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Tanya Prince elected chair as ISD 279 board finalizes 2026 officers
Summary
At its Jan. 6 organizational meeting, the Independent School District 279 school board elected Tanya Prince as chair and confirmed Thomas Brooks as vice chair, Keith Tate as clerk and Sarah Mitchell as treasurer. Nominations were followed by roll-call votes and brief statements from nominators or nominees.
The Independent School District 279 (Osseo Area Schools) school board elected Tanya Prince chair during its organizational meeting on Jan. 6, 2026. The board conducted nominations, permitted brief statements by nominators or nominees, and then held a roll-call vote that resulted in Prince being declared elected chair.
A board member speaking during the nomination period said, "I have appreciated your partnership, and leadership. I think as we've worked to settle in as a new board and actually improve the culture of our board...the culture of this board impacts every single one of our students and staff members," praising the nominee's collaborative approach. That speaker appeared on the record during the nominations process but did not provide a full self-identification in the public transcript.
The board also elected Thomas Brooks as vice chair, Keith Tate as board clerk and Sarah Mitchell as treasurer during the same meeting. Nominations and roll-call votes for each office were conducted in sequence with no discussion recorded after each nomination, and each office was filled by the nominated candidate and announced by the presiding official.
The organizational votes were procedural and no contested ballots or abstentions were recorded in the meeting transcript. The newly elected officers will serve under the board's 2026 organizational structure as announced at the meeting.
