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Matt Kaufman elected chair of Sherwood SD 88J; Hans Muller named vice chair
Summary
At an organizational meeting of the Sherwood SD 88J board, members elected Matt Kaufman as chair and Hans Muller as vice chair for the two upcoming school years; the chair vote was announced as 5–0. The board then approved the consent agenda and set its next meeting for Sept. 14, 2026.
Matt Kaufman was elected chair of the Sherwood SD 88J board during the district's organizational meeting. A committee member moved to nominate Kaufman, the nomination was seconded, and the moderator announced, "Motion carries 5 0." The new chair then took over the meeting.
The nomination for Kaufman covered a two-year leadership span described in the meeting as 2026–2027 and 2027–2028. The committee member who made the nomination said, "I would like to nominate Matt Kaufman for her 2 year term for board chair for term 2026 to 2027 as well as 2027 to 2028." After the vote, Chair Matt Kaufman thanked participants, saying, "Thank you, everyone." The board moved immediately to nominations for vice chair following the chair election.
Context: this was an organizational meeting to establish board leadership and set routine business in motion for the coming school year. The board's unanimous (5–0) voice vote on the chair selection was announced on the record; the transcript does not list individual vote names. The newly seated chair presided over the remainder of the meeting and called for a vice chair nomination.
