Ponca City Board of Education sworn in new members, elects Robin Riley chair and recognizes Special Olympics athletes and staff
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At its meeting the Ponca City Board of Education held oath-taking, elected Robin Riley as board president, appointed the clerk and deputy clerk, and recognized Special Olympics athletes and several staff and community partners.
Board members and new appointees took the oath of office and the board held annual reorganization actions at the start of its meeting. The oath included the statement, "I hereby declare under oath ... that I will faithfully perform the duties of a member of the Board of Education of the Ponca City Public Schools of Ponca City, Oklahoma," recited during the ceremony.
During reorganization, the board received nominations for president. A nomination for Robin Riley was heard; with no other nominations a roll-call vote recorded Nancy Zimmerstein, Joe Baden, Judy Drew and Robin Riley each voting "Aye" and the chair announced that Robin Riley would serve as board president.
The board also approved the superintendent's recommendation to name Laurie Graham as clerk of the board and Laurie Lilly as deputy clerk. A roll-call vote recorded Nancy Zimmerstein, Robin Riley, Judy Drew and Joe Baden voting "Aye."
The superintendent introduced and recognized the district's Special Olympics athletes and thanked volunteer coaches and staff who support the program. Jessica Wyckoff, head coach, and the superintendent listed athletes by name and recounted recent competition results: several athletes placed first in area basketball skills events and one athlete, Chandler Muntz, won two gold medals in 50-meter freestyle and 50-meter backstroke at a winter state games.
The board also recognized staff members: Tracy McHenry was described as a certified employee of the month; Aiden Godfrey was named support employee of the month; and the district presented a Friend of Education award to the City of Ponca City, accepted by Kim Bradley from the district's building services department. The superintendent thanked city departments including parks and recreation, development services, energy, broadband, the regional airport, emergency management, environmental services, police and fire for ongoing collaboration.
No formal vote was required for the recognitions; the items were ceremonial and part of the superintendent's presentation.