In a Monday evening meeting, Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Sean McDaniel said Oklahoma City schools are adjusting to the new reality of life with shuttered schools.
The district has found a rhythm, especially with free meals distributed to students, and has disbursed almost 375,000 meals in a 15 day period. McDaniel estimated that by the end of the week, the district will have served half a million meals.
The 46,000 Oklahoma City students in the district also appear to be getting instruction, he said. More than 32,000 paper instructional packets were picked up last week and by Monday, 110,000 users had accessed learning materials on the district’s website.
"When you look at the hard copy delivery combined with the views online, we believe that our continued learning plans are getting into the hands of our kids," McDaniel said.
For those students who might not have access to materials, the district has mailed out dozens of packets and is ready to mail out more.
Also during the meeting, McDaniel had his contract extended through the 2022-23 school year. He would become the longest tenured superintendent in recent memory if he serves through the end of his contract.
