Jan Craig elected president; Sherry Dean chosen vice president of Upshur County Board of Education

Jan Craig was elected president of the Upshur County Board of Education and Sherry Dean was elected vice president for two-year terms during the board’s reorganization portion of the meeting. The board conducted voice votes for both offices and administered the oaths of office.

The presiding officer administered the oath to Craig, who recited, “I, Jan Craig, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of West Virginia and that I will faithfully discharge my duties as the president of the Upshur County Board of Education to the best of my skill and judgment. So help me God.” After the oaths, the presiding officer turned the meeting over to President Craig.

The board opened nominations for president and vice president, heard nominations for Susan King and Jan(e) Craig for president and for William (Willie) Parker and Sherry Dean for vice president, and then closed nominations before voting by voice. The transcript records the result and the subsequent acceptance by Craig and Dean but does not provide a roll-call tally of individual votes; the election was recorded as approved by voice vote.

The board also confirmed that the three newly elected board members had been administered their oaths earlier in the process. The meeting record notes the board set its next regular meeting for August 11 at 6:00 p.m. at Buchanan Upshur High School.

The reorganization proceeded as a routine governance action; no formal challenges or appeals of the officer elections were recorded in the transcript.