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Southington Board of Education elects Oceana chair; Carmody and Anastasio win officer posts
Summary
At its Nov. 7 meeting the Southington Board of Education elected Zaya Oceana as chair (unanimous), named Terry Carmody vice chair (5–4) and Dawn Anastasio secretary (5–4), approved minutes and personnel items, and approved an out‑of‑state overnight trip for the SHS marching band.
The Southington Board of Education on Nov. 7 elected board member Zaya Oceana as chair by unanimous roll call, then elected Terry Carmody as vice chair and Dawn Anastasio as secretary by narrow 5–4 votes.
Oceana was nominated from the floor and pledged to put students first in his brief remarks after the vote. "We're here for the students," he said, thanking his family and addressing his long history of service to local schools.
The board then opened nominations for vice chair. Members nominated Terry…
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