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East Chicago school board elects Mercedes Taylor president, approves officers and appointments
Summary
At its Jan. 5 special organizational meeting, the School City of East Chicago Board of Trustees elected Mercedes Taylor board president and completed officer and committee appointments, approving the treasurer and legal counsel appointments with one abstention on each formal designation.
Mercedes Taylor was elected president of the School City of East Chicago Board of Trustees at a special organizational meeting on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, and the board completed its slate of officers and committee assignments before adjourning that evening.
Trustee Mercedes Taylor — nominated by Trustee Rodriguez and seconded during the meeting — received unanimous roll-call support from Trustees Smith, Rodriguez, Taylor and Gibson King and accepted the office, saying, "I humbly accept the nomination of board president for 2026." The gavel was passed to Taylor…
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