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Bermudian Springs board appoints a Region 2 member and selects Rachel Gray for Region 3
Summary
After public interviews, the Bermudian Springs School Board appointed a Region 2 candidate and, following deliberations, elected Rachel Gray as the Region 3 board member; administrators said both appointees will be contacted to be sworn in and receive orientation before the February meeting.
The Bermudian Springs School Board completed public interviews and filled two open seats on Monday evening, appointing the Region 2 nominee and selecting Rachel Gray for the Region 3 vacancy.
The board opened nominations after interviewing candidates from the district. A nomination was made for Chad Kleinent for Region 2; the board then conducted a roll-call vote and the chair announced that “all members are in favor,” after which the administration congratulated the appointee and said staff would contact him to arrange swearing-in and onboarding. “Congratulations. We will be in touch with you to eventually swear you in,” said the moderator conducting interviews (speaker 5).
Following public interviews for five Region 3 candidates, board members nominated three candidates — Emily Goodwin, Rachel Gray and Nancy Martindale — and discussed each candidate’s experience. Several members highlighted Rachel Gray’s ongoing committee service and curriculum-review experience. After narrowing the field and taking votes, the board announced Rachel Gray as the selected Region 3 member; the board indicated she will be contacted to set up an orientation meeting before the February board session.
Board members described the public interview process as unusually direct; the moderator noted it is “a very awkward way to interview” but said the format allowed the board to assess candidates’ backgrounds and commitment. Several members praised the candidates’ diversity of perspectives — educators, parents and business owners — as beneficial for board deliberations.
What happens next: district staff will notify the newly appointed members, complete administrative onboarding, and schedule sworn-in ceremonies and preparatory meetings so the appointees are ready for the February agenda.
A note on process: the interviews and subsequent nominations and roll-call votes were conducted publicly under the board’s agenda; the chair read roll calls and the board used standard motions and roll-call voting to approve appointments.
