Jun. 30—Autry Technology Center’s retiring superintendent/CEO said the COVID-19 pandemic played a role in his decision to say goodbye to Oklahoma CareerTech.
“It made us face things in education we hadn’t had to face in the past. It was drawn out for a pretty long period of time,” Brady McCullough said Tuesday during his retirement celebration. “I do think the next school year will be closer to normal, but I think COVID is going to leave a lasting impression on education.”
As McCullough and Autry Tech’s staff, educators and students grappled with COVID-19-related protocols — having moved to an alternate A/B schedule for much of the August-May school year — the longtime vocational training school also completed several major construction projects to expand the east side of its main campus.
McCullough’s reception was held Tuesday in the campus’ newly completed, 2,600-square-foot…
