OKLAHOMA CITY (Free Press) — New Oklahoma Metropolis Public Colleges Board of Schooling members have been put in following the runoff elections Tuesday.
Newly-elected board members who’re at first of their service on the board are District 1 member Carole Thompson serving 2023-2025 and District 2 member Lori Bowman additionally serving 2023-2025. (Carole Thompson was not capable of attend as a consequence of a change within the date of the assembly. She is put in anyway.)
Members who’ve been on the board and have been sworn in for an additional time period are the at-large Chair, Paula Lewis serving 2023-2025, and Board District 7 member Meg McElhaney serving 2023-2023 to finish an unexpired time period. McElhaney drew no challengers.
Lewis received the district-wide election within the runoff Tuesday in opposition to Charles Henry who selected to not run for the District 1 seat once more and challenged Lewis for Chair. The election was shut with Lewis profitable with 4,576 votes, or 51.94% of the vote, and challenger Charles Henry with 4,234 votes, or 48.6% of the vote.
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Carole Thompson, Board District 1
Thompson takes the seat previously held by Charles Henry. She went to OKCPS faculties, taught in a number of, and was a precept for others throughout her lengthy profession within the district. At present, she offers tutoring for college kids within the metro.
Colleges represented in Board District 1 are:
• Britton Elementary
• Quail Creek Elementary
• Ridgeview Elementary
• John Marshall Center College
• John Marshall Excessive College
Lori Bowman, Board District 2
Bowman takes the Board District 2 seat previously held by Rebecca Budd who selected to not run once more. Bowman involves the seat with native and nationwide training coverage expertise and expertise as an lively mum or dad of elementary youngsters who attend district faculties.
Colleges represented in Board District 2 are:
• Horace Mann Elementary (Pre-Okay Heart)
• Johnson Elementary (Pre-Okay Heart)
• Monroe Elementary
• Nichols Hills Elementary
• Belle Isle Enterprise Center College (5&6)
• Belle Isle Enterprise Center College (7&8)
• Putnam Heights Academy (5-12)
Different officers
The newly-seated board elected different officers of the Board:
- Mark Mann for Vice-Chair (6-abstaining-absent) vote from the Board
- Craig A. Cates to function Board Clerk and Minutes Clerk
- Jessica Sherrill and Hayley Jones to function Deputy Board Clerks and Deputy Minutes Clerks
- Jean Bostwick to function Encumbrance Clerk (through June 30)
- Shannon Meeks, to function Encumbrance Clerk (efficient July 1)
- Mark Waldrip to function Treasurer
- Angela Smith and Ann Harper to function Assistant Treasurers
- Kathy Padilla to function Designated Buying Agent
Commendations to Henry and Budd
Former District 1 Board Member Charles Henry was honored by a decision learn by member Ruth Veales recalling his accomplishments as a board member, particularly for his assist of renaming faculties within the district named after Accomplice generals and different accomplishments in his 4 years on the board.
Former District 2 Board Member Rebecca Budd was honored by a decision learn by member Mark Mann commenting her for accomplishments in growing the district’s Fairness Coverage and lively participation within the search that led to the hiring of Superintendent Sean McDaniel.
Each former members have been recommended for his or her assist of the Trainer Walkout in 2018.
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