East Penn School District board certifies election, swears in two members and elects officers
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Summary
At its Dec. 2 organizational meeting the East Penn School District Board certified the Nov. 4 election returns, administered oaths to two newly elected members and elected Shanta Ford president and Miss Klotz vice president while approving routine administrative items for 2026.
The Board of Directors of the East Penn School District certified the Nov. 4, 2025 election returns and organized its leadership at an abbreviated Dec. 2, 2025 organizational meeting.
According to the board reading of the Lehigh County Election Board certification, Christine Price received 11,127 votes, Melissa Stiavelli received 11,021, Rita Perez received 9,728, and William Whitney received 9,490. William Whitney was not present at the Dec. 2 meeting and the board announced he will be sworn in at the Dec. 8 meeting before taking his seat.
Rita Perez and Melissa Stiavelli were sworn in during the meeting. An officer of the board administered the oath, asking, “Do you solemnly swear that you will support, obey, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this commonwealth, and that you will discharge the duties of your office with fidelity,” after which both took their seats.
The board then moved to select leadership for the coming year. After nominations and ballots, the board elected Shanta Ford as president by a 6-to-2 tally; the six votes recorded for Ford were cast by Ford, Kelly, Klotz, Perez, Price and Stiavelli, while Mr. Jankowski and Dr. Josh Levinson voted for Levinson. Miss Klotz was elected vice president in a separate ballot, also by a 6-to-2 tally; transcript voters for Klotz were listed in the record and the board announced the result.
The board approved routine administrative matters with little discussion. The 2026 board meeting schedule was approved on an 8-0 vote. The board also designated newspapers of general circulation for legal advertising and approved signature authorization for district business; both motions passed unanimously.
Board members announced there had been no executive session and confirmed the next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. A motion to adjourn carried and the meeting ended without additional substantive items.
The meeting record shows multiple typographical inconsistencies in the transcript (for example, the same membername appears with variant spellings). Where possible the article uses consistent names as they appear elsewhere in the record (e.g., Melissa Stiavelli). If readers need the official certified canvass or finalized minutes for legal purposes, those documents should be consulted at the district offices.