Guymon Public Schools seeks activity fund clerk for central office

Guymon Public Schools is looking for an Activity Fund Clerk at its central office, a position that sits at the center of how student activity money is handled across the district. The posting says the clerk will support student activities and district operations through financial management, accounts payable, activity fund reporting, purchase orders, deposits and reconciliations.

That makes the job more than routine office work. Activity funds help pay for the day-to-day life of schools, including clubs, athletics and other student programs that depend on accurate receipts, timely deposits and clean records. Oklahoma law requires school activity funds to remain under board control and to be deposited promptly, while state administrative rules allow each district to appoint a School Activity Fund Custodian at each operational site. In practice, the clerk’s work helps keep those dollars moving cleanly through the system and reduces the risk of mistakes that can slow down student programs.

The district said a bachelor’s degree is preferred, and accounting or business experience would be an advantage. Strong organizational and communication skills also are part of the job profile, which suggests the district wants someone who can handle both numbers and the paperwork that comes with them. Guymon Public Schools posted the opening across its live feeds, including Guymon High School, Guymon Junior High School and the district feed, signaling a systemwide push to fill the role.

The central office is at 111 NW 11th Street in Guymon, where district leaders include Superintendent Melissa Watson, Assistant Superintendents Julie Edenborough and Derenda Aranda, and Chief Financial Officer Kari Montgomery. That office oversees a system serving about 3,000 students across multiple campuses, and state transparency data lists enrollment at 3,009. The same records show the district reported $32,789,733.62 in expenditures, including $989,321.80 in central services and $1,566,333.52 in school administration.

For Texas County families and taxpayers, the opening is a reminder that school finance is not limited to the classroom. Behind every club trip, athletic event and student activity is a trail of deposits, purchase orders and reconciliations that has to be kept in order. Guymon’s search for an activity fund clerk puts that responsibility front and center.