Inara Taveau, Cleveland Bailey 5th grader, led the Pledge of Allegiance at the March Board of Education meeting. Great job Inara! #mdpurpose
The Board of Education named Darcy Budde as the Head Principal for Carl Albert Middle School for the 2023-2024 school year.
Mrs. Budde is a Mid Del graduate and has also spent her whole career in Mid Del, dating back to 2005. She currently serves as the assistant principal at Midwest City High School. She received her Bachelor's in Secondary Math from Oklahoma State University and her Master's in Education Leadership from the University of Central Oklahoma.
Mid Del is home and she is excited about continuing her journey in the district she loves so much. She is married to Ryan Budde who proudly serves as a Midwest City firefighter. Her children, Parker and Gage Budde, attend Mid Del Schools.
Budde will be filling the vacancy left from Cindy Anderson’s retirement effective the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
Please help us congratulate Mrs. Budde!
The Board of Education named Andra Gilkey as the Executive Director for Secondary Instruction for Mid-Del Schools for the 2023-2024 school year.
Andra Gilkey has worked for Mid-Del Schools for the past 11 years. She is a proud graduate of Del City High School. Andra currently serves as the Director of Alternative and Virtual Learning in Mid-Del Public Schools. Prior to her current position, she served as an assistant principal at Midwest City High School, an instructional coach at Monroney Middle School, and taught at the elementary and high school levels at several Mid-Del Public Schools for the majority of her educational career. Andra earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Central Oklahoma and earned her Master's degree in Adult and Higher Education from the University of Oklahoma with an emphasis in Sports Administration. Andra also has a Master's degree in Educational Leadership from East Central University.
Andra is married and has three children and currently resides in the Mid-Del area.
Please help us congratulate Mrs.Gilkey!
Congratulations to the Del City High School Yearbook Team for receiving national distinction from the National Scholastic Press Association! They received 1st Class 2/One Mark of Distinction. #mdpurpose
Tonight, the Mid-Del Board of Education recognized Sorrell Hurd, Del City High School, as Mid-Del's first OSSAA Class 5A State Girls Wrestling Champion. Congratulations Sorrell! #mdpurpose
Tonight, the Mid-Del Board of Education recognized Maya Joseph, from Carl Albert High School, for being named Oklahoma Academic All-Stater and National Merit Finalist! #mdpurpose
Tonight, the Mid-Del Board of Education recognized the OSSAA Class 5A State Champions in the 4X50 Freestyle Relay from Carl Albert High School. Congratulations Jackson Bales, Brian Lam, Eli Steele, and Kaleb Vaughn! #mdpurpose
Tonight, the Mid-Del Board of Education recognized the OSSAA Class 5A State Champion Wrestling Team from Carl Albert High School. Congratulations also to Coach Curt Hodges for being voted Coach of the Year by the Central Oklahoma Wrestling Officials! #mdpurpose
Members of our Leadership Team are headed to Langston University today looking for some amazing individuals to join our Mid-Del Team! #mdpurpose #goLions
Thank you to the members of the Bond Steering Committee who were able to join us for tours of elementary school sites.#mdpurpose
Thank you to the Mid-Del Public Schools Foundation for a great evening celebrating education in Mid-Del! Congratulations to the newest Hall of Fame inductee, Mrs. Dara McGlamery. McGlamery is a Del City High School graduate who has had a successful business, The Cutt Co., located in Midwest City for over 40 years. She was a founding member of the Mid-Del Public Schools Foundation as well as served on multiple boards of organizations through the years. Congratulations Dara McGlamery! #mdpurpose
All Mid-Del students and parents are welcome to the Mid-Del Special Services Parent Resource Fair! #mdpurpose
Congratulations to the Del City High School Boys Basketball Team for winning their Class 5A Regional title! #mdpurpose
Congratulations to the Midwest City High School Girls Basketball Team for winning their Class 6A Regional title! #mdpurpose
Congratulations to the Carl Albert High School Boys Basketball Team for winning their Class 5A Regional title! #mdpurpose
Congratulations to the Carl Albert High School Girls Basketball Team for winning their Class 5A Regional title! #mdpurpose
All Mid-Del students and parents are welcome to the Mid-Del Special Services Parent Resource Fair! #mdpurpose
Members of the Superintendent’s Cabinet attended the State of Midwest City event this morning. #mdpurpose #communitypartners
Congratulations to Maya Joseph, Carl Albert High School Senior, who was named a 2023 Oklahoma Academic All-Stater!
These 100 top public high school seniors, selected from hundreds of nominations statewide, hail from 75 schools in 68 Oklahoma school districts.
The 2023 Academic All-State class is the 37th to be selected by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. Since the award program’s inception in 1987, some 3,700 high school seniors from 335 school districts have been named Academic All-State scholars. Two high schools will celebrate their first Academic All-Stater: Pittsburg and Texhoma high schools.
This year’s All-Staters scored an average of 33 on the ACT, with six recipients scoring a perfect 36. The students’ average GPA was 4.25. In addition, 29 of this year’s All-Staters are National Merit semifinalists.
Each of this year’s All-Staters will receive a $1,500 merit-based scholarship, honor cord, and a medallion. The All-Staters will be recognized at the foundation’s 37th annual Academic Awards Celebration on Saturday, May 20, at the Cox Business Convention Center in Tulsa.
Important reminder. Monday, February 20, is a Professional Development Day in Mid-Del. There will be no classes for students.
Students will return to school on Tuesday, February 21. #mdpurpose
