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PCPS District to Offer Drive-Through Meals September 14

Thursday, September 10 by Lyman James

Distance Learning Practice Day Meals The Ponca City Public School Child Nutrition Program (CNP) will be providing drive-through meal service to all Ponca City Public School Students on Monday, September 14, 2020.The meals will be located at the same locations of the spring and summer meal service program during the shutdown, with the exception of the... Read More.

Community National Bank Donates Disinfectant Cleaner to PCPS District

Monday, August 31 by Lyman James

Community National Bank donated four Gallons of Maximum One-Step Disinfectant Cleaner to be used to disinfect classrooms between classes at all sites. PCPS Superintendent Shelley Arrott said, “This is yet another example of our local community stepping up to support our District. We are so much stronger when we unite together to fight this challenge.” #unitedwestand #wildcatway #teampcps Pictured... Read More.

Ponca City Chamber of Commerce Delivers Donated School Supplies to PCPS District

Thursday, August 27 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce hosted an annual school supply drive. Typically, the Chamber sponsors the “Stuff the Bus” School Supply Campaign. However, with conditions surrounding the global pandemic, the decision was made to not park the bus at Wal-Mart this year. Instead, the PC Chamber requested the five most needed items for both elementary... Read More.

Keri Bartley is PCPS 2021 District Teacher of the Year

Sunday, August 16 by Lyman James

Roosevelt Elementary School Fourth Grade Teacher Keri Bartley has been selected as the new Ponca City Public School 2021 District Teacher of the Year! The announcement was made at the Virtual Teacher of the Year Celebration held on August 13 in the Concert Hall. The theme this year for the TOY Celebration was the... Read More.

Ponca City Public School District Announces and Honors 2021 Teacher of the Year Nominees

Tuesday, August 11 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School District is proud to announce and honor the 2021 Teacher of the Year (TOY) nominees. The District Teacher of the Year will be announced in a virtual celebration on Thursday, August 13 at the Concert Hall. It will be LIVE STREAMED on the district’s Facebook page.The theme this year... Read More.

Ponca City Public School District Adopts Safety Protocols for Health, Instruction and Activities

Thursday, July 30 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School Board of Education has adopted School Safety Protocols for Instruction, Health Protocols including Face Coverings, and Activities. Protocols are correlated with the Oklahoma COVID-19 Alert System, which provides new data regarding the county risk level of a 7-day rolling average of new cases of COVID-19. With weekly cases on... Read More.

Ponca City Public School District Rolls Out Their Return to Learn Plan Videos

Monday, July 27 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School District has rolled out their Return to Learn Plan 2020-2021. The Plan is posted on the district website and Facebook page. Superintendent Shelley Arrott explained, “The District goal is to create an in-person, traditional learning environment with layers of safeguards embedded to protect students, families, and staff. In an... Read More.

Ponca City Public School District Receives COVID-19 Grant Money From the State

Friday, July 3 by Lyman James

On July 1, 2020, the Ponca City Public School District was notified that they were 1 of 150 schools awarded Incentive Grant funds to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 through June 30 of 2021. The competitive grant consisted of $8 million dollars set-aside in the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds from... Read More.

Ponca City Public School District Announces New Mobile App & Website Design

Tuesday, June 30 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School District has launched a new mobile app to provide families with 24/7/365 access to important issues and information. The free mobile app looks like the picture above and can be downloaded any time from the iTunes® and Google Play® app stores.PCPS Public Relations Director Mary Ladd explained, “During these... Read More.

Ponca City Public School District Notified of Possible COVID-19 Case

Monday, June 29 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School District has been made aware of a possible COVID-19 case.There has not been a positive confirmation of testing results, but to err on the side of caution to protect our students and staff, all indoor summer extra-curricular activities in Ponca City Public School facilities will be suspended through the holiday... Read More.