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Board appoints Bret Uptmor as chair and Abby Apodaca as vice chair in unanimous votes
Summary
The Ontario SD 8C board unanimously confirmed Bret Uptmor as board chair and Abby Apodaca as vice chair after two motions and unanimous roll‑call votes. The appointments were procedural and effective immediately.
On motions from board members, directors unanimously appointed Bret Uptmor as board chair and Abby Apodaca as vice chair. Vice‑Chair Mike Blackaby moved to appoint Bret Uptmor as chair with Director Jenna Mejia seconding; all five board members voted yes. Director Jenna Mejia then moved to appoint Abby Apodaca as vice chair, seconded by Director Lisa Reeser; the motion passed by the same unanimous tally.
The appointments were procedural; no debate or contested votes were recorded. Earlier in the meeting Chair Uptmor had praised adult supervision at student drop‑off; "if I were a parent, I would be so glad to have my students entering those doors," he said during the Board Bits segment.
