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Mount Prospect District 57 board elects new president, vice president and secretary; administers oaths
Summary
The newly seated Mount Prospect School District 57 board completed its reorganization, electing a president and vice president, naming a president pro tem and recording a unanimous secretary election. New and returning members were sworn in and the board ratified policies and contracts.
At its regular meeting, the Mount Prospect School District 57 Board of Education completed its annual reorganization: the board elected a new president, chose a vice president and unanimously recorded a secretary, administered oaths of office to newly seated members, and ratified policies, rules and contracts.
The reorganization matters because board leadership sets the meeting agenda, committee assignments and is the public face of district governance for the coming year.
Board members nominated and voted on officers following the oath of office for new members. After roll-call voting the board declared Board member Beneckel elected president. Board member Choque was elected vice president after a separate roll-call vote. The board recorded a unanimous ballot for secretary, Roberta Flack. The board also appointed Eileen Kowalczyk as president pro tem for the remainder of the meeting.
The board approved the consent agenda and later voted to adopt, ratify policies, rules and regulations and contracts for the coming year. Those routine motions passed by recorded voice/roll-call votes during the meeting.
The new and returning board members took the standard oath of office that references support for the U.S. and Illinois constitutions, respect for taxpayer interests, protecting student and employee privacy, and acknowledging that individual board members have no legal authority outside of majority votes at a public meeting.
Board President Beneckel relinquished the chair to the newly elected president following the vote, and the board took a formal photo to mark the reorganization.
No closed session was held and there were no substantive community comments recorded during the public-comment period.
The board will carry its new leadership into future meetings and committee work for the coming year.
