The PreK–8 School Building Committee elected Beth as chair and Howard Anderson as vice chair and designated Kelly Conklin to prepare meeting minutes, officials said during the committee’s organizational session.
The committee convened to choose leadership and set administrative procedures for its work to populate a comparison matrix and organize documents related to the district’s school-building options. Committee members confirmed leadership by roll-call vote; all voting members recorded support for both officer positions.
Why it matters: The committee will guide a fact-based review of school-building options and the chair and vice chair will set agendas and run meetings. Assigning minute-taking ensures there is a public record to support transparency as the committee fills a detailed comparison matrix and gathers source documents.
What the committee did: Members opened nominations for chair and vice chair and completed roll-call votes. After the chair vote, a member congratulated “Beth,” who accepted the role. The committee then nominated Howard Anderson for vice chair and completed a roll-call vote, with all voting members recorded as voting yes.
Minutes and recordkeeping: Kelly Conklin volunteered to prepare minutes for meetings on an ongoing basis rather than assigning one person to the full meeting series. The chair said minutes could be circulated first to Mark or the chair for a first pass before broader distribution.
Meeting close: The committee adjourned after a motion and roll-call vote recorded as unanimously in favor.
Discussion vs. action: The meeting separated procedural decisions (elections and assignment of minutes) from subsequent substantive work on the matrix and document review, which remained in the planning stage.
Ending note: Committee members said the chair will set future agendas and the vice chair will fill in as needed; members also discussed how to manage minutes and delegated the task to Conklin to begin immediately.