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Board elects Darren Hornbeck as chair; Dr. Ebony Turrell Shockley chosen as vice chair
Summary
At its October election meeting the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board elected Darren Hornbeck as chair and, after electronic balloting, Dr. Ebony Turrell Shockley as vice chair. The board then heard a Wallace Foundation-funded presentation on equity-centered principal preparation.
Darren Hornbeck was confirmed as chair of the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board after a nomination and a show-of-hands vote at the board's October meeting. Hornbeck accepted the nomination and thanked members for their support.
Two candidates were nominated for vice chair: Sandra Scodales and Dr. Ebony Turrell Shockley. After both candidates addressed the board briefly — Scodales outlining seven years on the board and decades of classroom experience, and Dr. Shockley describing her work in PK–12 and higher education at the University of Maryland, College Park — staff distributed an electronic ballot. Several members experienced account-permission issues and staff adjusted settings before collecting votes. After a re-vote to resolve a tie, the chair announced that Dr. Ebony Turrell Shockley received the majority and will serve as vice chair.
The election proceeded without a recorded roll-call tally; the chair and staff handled the process under the board’s established procedures. The board moved next to the scheduled presentations for the day.
