Hatboro-Horsham School District held its annual reorganization meeting on Monday, Dec. 1, at Keith Valley Middle School, where five newly elected members were sworn in and the board elected its officers for the coming year.
Judge Stevens administered the oath of office to Dr. Robert Jarvis, Catherine Khan, Madison Peace, Ashley Pearson and Jennifer Wilson, asking each to "repeat after me" and pledging to "support, obey and defend the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of this commonwealth" and to discharge the duties of office "with fidelity," after which each was congratulated.
Following the oath administration, the board opened nominations for leadership. DJ Schultz was nominated and elected temporary president by voice vote to preside over the reorganization. David Brown was nominated and, after no further nominations, elected board president by voice vote. Jennifer Wilson was nominated and elected vice president by voice vote.
The agenda limited business to the administration of oaths and officer elections; the board opened the public-comment period and reported that no members of the public had signed up to speak. Superintendent-level remarks and board congratulations followed, and Susan Hunsingerhoff moved to adjourn; Theresa Brown seconded the motion, which carried by voice vote.
The meeting record contains transcription errors that were corrected for clarity in this report: the district name was spoken as "Hatboro-Horsham" (appearing in the transcript with a misspelling), a line during one oath was transcribed as "With the devil" but is understood in context to be "with fidelity," and one nomination line included an erroneous phrase not relevant to the board's name. The board adjourned after the reorganization activities with no further business scheduled at this meeting.