Communication issues between Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Sean McDaniel and members of the district’s board of education, particularly regarding the district’s treatment of charter schools, seemed to be a source of friction leading up to his unexpected resignation last month, emails obtained by The Oklahoman indicate.
In his resignation letter, McDaniel stated that he and “a particular member of this Board and I have completely different views regarding individual board members’ roles and responsibilities and mine in serving this District.”
“For months, and in good faith I have tried to bridge that gulf through conversations with the board and with concessions I have been willing to make, but to no avail. I regret that our differing views of who should administer the District on a daily basis are now irreconcilable,” he wrote.