Courtney Nazario elected board president; Dee Rosario named vice president; committee appointments tabled
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Summary
At its Jan. 12 organizational meeting the Lorain City School District board elected Courtney Nazario president and Dee Rosario vice president for 2026, administered oaths of office, and tabled committee appointments until the Jan. 26 meeting because of new members.
During the Jan. 12 organizational meeting, the Lorain City School District Board of Education administered oaths of office to two newly seated trustees, then moved to nominate and elect leadership.
Trustees nominated Courtney Nazario for board president. After nominations were closed and a roll-call vote taken, the clerk declared, "The board has approved Courtney as president of the board of education for the 2026 calendar school year." Nazario took the oath of office as board president.
The board then opened nominations for vice president. Dee Rosario was nominated and approved by roll call; the clerk administered the oath for the vice presidency. Board members subsequently decided to delay committee appointments until the Jan. 26 meeting because of recently seated members; a motion to table the committee appointments passed.
Board members thanked outgoing and previous members and emphasized continuity of governance as they organized for the calendar year.
What’s next: Committee assignments will be reconsidered and finalized at the Jan. 26 board meeting.