Enid High School spotlight student, Brionna Clayton, we are confident she will do great things in life. Thank you for speaking to the board of education.
Cutest little pledge leader from Carver Early Childhood Center.
Enid Public Schools Superintendent Announces Retirement
After serving as the Enid Public Schools Superintendent since 2014, Dr. Darrell Floyd announced his retirement during the Enid Public Schools board meeting Monday, February 20, 2023.
Floyd sent his resignation letter to the district after the conclusion of the meeting. He stated:
To: EPS School Board Members, Faculty, Staff, Administration, Students, Parents, and Community Members
From: Dr. Darrell Floyd
Date: 2-20-23
Re: Intent to Retire, effective June 30, 2023
It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of my intent to officially retire, effective June 30, 2023.
I am extremely proud of all of the EPS achievements that have been accomplished over the past nine years that I have had the honor of serving as superintendent (2014-2023). From significant facilities improvements, to academic and extracurricular student achievements, to healthy fiscal management – none of those accomplishments would have been possible without great support from all entities.
I am grateful for the stellar support provided to me and the entire EPS school district by our current EPS Board of Education, as well as all former school board members who give, and have given, freely of their time, effort, and energy in order to better our school district. It takes a team to succeed, and success breeds success. None of that success happens without great support from all stakeholders. I thank our school board members, teachers, support staff, administrators, parents, businesses, and community members for making sure that our students have the best opportunity to succeed – both now and well into the future.
After 37 years in public education as a teacher, coach, middle school assistant principal, jr. high principal, high school principal, and superintendent of schools for 26 years…it will be time for me to retire at the end of June this year. My son and his wife live in Plano, Texas (in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex area). They are pregnant with my first grandchild (a boy due in early April). I plan to retire this summer; then move closer to them. I look forward to spending more time with family, traveling more, and continuing to serve as an adjunct professor teaching graduate classes in higher education principal, superintendent, and doctoral programs – as well as periodically serving as a superintendent search consultant.
I wanted to inform the EPS school board of my intentions now, so that they have plenty of time to conduct a proper and thorough superintendent search for my replacement. Rest assured that I will finish strong. I will continue to serve this school district diligently as superintendent of schools until June 30th, and I will stand ready to help make the transition of my successor a smooth one.
I pray that the next superintendent will be able to build on the successes we have accomplished over these past nine years; but also press on to even greater achievements in the future.
Sincerely,
Dr. Darrell G. Floyd
Superintendent
Enid Public Schools
Floyd’s resignation is effective June 30, 2023.
Floyd has lead the district through two successful bond issues and has been an active member of the Enid community, serving on numerous boards including United Way of Northwest Oklahoma and being a member of Enid Rotary.
EPS will have the position posted at enidpublicschools.org/applytoday and will begin the rigorous search for a new superintendent immediately.
All questions can be directed to Jane Johnson, EPS HR & Communications Director, 580.366.7000 or jmjohnson@enidk12.org.
Congratulations to Enid High School student, Elsa Stewart, for being named a National Merit Scholarship Finalist.
The following students from Enid High School were recognized for being Academic All-State Candidates: Tyler Cholerton, Grace Crawford, Kellyn Fischer, Cody Higbee, Asha Kingsbury, Beau Lamoreaux, Caden Lewis, Hudson Painter, Elsa Stewart, and Frankie Sutton
Paityn Abernethy was a great representative of Waller Middle School. She was our secondary spotlight student.
Thank you to our Taft Elementary Spotlight Student, she did a fabulous job leading us in the pledge.
EPS is very proud of these teachers participating in the Reading Universe Project.
We appreciate our school board members!!!
Congratulations Brad Gore, EHS Baseball Coach, on your induction in to the OSU Baseball Hall of Fame.
KaDynce Brochu represented Enid High School as our secondary spotlight student.
Thanks for leading the Pledge Mila. You will represent us well as the Oklahoma Kid Governor.
Congratulations to the EHS Vocal Music students that were named to the Oklahoma Vocal Music All State. EHS Concert Choir has also been chosen as the OkMEA Honor Group. They will perform in Tulsa in January.
EHS Girls Cross Country Team were named academic state champions.
These individuals have worked for Enid Public Schools for 40-50 years. We are so appreciative of their service.
The EPS Cares childcare facility has received a 5 Star DHS rating. We are proud to serve our employees and their own children.
Congratulations to Prairie View student, Reese Grohler. She was named a cabinet member to the Oklahoma Kid Governor program.
Our secondary spotlight student was from Longfellow Middle School, Alveryro Lopez.
Thank you to our McKinley Elementary spotlight student for leading us in the pledge.
Congratulations to Tina McGowan, EPS Support Professional of the Year.
