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Shenandoah County School Board elects Vance chair, Pence vice chair; clerk and officers confirmed
Summary
At its organizational meeting, the Shenandoah County School Board elected Larry Vance as chair and Whitney Pence as vice chair in contested roll calls, confirmed Cheryl Jett as clerk and Crystal Stickley as deputy clerk, appointed agents for claims and superintendent designees, and added an infrastructure planning committee.
The Shenandoah County School Board on the organizational agenda elected Larry Vance as chair and Whitney Pence as vice chair, confirmed clerks and agents, and approved committee assignments and designee appointments.
The board elected Larry Vance chair in a contested roll-call vote, with Vance receiving three votes to Michael Rickard’s two and one abstention. "The role of the school board to me falls under 4 major headings," Vance said, listing policy, practices, resources and leadership as his priorities.
Whitney Pence was elected vice chair by a similar margin (reported 3–2 with one abstention). Pence, a newly elected board member, said she is "overly available during the day" and stressed availability to parents and staff as one reason she sought the leadership role.
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