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New board member Tim Higgins sworn in; board elects officers and committee assignments
Summary
Tim Higgins took the oath and joined the Appoquinimink School District board July 8; trustees elected Richard Forston presiding, Dr. Tasheba Graham vice president and assigned committee roles, including DSBA and financial advisory members.
At the meeting's midpoint, the board administered the oath of office to Tim Higgins, who repeated the required statutory oath and affirmed he had not offered money for his election. After the swearing‑in, board members proceeded with their annual officer elections.
A motion by Higgins (seconded and carried by voice vote) elected Richard Forston (name spelled Forston/Forrester in transcript) as board president, Dr. Tasheba Graham as vice president and Matt Burrows as executive secretary. The board then assigned members to external and inter‑district committees, confirming Dr. Graham and Mr. Abrams as representatives to the Delaware School Board Association board and placing Tim Higgins on the DSBA legislative committee with Michelle DeWitt as alternate.
Trustees also reaffirmed financial advisory committee membership and other standing committee roles for the coming year. The actions were adopted by voice vote and recorded in the meeting minutes.
