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Newark Unified board elects Nancy Thomas president, confirms Austin Black as vice president
Summary
At its Dec. 10 meeting the Newark Unified School District board completed its annual organization: Nancy Thomas was elected president, Austin Black was elected vice president/clerk, the superintendent was appointed board secretary, and multiple committee liaisons and alternates were assigned.
During the annual organization portion of its Dec. 10 meeting, the Newark Unified School District Board of Education elected Nancy Thomas as board president and confirmed Austin Black as vice president and clerk.
Superintendent Pekar opened nominations for president; member Nancy Thomas accepted the nomination. The board closed nominations and took a vote; President Catherine Jones and other trustees then thanked Thomas as president-elect. Austin Black was nominated and accepted for the vice president/clerk role and the board voted to confirm him. "I accept that nomination," Thomas said on the record when nominated.
The board also voted to appoint the superintendent to serve as secretary of the governing board and set the district's regular meeting dates and times for the coming year (including a recurring meeting window discussed and approved for 6:00 p.m. starts with end times adjusted to accommodate schedules).
Trustees then filled multiple committee liaison and representative assignments: audit committee members and alternates, CBOC liaison language clarified from "representative" to "liaison," LCAP advisors were named (members Jones and Aguayano with Block as alternate), and ROP/MVROP/SELPA representation was discussed with some appointments deferred pending clarification about potential conflicts of interest and meeting times.
Votes on officer elections and committee appointments were recorded and carried; several items were confirmed by roll-call or verbal affirmation.
