 school year. Mr. Taylor earned a Bachelor's degree in Politics from the University of Nottingham, followed by a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education from the University of St. Mary's, London, and he is completing his Master's in Education Administration from the University of Oklahoma this summer. Mr. Taylor has worked for Mid-Del Schools as a third and fourth grade teacher at Soldier Creek Elementary School and is currently the Instructional Coach at Townsend Elementary School. Prior to that, he taught first grade in London, England. Andrew is married to Emily and has two children, Grace and Benjamin, both of whom are Mid-Del students. He is also a foster parent. Mr. Taylor is excited to continue his journey with Mid-Del Public Schools. Please help us congratulate Mr. Taylor! #mdpurpose

The Board of Education named Mrs. Amanda Bennett as Assistant Principal at Midwest City Elementary for the 2023-2024 school year. Amanda Bennett is a graduate of Del City High School. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education and Special Education as well as her Masters in Educational Administration from Grand Canyon University. She has been an educator for 12 years serving in various roles. She has been married to Cameron, a teacher and football coach at Norman North High School, for almost 18 years. Their daughter, Aliya attends Carl Albert Middle School and their son, Creed attends a private daycare in the Mid-Del area. Please help us congratulate Mrs. Bennett! #mdpurpose

Mark your calendars for our upcoming Virtual Sanctioning Meetings on May 11th and June 8th. If you have questions regarding the meeting, please contact Preston Tatum at ptatum@mid-del.net or Jacqueline Woodard at jwoodard@mid-del.net. Thank you!

Tonight is the night! Join us from 5-6:30p.m. at Midwest City Elementary. Meet with principals from our schools and learn more about our #mdpurpose!

Enrollment for students NEW to Mid-Del Schools is OPEN for the 2023-2024 school year. Enroll HERE: https://www.mid-del.net/page/enrollment Questions? Call 405-582-7095 or email Enrollment@mid-del.net Returning students enroll online through the Parent PowerSchool Portal.

Enrollment for Pre-K and NEW to Mid-Del Kindergarten students is OPEN for the 2023-2024 school year. Enrollment will be completely online this year. Go to www.mid-del.net to enroll. *** Limited seats available for Pre-K. Questions? Call 405-582-7095 or email enrollment@mid-del.net

Use the link below to reserve your child's seat in High School Algebra Support. Limited spots available. First come, first served! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfe9XVoOcrUb8P8Hk5ImoWutO2A7Vs-Ua2dbbUBxq4HjH45jQ/viewform

Use the link below to reserve your child's seat in Middle School Summer School 2023. Limited spots available. First come, first served! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfrwt5g00S5VpiLUeJwvLyr_eYT4-0YUaCoRs35RZxTnS37zw/viewform

Use the link below to reserve your child's seat in Elementary Summer School 2023. Limited spots available. First come, first served! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefl8YPdLEn2Kkp3QIkxqXP2RBmhrWZBo3oZ2j9o7etC3WV1A/viewform

Today is Purple Up! For Military Kids in Mid-Del! We are proud to serve our military families. Share your Purple Up! pictures with us on our social media feeds. #mdpurpose #PurpleUp #MonthoftheMilitaryChild #MOMC #MCEC

We encourage all of our Mid-Del families to wear purple for Purple Up! For Military Kids Day on Thursday, April 13th! Purple Up! For Military Kids is a day for communities to wear purple to show support and thank military children for their strength and sacrifices. Purple indicates that all branches of the military are supported; Air Force blue, Army green, Navy blue, Marine red, and Coast Guard blue all thought to combine together as a single color, purple. #mdpurpose

Come be a part of the Mid-Del Team! Join us at our Teacher Career Fair on Monday, April 17th from 5-6:30pm. Meet with principals and administrators from our schools at this come and go event. Please bring copies of your resume with you. #mdpurpose

The Board of Education named Mr. John Day as the MDTC Director of Instruction - Trade & Industrial Education. John Day is a graduate of the Canadian Valley Technology Center and has recently completed his Master’s in Educational Leadership at Oklahoma State University. John has a long history in various roles throughout his career, and we are lucky to have him join us at the MDTC. John and his wife Lisa are the proud parents of 2 adult children, William and Lauren. He is looking forward to joining the Mid-Del Technology Center community and is excited to see what this next chapter will bring. #mdpurpose

The Board of Education named Mr. Simon Gallagher as the MDTC Director of Instruction - Business/Marketing, STEM, Health and Academics. Mr. Gallagher has 25 years’ experience as an educator in Oklahoma. He spent the last 7 years in the Career Tech system, including serving as Assistant Director of Instruction at MDTC.  Mr. Gallagher is a former National Board Certified teacher. #mdpurpose

The Board of Education named Ms. Kat Shadron as Assistant Principal for Midwest City High School for the 2023-2024 school year. Ms. Shadron holds two undergraduate degrees from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Health & Physical Education and Psychology. She joined the Mid-Del team in August of 2013 at Kerr Middle School. She later earned a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership in May 2020 via the Mid-Del Co-Hort. She has most recently served in the role of Assistant Principal at Del City Middle School. #mdpurpose

Ms. Gina Standridge was sworn in as the Board of Education Member representing Ward 3 of Mid-Del Schools during tonight's Board of Education meeting. #mdpurpose