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Chester County school board installs members, elects leadership and approves personnel and calendar items
Summary
The Chester County School Board swore in new trustees, elected board leadership by show of hands and approved executive-session personnel recommendations, the district's continuous improvement plan and the 2025–26 academic calendar; all action items recorded unanimous approval.
The Chester County School Board of Trustees held a January meeting that included the swearing in of new trustees, elections for board leadership and unanimous votes on several personnel and calendar items.
Newly elected members took the oath of office during the meeting. Tara Thomas recited the oath and affirmed she would "discharge the duties" of the office and "preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of this state and of The United States." Two other members, Nikia Houston White and Brandon Ford, also completed the oath of office during the installation portion of the meeting.
Nominations were opened for the offices of chair and vice chair. Board members nominated Miss Funderburk and Mrs. Maggie James for chair. By a show-of-hands count the presiding official announced a candidate had received four votes and declared that individual the new chair. Brenda Ford was nominated and elected vice chair by raised-hand vote.
The board voted to move into executive session to discuss certified personnel recommendations and a contractual matter concerning the superintendent. After the executive session, the board returned to open session and formally accepted the certified personnel recommendations as presented; the motion passed unanimously. The board later approved the consent agenda without opposition.
In the action-items portion of the meeting, trustees voted unanimously to adopt the district's continuous improvement plan as presented by the curriculum and instruction staff, and to approve the academic calendar for the 2025–26 school year. The board also approved an appointment to the Chester County First Steps board, appointing Dr. Rhonda Kelsey as the district's representative.
The meeting closed after brief recognition remarks; a motion to adjourn carried and the board adjourned. No roll-call vote tallies with member-by-member votes were recorded in the transcript; the minutes record each motion as passing unanimously as noted by the presiding official.
