Flash Point: A big shakeup inside the Oklahoma City Public School adminsitration

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A big shakeup happened within the administration of the Oklahoma City Public School District (OKCPS).

In a surprise and unexpected turn, OKCSPS Superintendent, Dr. Sean McDaniel resigned and made it known it was due in part to one school board member.

On the show is a former member of the OKCPS School Board, Mark Mann to discuss the leadership change.

The Oklahoma City Public Schools board of education voted 5-3 Thursday night to accept the resignation of McDaniel and to hire a firm to search for a new superintendent.

The vote came at a special-called Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) board meeting on Thursday night.

Board members voted 5-3 to accept McDaniel’s resignation. They voted 6-2 to accept a contract with the Oklahoma State School Boards Association to perform a nationwide search for a new superintendent.

The votes came after the board spent nearly two hours in executive session discussing McDaniel’s resignation.

McDaniel served as superintendent of OKCPS the past six years.

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