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Beaumont ISD board elects officers, ratifies acting superintendent, seeks TEA waiver and temporarily suspends local policies
Summary
At its May 5 meeting the TEA-appointed Beaumont ISD board unanimously elected Jeff Wheeler president and Arthur Lewis Jr. secretary, ratified Sandy Massey as acting superintendent and voted to submit a temporary waiver of the superintendent certification requirement and to temporarily suspend several local policies while it conducts a review.
The Beaumont Independent School District board of managers, appointed by the Texas Education Agency, conducted several formal actions at a May 5 meeting, unanimously electing officers, ratifying an acting superintendent’s employment terms, voting to request a temporary certification waiver and temporarily suspending multiple local policies pending review.
A board member nominated Jeff Wheeler for board president; the nomination passed by unanimous vote. Wheeler said he was "humbled" to serve and noted the board and superintendent will represent about 16,000 students in the district.
A subsequent nomination for board secretary for Arthur Lewis Jr. passed unanimously; Lewis…
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