Auburn Washburn board elects leadership, approves slate of officers and designations

The Auburn Washburn Unified School District Board of Education elected Jeremy Wilts as board president and Brad Noller as vice president and approved a broad slate of appointments and administrative designations during its July 7, 2025 organizational meeting.

The actions, taken largely as routine organizational items, included the appointment of Rochelle Hite as board clerk and Jessica Roberts and Chelsea Clark as co-deputy clerks; Brett Bauer as treasurer and Patty Clarkston as deputy treasurer; Leslie M. Miller of Stevens & Brand LLP as the board attorney; and the executive director of learning services as designated hearing officer. The board also designated Silver Lake Bank as the primary official depository and named the Topeka Capital-Journal as the district's official newspaper. All of these motions passed by a 6-0 vote.

Why it matters: These annual organizational appointments establish who may act on behalf…