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Superintendent highlights counselors, athletics, Purple Star recognition and community events
Summary
Superintendent Jason Perez recognized staff and student achievements — including Spring Creek’s Purple Star designation and a $22,608.64 one‑day fundraiser — and announced community events and hiring outreach.
Superintendent Jason Perez opened his report with recognitions and community announcements for the Deer Creek School District.
Perez asked the public to thank the district counseling team for National School Counselors Week and congratulated student athletes who signed letters of intent across several sports, including football, golf, lacrosse and rodeo. He announced Spring Creek Elementary was designated a Purple Star School — one of 12 in Oklahoma — and said the military club at Spring Creek serves nearly 70 students and military families.
Perez reported a school fundraiser, a single‑day event, raised $22,608.64; the district will donate the proceeds to the Proton Palace Foundation. He also congratulated Deer Creek middle‑school teams, including basketball conference champions and a cheer team that earned back‑to‑back national championships.
The superintendent announced several upcoming events: a community screening and panel for the documentary Screenagers on Feb. 25 (registration on the district website), a district hiring fair on Feb. 18 at the fourth‑and‑fifth‑grade center, and a reminder that Deer Creek patrons may vote in the Ward 5 board election with polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. the following day. Perez then passed the program to the assistant superintendent for a recognition.
Assistant Superintendent (name provided in meeting) recognized district staff for creating an in‑district PPAT cohort to support teachers seeking standard certification. The assistant superintendent credited Bethany Lorenz and Paloma Cortez Goodwin for leading the cohort work and said all 30 teachers who participated in prior cohorts had passed the PPAT. She noted the PPAT is a multi‑part portfolio assessment that costs about $300 per attempt.
