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Pawnee board meets in executive session on personnel, approves most hires but tables one pending due process
Summary
After an executive session under Oklahoma Statute 307 (B)(1), the board approved employment of support staff for 2026–27 but explicitly excluded Nicole Ankney pending due-process proceedings; the board also hired Dylan McLane as MS Social Studies and basketball coach.
The Pawnee Board of Education convened an executive session on May 12 under the authority cited in the minutes as "Oklahoma Statute 307 (B) (1)" to review employment of support staff and personnel assignments for the 2026–27 school year. The motion to convene the executive session was moved by Tiffany Higgins and seconded by John Henry; the minutes record a unanimous roll call.
Following the closed session, the board returned to open session and voted to approve the employment of support personnel for 2026–27 but explicitly excluded Nicole Ankney from that approval, stating her employment remains subject to pending due-process proceedings. The motion recording that exclusion was moved by Savannah Waters and seconded by John Henry; the vote was recorded as Yes: Henry, Waters, Rapp, Higgins, Vance.
The board also approved hiring Dylan McLane as MS Social Studies teacher and MS Basketball Coach and Assistant HS Basketball Coach for the 2026–27 school year; that motion was moved by Savannah Waters and seconded by Tiffany Higgins and passed by unanimous vote. The minutes do not provide details of the due-process matter involving Nicole Ankney; that status is recorded as pending in the minutes.
