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Niagara Falls board swears in new superintendent and elects Peredo president, Wilson vice president
Summary
At a reorganizational meeting, the Niagara Falls City School District swore in Stan Wooten as superintendent and elected Anthony Peredo board president and Robert Wilson vice president; members also heard Wooten's opening remarks, a projected 87% graduation rate and summer-program enrollment figures.
Superintendent Stan Wooten was sworn in by the board and addressed members and the public during the reorganizational meeting, saying, “I am truly honored to be the 15th superintendent of schools of the city school district of the city of Niagara Falls.”
The board elected Anthony Peredo as president of the Board of Education. Peredo was administered the oath of office before the body and presided over subsequent business. Robert Wilson was sworn in as vice president following a motion and roll-call vote.
Wooten used his opening remarks to introduce the district's near-term priorities and to preview a fuller presentation of a six-pillar strategic vision scheduled for the district's August 27 meeting. He highlighted a projected graduation rate of 87% for the most recent year and said 1,800 students were registered in the district's K'12 summer programs. He also announced that the district's selected student ad hoc board member, Kulraj Lucky, was out of town and will join the board at the August meeting.
Why it matters: The oath and leadership elections formalize the board's reorganization for the coming year and set administrative priorities for the district. Wooten's early public remarks signaled an emphasis on student outcomes and expanded summer services.
What happened next: After leadership elections, the board moved through consent and procedural items, then took up personnel recommendations and a set of contracts and policies (see separate actions summary). The meeting concluded with board members' brief remarks and adjournment.
