Jersey Shore Area SD board swears in new members, conducts leadership votes and approves 2025 calendar

The Jersey Shore Area School District Board of School Directors met Dec. 2 for its reorganization session, swearing in newly elected members and completing several routine leadership votes and approvals.

New board members took the oath of office after the board appointed 'missus Thomas' as president pro tem to administer the oath; the appointment carried on a voice vote. One newly sworn member identified themself in the record as "Hi, Craig Allen Williams" and repeated the standard oath to support and defend the U.S. and commonwealth constitutions and to discharge the duties of office with fidelity.

Nominations opened for board president; the transcript records nominations of 'missus Stemwood' (transcript spelling) and 'Mary' and a motion to close nominations was made and seconded. The record discusses the voting procedure but does not include an explicit roll-call or a final, on-the-record tally for the president's election in the provided transcript.

The board elected a vice president after a nomination in which one member said, "I vote for Harry." That vote was carried by voice vote. The assistant board secretary position was filled after 'Jesse' was nominated and seconded; the motion passed on a voice vote and 'Jesse' was congratulated. The board also discussed timing for appointment of the treasurer.

Separately, the president said she will email members in December describing each committee and asking board members to submit their top two committee preferences so assignments can be finalized before the January meeting.

The meeting proceeded without public comment and concluded after the board approved the 2025 meeting calendar by voice vote. The calendar was presented as similar to the current year with the correction that July meetings will return to the third week rather than the fourth.

The meeting adjourned with no additional business recorded in the provided transcript.