FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING HEADLINES HERE. FIRST, TWO PEOPLE STABBED IN SOUTHEAST OKC. OUR CREWS HAVE BEEN ON THAT SCENE SINCE ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO. NOW THIS IS NEAR SOUTHEAST 59TH AND SHIELDS AND POLICE SAY THAT THREE PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT. THAT LED TO TWO PEOPLE BEING STABBED. ONE OF THE TWO WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. AT THIS POINT, NO WORD ON IF A SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED, BUT WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED. AND ALSO BREAKING A PERSON HIT AND KILLED BY A CAR NEAR DOWNTOWN OKC. OUR KOCO CAMERAS ON THAT SCENE AROUND THREE THIS MORNING NEAR DOUGLAS AVENUE AND MAIN STREET. OUR CREWS ARE STILL THERE AND YOU CAN SEE THAT LIVE SHOT RIGHT NOW. POLICE HAVE NOT SAID YET WHO ELSE WAS INVOLVED OR THEY ALSO HAVEN’T GIVEN OUT ANY SUSPECT INFORMATION. BUT WE’LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS FOR YOU. GUYS SEE OKC, OKC, OKC AND SWITCHING TO THUNDER BASKETBALL HERE OKC MAYOR DAVID HOLT PUMPING UP THUNDER FANS IN NEW YORK CITY LAST NIGHT AS THE THUNDER THEY SECURED A VICTORY IN GAME ONE OF THE WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS, THE THUNDER TAKING THE WIN 117 TO 95. AND YOU CAN HELP FEED HUNGRY OKLAHOMANS THIS WEEKEND. THE REGIONAL FOOD BANK IS HOLDING THEIR STAMP OUT HUNGER FOOD DRIVE, AND THEY NEED VOLUNTEERS. WE HAVE A LINK TO SIGN UP ON THE AS SEEN ON SECTION OF OUR KOCO APP, AND ALSO OUR WEBSITE, PLUS WE ARE TALKING TO THIS MORNING THE FOOD BANK CEO. THAT’S WHEN YOU JOIN US LIVE AT NINE ON KOCO FIVE NEWS. ALL RIGHT. 655 IS YOUR TIME. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN COLDER WEATHER ON THE FIVE. IT’S REALLY WARM, WARM AND HUMID THIS MORNING. IF YOU’RE TO STEP OUTSIDE IN OKC RIGHT NOW, YOU GO OH FEELS LIKE A STORM DAY. IT DOES NOW BUT IT WON’T LATER BECAUSE THE COLD FRONT’S COMING AND IT’S BRINGING DRY STABLE AIR WITH IT, WHICH IS GREAT WINDS. IT’S A LITTLE BREEZY AND THAT’S BEEN BRINGING IN CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING. SO WE’LL GO CLOUDY THIS MORNING. 70 COLD FRONT COMES IN. WE HIT 80. NO SNOW STORM CHANCES. THAT’S IT’S LESS THAN A 10% I DON’T PUT IT ON THE MAP. SUNSHINE EIGHT. TODAY’S LOOKING GOOD THIS AFTERNOON. 80 DEGREES COOLER. NOT AS COOL, BUT 70S UP NORTH AND A LOT HOTTER DOWN SOUTH. DURANT ALMOST 90. AND THAT’S WHERE THE STORMS ARE GOING TO BE TODAY. AND THERE IS A LEGIT RISK IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. SO TEN KILLER EUFAULA, EVEN TEXOMA. WHY AM I ALWAYS REFERENCING LAKES? I LIKE GOING THE LAKES LIKE FISHING, BUT THEY’RE GOOD. I THINK MOST PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THAT’S AT. HERE’S A PREDICTOR. STORMS GOING UP LATE THIS AFTERNOON, THE EVENING. SO 8:00 TONIGHT, MAYBE EVEN FROM OKC. WE CAN SEE THE TOP OF THOSE STORMS. BUT THEY’LL MOVE AWAY FROM US. SO NOT COMING OUR WAY. WE’RE GOOD TO GO. PRETTY QUIET THE NEXT COUPLE OF MORNINGS IN THE 50S FOR LOWS. HIGHS IN THE 70S. AND THEN WE GET INTO A WET PATTERN STARTING SUNDAY. SO SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS, THERE MAY BE SOME SEVERE WEATHER OUT THERE. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I DON’T SEE A BIG TORNADO DAY COMING, AT LEAST NOT I
Mid-Del Schools ordered to pay back more than $500,000 in misspent federal funding, OSDE says
Along with returning the federal funds, Mid-Del Schools has been ordered to submit a corrective action plan
Updated: 3:08 PM CDT May 8, 2024
The Oklahoma State Department of Education announced that Mid-Del Schools has been ordered to pay back more than $500,000 after they say the district misused federal funding. Open the video player above to see some of the headlines KOCO 5 is following.According to a news release, OSDE officials notified Mid-Del Schools that it improperly spent federal COVID-19 Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act and Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief funds on “athletic lawn services.” The program is meant to prevent, prepare for and respond to COVID-19.OSDE, as well as the U.S. Department of Education, determined that Mid-Del Schools misused $573,588.96 in federal funds for the “athletic lawn services.” A notice that state education officials sent the district says the landscaping for athletic fields was provided through a contract with FullScope.