Three newly elected members of the George County School Board took the oath of office and the board then elected its officers during a regular meeting.

Judge Maples administered the swearing-in for incoming members, including James Everdeen Jr. and at least two other members whose names appear in the meeting record. The board later held nominations and votes for the board’s officers. Maria Plante was nominated and elected vice president and Matthew Smith was nominated and elected secretary. The transcript records a separate nomination and vote for president but does not identify the person who received the presidency in the meeting record.

The board paused briefly for a group photograph of the newly sworn members before moving on to other business on the agenda.

The swearing-in and officer elections were procedural items at the start of the meeting and were followed immediately by the superintendent’s report and standing agenda items.