More schools were constructed in September 1954, when land was leased in North Omak.
District superintendent Arthur Himmler died in March 2013, and there is ongoing discussion related to his replacement.
[3] That same month, there was a discussion to create a special $US10 million tax, so the school district could pay its debts to the Washington State Board of Education.
[7] Several people filed for school board director positions in Okanogan County by February 1952, including Dr. Fred Baines and Dr. Ralph Mundinger.
[11] In a July 1972 school board meeting, the district hired John Turner as superintendent.
[12] A district-wide teacher strike occurred in September 1977, though some risked being fined or jailed for violating a temporary retaining order, according to an Omak Education Association spokesman.
[13] To end the strike, consensus needed to be achieved among the teachers; substitute staff were paid $US70 rather than the traditional $US40 during this time.
[16] That year, Omak School District spent approximately $US10,000 in salary and insurance so that a teacher and theater technical director, David Baker, could submit his resignation; Baker was placed on paid administrative leave in October 2005 because of sexual concerns with a former student.
[19] District leaders saw this process as a way to offer a number of additional services at their schools; 90 signed up for the beta test.
[20] Meanwhile, an energy-saving contract was implanted in 2010 with Schneider Electric, which would help reduce the district's energy costs by 15 percent; this would include fixing poor light quality and upgrading temperature control.
[2] The News Tribune gave their "All-Sports Title" to a sports team in Omak in the 1989–90, 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 school years.
[33] In February 2013, the state auditor criticized the district's virtual schools, citing financial concerns and error rates.
[1] There is a 19.65 student-teacher ratio, and the district handles $US18 million to help maintain its schools.
[1] This district's most recent superintendent was Arthur Himmler, who died in a car accident in early 2013.