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After executive session Salina Board hires teachers and staff, accepts resignations; girls' head coach item tabled
Summary
Following an executive session invoked under Okla. Stat. Title 25, § 307(B)(1), the board unanimously approved multiple hires (teachers, co‑advisors, custodian, secretary, special education teacher), tabled the girls' head basketball coach item, and accepted four resignations effective at contract end.
The Salina Board of Education convened an executive session at 6:54 p.m. under Okla. Stat. Title 25, § 307(B)(1) to discuss personnel matters. The board returned to open session at 8:12 p.m. and took a series of motions to fill district positions for the 2026‑2027 school year. Motions approved included hiring Ruston Williams as a high school math teacher; Vikki Goodwin, Ashley Parris and Rebecca Ratliff as elementary teachers; Amanda Walsh and Julie Atchley as co‑advisors (CO‑ADs); Megan Kelley as the middle school science teacher; Alvin Scott as custodian; Emily Cagle as middle school secretary; and Tena Newby as a special education teacher. Each hire was approved by recorded unanimous votes.
The board also voted to table agenda item #16 (girls head basketball coach), and accepted letters of resignation effective at the end of contract from Sara Miller, Carmen Cobler, Diana Faught and Samantha Wikel. The minutes state that only the listed personnel matters were discussed in executive session and that no votes were taken while the board was in executive session; final hiring motions were taken in open session.
