Jenkintown School District board elects Megan O’Brien president and Carolyn Riley vice president

The Jenkintown School District Board of School Directors held its organizational meeting and elected its officers, approving a temporary president and then accepting a nominating committee recommendation to seat Dr. Megan O’Brien as board president and Carolyn Riley as vice president.

The meeting began with a motion to name a temporary presiding officer. "I nominate Lisa Smith for the position of temporary president," said the Chair who opened the meeting; the board approved that nomination by voice vote, with no roll-call tally specified.

A nominating committee member presented the committee's recommended slate: "The committee's recommendation is that the school board elect Megan O'Brien as board president and Carolyn Riley as vice president," the committee member said. The board moved to accept the recommendation and approved it by voice vote; specific vote counts were not recorded in the meeting record.

Board members exchanged brief congratulatory remarks as the new officers were seated. The board also heard a reading of committee and delegate assignments for the year, including named representatives for counsel, legislative counsel, intermediate unit (IU), Eastern, Home and School, the Education Foundation, wellness and safety committees, and the nominations committee.

The organizational meeting proceeded by standard motions and voice votes; minutes or an official roll call would be the authoritative record for exact tallies.

The board adjourned without taking further formal action on other agenda items at that time.