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Winslow Township board elects John Shaw president, Joe Thomas vice president; installs Tyra McCoy Boyle as secretary
Summary
At its reorganization meeting, the Winslow Township Board of Education swore in new members, elected John Shaw as board president and Joe Thomas as vice president, and approved a slate of administrative appointments and committee assignments.
The Winslow Township Board of Education, meeting for its annual reorganization, swore in newly elected members and completed leadership elections and administrative appointments.
John Shaw was elected board president after a roll-call vote, receiving five votes to Cheryl Pitts’s four. Joe Thomas was elected vice president with five votes to the other nominee’s four. Newly sworn members Michael Clark and Wanda Clark took the oath of office during the meeting.
The board approved the appointment of Tyra McCoy Boyle as board secretary and named her public agency compliance officer by separate roll-call votes. The board also approved routine business-and-operations items (items A–C) and adopted school representative appointments for each school.
Board counsel explained the voting requirement before the president’s election, noting the board’s nine-member composition and that a majority of five affirmative votes is required to elect an officer. After the president and vice president were elected, Shaw took the chair and announced committee and delegate assignments, including representation to the New Jersey School Boards Association and Camden County school boards, and chairs for committees such as education, operations, marketing and negotiations.
Several procedural motions (closing nominations, motions to appoint or adopt items) were approved by roll-call votes that were recorded as carried. The meeting’s reorganization items were handled as formal board business; no executive session was held that evening.
Votes at a glance
• President, John Shaw — elected (5–4) on roll call. • Vice President, Joe Thomas — elected (5–4) on roll call. • Board Secretary, Tyra McCoy Boyle — appointment approved (roll call: carried). • Public Agency Compliance Officer, Tyra McCoy Boyle — appointment approved (roll call: carried). • Business and operations items A–C — approved (roll call: carried). • Adoption of school representatives (one per school) — approved (roll call: carried).
Ending
The board completed its reorganization business and moved on to informational reports and the public-comment period. No executive session was scheduled as part of the reorganization meeting.
