The William Penn School District Board of School Directors held its annual reorganization meeting to swear in newly elected members, elect board leadership and set committee assignments. The transcript does not list a meeting date.

Monique Boykins, newly certified as the Region 2 school director for a four-year term, nominated herself for president and was elected by individual roll-call votes. The roll call recorded “Yes” responses from Jan Tong, Louella Richardson, Valerie Cook Henry, Yvette Donna Roberts and the temporary chair; no opposing votes were recorded in the transcript. After the vote, colleagues offered congratulations to Boykins. In her remarks, Boykins asked colleagues to “please call and check on mister Ray” and thanked fellow directors for their support.

The board also moved to appoint Wythea Ivory as vice president for a one-year term commencing immediately. The transcript uses variant spellings for Ivory’s name (for example, “Wythea” and a different rendering later), and a later item in the record references a motion to appoint “Ms. Wiggins” as president; the transcript is inconsistent in these passages (see provenance). Where the record is unclear, this article reports the names as they appear in the transcript and notes the ambiguity.

The facilitator read county certificates of election certifying the following directors and terms as recorded in the transcript: Louella Richardson (Region 4, four-year term); Yvette Donna Roberts (Region 3, midterm, two-year term); Jan Tong (Region 6, four-year term); Valerie Cook Henry (Region 9, four-year term); and Monique Boykins (Region 2, four-year term). Each was administered the oath of office during the meeting.

The board approved the school board meeting schedule for 2026 by voice vote after a motion and a second. Committee preferences were announced: Louella Richardson indicated she would move to chair the community relations committee and was assigned to that role.

A speaker read the Pennsylvania school board principles of governance and leadership, covering responsibilities to students, ethical standards, the distinction between governance and management, collaboration with the superintendent and confidentiality of executive session proceedings. The meeting closed after informal remarks and a brief birthday acknowledgment.

What the record does not specify: the transcript does not include a calendar date for the meeting, and several names and motions in the transcript are spelled or referenced inconsistently (notably the appearances of “Wiggins,” “Wiggins/Boykins,” and alternate spellings of Ivory). Where the transcript is ambiguous, this article notes that ambiguity rather than asserting an outside fact.

Next steps: the board will proceed under the new leadership and the approved 2026 meeting schedule; no additional formal votes or policy decisions were recorded during this reorganization meeting in the provided transcript.