<description>&lt;p&gt;Abigail Odell is the Assistant Principal of Ida Freeman Elementary School with Edmond Public Schools. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ccosa.org/membership"&gt;⁠⁠⁠⁠Join OAESP ⁠⁠⁠⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ccosa.org/professional-learning/conferences/ccosa-summer-leadership-conference"&gt;⁠⁠⁠⁠CCOSA Summer Leadership Conference May 27-29, 2026⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Abigail Odell is the Assistant Principal of Ida Freeman Elementary School with Edmond Public Schools. <a href="https://www.ccosa.org/membership">⁠⁠⁠⁠Join OAESP ⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.ccosa.org/professional-learning/conferences/ccosa-summer-leadership-conference">⁠⁠⁠⁠CCOSA Summer Leadership Conference May 27-29, 2026⁠</a>

64 - Abigail Odell

<description>&lt;p&gt;Melaine Crowder is the Assistant Principal of Grove Upper Elementary School with Grove Public Schools. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ccosa.org/membership"&gt;⁠⁠⁠Join OAESP ⁠⁠⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ccosa.org/professional-learning/conferences/ccosa-summer-leadership-conference"&gt;⁠⁠⁠CCOSA Summer Leadership Conference May 27-29, 2026⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Melaine Crowder is the Assistant Principal of Grove Upper Elementary School with Grove Public Schools. <a href="https://www.ccosa.org/membership">⁠⁠⁠Join OAESP ⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.ccosa.org/professional-learning/conferences/ccosa-summer-leadership-conference">⁠⁠⁠CCOSA Summer Leadership Conference May 27-29, 2026⁠</a>

63 - Melaine Crowder

<description>&lt;p&gt;Melinda Thornton is the Assistant Principal of Lincoln Elementary School with Pryor Public Schools. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ccosa.org/membership"&gt;⁠⁠Join OAESP ⁠⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ccosa.org/professional-learning/conferences/ccosa-summer-leadership-conference"&gt;⁠⁠CCOSA Summer Leadership Conference May 27-29, 2026⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Melinda Thornton is the Assistant Principal of Lincoln Elementary School with Pryor Public Schools. <a href="https://www.ccosa.org/membership">⁠⁠Join OAESP ⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.ccosa.org/professional-learning/conferences/ccosa-summer-leadership-conference">⁠⁠CCOSA Summer Leadership Conference May 27-29, 2026⁠</a>

62 - Melinda Thornton

<description>&lt;p&gt;Heather Straessle is the Assistant Principal of Glenpool Elementary School with Glenpool Public Schools. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ccosa.org/membership"&gt;⁠Join OAESP ⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ccosa.org/professional-learning/conferences/women-in-school-leadership-forum"&gt;⁠CCOSA Women in School Leadership Conference April 7-8, 2026⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ccosa.org/professional-learning/conferences/ccosa-summer-leadership-conference"&gt;⁠CCOSA Summer Leadership Conference May 27-29, 2026⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Heather Straessle is the Assistant Principal of Glenpool Elementary School with Glenpool Public Schools. <a href="https://www.ccosa.org/membership">⁠Join OAESP ⁠</a><a href="https://www.ccosa.org/professional-learning/conferences/women-in-school-leadership-forum">⁠CCOSA Women in School Leadership Conference April 7-8, 2026⁠</a><a href="https://www.ccosa.org/professional-learning/conferences/ccosa-summer-leadership-conference">⁠CCOSA Summer Leadership Conference May 27-29, 2026⁠</a>

61- Heather Straessle

<description>&lt;p&gt;Margaret Ploof is the Assistant Principal of Freedom Elementary School with Lawton Public Schools. She is the 2026 OAESP Assistant Principal of the Year and the 2026 NAESP National Outstanding Assistant Principal. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ccosa.org/membership" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Join OAESP &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ccosa.org/professional-learning/conferences/women-in-school-leadership-forum" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;CCOSA Women in School Leadership Conference April 7-8, 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ccosa.org/professional-learning/conferences/ccosa-summer-leadership-conference" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;CCOSA Summer Leadership Conference May 27-29, 2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Margaret Ploof is the Assistant Principal of Freedom Elementary School with Lawton Public Schools. She is the 2026 OAESP Assistant Principal of the Year and the 2026 NAESP National Outstanding Assistant Principal. <a href="https://www.ccosa.org/membership" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Join OAESP </a><a href="https://www.ccosa.org/professional-learning/conferences/women-in-school-leadership-forum" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">CCOSA Women in School Leadership Conference April 7-8, 2026</a><a href="https://www.ccosa.org/professional-learning/conferences/ccosa-summer-leadership-conference" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">CCOSA Summer Leadership Conference May 27-29, 2026</a>

60 - Margaret Ploof

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