The 2026 Classified Person of the Year for each site is:
Bartlesville High School — Nichole Echison, Attendance Secretary
Central Middle School — Shannon Liesman, Special Education Paraprofessional
Madison Middle School — Donna O'Day, Special Education Paraprofessional
Hoover Elementary — Jessica GoForth, BruWIN Room
Jane Phillips Elementary — Brittany York, Special Education Paraprofessional
Ranch Heights Elementary — Heidi Hammack, Teacher Assistant
Richard Kane Elementary — Noah Burk, Special Education Teacher Assistant
Wayside Elementary — Tony Moore, Special Education Paraprofessional
Wilson Elementary — Dora Keyser, Teacher Assistant
Education Service Center — Kaylee McKinney, Receptionist
Transportation — Bobbi Fields, Dispatch
They will be celebrated at a public program on Thursday, April 23, 2026 on Rigdon Field at Doenges Memorial Stadium in a fun baseball-themed Bruins of the Year event sponsored by the Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation starting at 5:30 p.m.
The Sodexo Child Nutrition person of the year, Sara Coyazo, Kitchen Manager at Central Middle School, and the Sodexo Facilities person of the year, James Billingsley, lead custodian for BHS, will also be recognized at the event, along with district teachers.