Deer Creek superintendent takes job at Mustang

His hiring was on the heels of a $140 million bond measure passed in 2009 to fund construction of a second middle school, a new operations facility and expansion at the high school.

McDaniel previously served for two years as superintendent in Englewood, Colo. Before that he worked in Tulsa-area schools for 20 years.

He will assume the position in Mustang vacated in August by Bonnie Lightfoot, a longtime educator who retired for health reasons.