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Osseo Area Schools board elects Tanya Prince chair, keeps member pay at 2025 levels
Summary
At its Jan. 6 organizational meeting, the Osseo Area Schools board elected Tanya Prince chair and filled the officer posts by roll call; the board adopted 2026 member compensation at the 2025 rates and approved the consent agenda and committee assignments.
Tanya Prince was elected chair of the Independent School District 279 (Osseo Public Schools) Board at the district's organizational meeting on Jan. 6, 2026, following a formal nomination and roll-call vote. The board also elected Thomas Brooks as vice chair, Keith Tate as clerk and Sarah Mitchell as treasurer.
The board convened at 6:01 p.m. in the Educational Service Center boardroom. Meeting organizers opened with a statement of condolence for Patience Gough, a retired elementary teacher and 20-year school board member who died Jan. 2. The meeting was streamed and will be archived on the district website.
Why it matters: The organizational meeting sets leadership and administrative arrangements that guide the board's work for the year, and the board confirmed continuity in committee…
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