>> Download the KOCO 5 app”CRRSA permits funds to be issued for any activity allowable under ESSA; however, athletics are not allowed,” according to the notice. It goes on to say that officials found that the district’s contract with FullScope did not predate the COVID-19 pandemic and couldn’t be considered a “continuity of services.”OSDE officials consulted with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s monitoring office as well as the Oklahoma Office of the State Auditor and Inspector before determining the services were not allowable expenses, according to the notice.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Along with returning the $573,888.96 in federal funds, Mid-Del Schools has been ordered to submit a corrective action plan.”Taxpayers expect and deserve that our schools will be good stewards of the hard-earned resources they devote to administering our schools. In this case, Mid-Del has broken the public trust and spent more than a half million dollars on a pet project rather than addressing the immediate academic needs of our students,” State Superintendent Ryan Walters said in the news release. “Under my administration, OSDE has vigorously pursued the interest of parents and taxpayers to hold districts accountable for every dollar allocated to ensure they are spent properly. I trust that Mid-Del will come into compliance quickly, and we can get the district back on track toward focusing spending on academic excellence.”Top Headlines Driver arrested after allegedly hitting, killing pedestrian near downtown Oklahoma City Tuttle family sees extensive property damage from 90 mph winds Monday night Person taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after stabbing in southeast OKC, police say Deadly Barnsdall tornado gets preliminary EF4 rating, search continues for missing man: What we know Luis Miranda Jr. reflects on giving, the arts and his son Lin-Manuel in new memoir
The Oklahoma State Department of Education announced that Mid-Del Schools has been ordered to pay back more than $500,000 after they say the district misused federal funding.
Open the video player above to see some of the headlines KOCO 5 is following.
According to a news release, OSDE officials notified Mid-Del Schools that it improperly spent federal COVID-19 Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act and Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief funds on “athletic lawn services.” The program is meant to prevent, prepare for and respond to COVID-19.
OSDE, as well as the U.S. Department of Education, determined that Mid-Del Schools misused $573,588.96 in federal funds for the “athletic lawn services.” A notice that state education officials sent the district says the landscaping for athletic fields was provided through a contract with FullScope.
“CRRSA permits funds to be issued for any activity allowable under ESSA; however, athletics are not allowed,” according to the notice. It goes on to say that officials found that the district’s contract with FullScope did not predate the COVID-19 pandemic and couldn’t be considered a “continuity of services.”
OSDE officials consulted with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s monitoring office as well as the Oklahoma Office of the State Auditor and Inspector before determining the services were not allowable expenses, according to the notice.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
Along with returning the $573,888.96 in federal funds, Mid-Del Schools has been ordered to submit a corrective action plan.
“Taxpayers expect and deserve that our schools will be good stewards of the hard-earned resources they devote to administering our schools. In this case, Mid-Del has broken the public trust and spent more than a half million dollars on a pet project rather than addressing the immediate academic needs of our students,” State Superintendent Ryan Walters said in the news release. “Under my administration, OSDE has vigorously pursued the interest of parents and taxpayers to hold districts accountable for every dollar allocated to ensure they are spent properly. I trust that Mid-Del will come into compliance quickly, and we can get the district back on track toward focusing spending on academic excellence.”
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