BOE names Chapple as new CFO, Smedley director of special education
The Guthrie Board of Education unanimously voted to hire a chief financial officer and a special education director in a special meeting held on Thursday…
Education
Contract awarded to build school; GPS hires CFO, Special Services position
In a special meeting on Thursday evening, Guthrie Public Schools awarded a contract for construction of Charter Oak Elementary and hired two administration positions for…
Video: Teachers surprised in their classroom with awarded grant money
Guthrie Public School teachers were taken back by surprise when 10 people unexpectedly showed up to their classroom with balloons, bundt cake and a certificate.
Bids to be considered for construction of new school in special meeting
Updated on March 30, 2017 — Contract awarded to build school; GPS hires CFO, Special Services position The Guthrie Board of Education has called for…
Oklahoma Senate approves education bills
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday approved several education related bills, including measures that address teacher pay, teacher recruitment, and the reduction of…
Local teacher and school named finalists for statewide “Excellence in Education Awards”
One Cashion teacher and one Cashion school will be honored as finalists at the Professional Oklahoma Educators Foundation Excellence in Education Awards Banquet to be…
Chalk Talk with Supt. Dr. Mike Simpson
Guthrie Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Mike Simpson sits down with Guthrie High School Principal Chris LeGrande for this month’s edition of Chalk Talk.
GUES inventors show off their gadget ideas
Sixth grade students in Cheryl Pratt’s classroom displayed their inventions inside the Guthrie Upper Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon.
GHS students deliver their “Ted Talks”
Students in Patricia Johnson’s senior English classes delivered their presentations in the Guthrie High School cafeteria on Tuesday.
Cheryl Osborne receives Otha Grimes Memorial Scholarship
STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education recently awarded 10 students from Meridian Technology Center the Otha Grimes Memorial Scholarship.
Michael Bartels excelling in MTC masonry program
Masonry students at Meridian Technology Center have been putting their skills to work repairing a damaged stone pillar on the school’s campus. Students in the…
Bill scaling back corporal punishment for students with disabilities passes House
OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation prohibiting school district personnel from using corporal punishment on certain students passed unanimously Monday out of the Oklahoma House of Representatives with…
Oklahoma graduation rates remain steady; GPS below national, state average
OKLAHOMA CITY (March 2, 2017) – Oklahoma’s high school graduation rate remained steady at 83 percent at the end of the 2014-2015 school year, keeping…
Successful school bond issue nearly complete with Phase I
Phase one of the successful Guthrie Public Schools bond issue is drawing close to completion.
State Board forced to revise budget after $50.2 million loss in revenue for Common Education
OKLAHOMA CITY – In the wake of a General Revenue failure for the State of Oklahoma, the State Board of Education (SBE) revised the common…
MTC Practical Nursing graduates Spring 2017
Practical Nursing students from Meridian Technology Center were recently recognized for completing their career training.
Superintendents ask for passage of HB1482 to protect children by restoring drug-free school zones
OKLAHOMA CITY – Superintendents are starting to join with state representatives to ask for passage of House Bill 1482, which would restore protections for children and the…
Davis wins school board seat; Case, Purvis advance to April 4 election
It was a well-below voter turnout on Tuesday for the Guthrie school board and city council elections. Less than five percent of eligible voters decided…
New state math course aims to reduce college remediation
OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 10, 2017) – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced today that Oklahoma high schools will soon have the opportunity to…
GPS sees drop in enrollment numbers; slight increase for the state
Guthrie Public Schools saw a decrease in students within the school district for the 2016-17 school year compared to last year’s school year.