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Windham‑Ashland‑Jewett Board elects Jean Jaeger president, Loni Koument‑Holdridge vice president
Summary
At its July 2, 2025 reorganization meeting the Windham‑Ashland‑Jewett Central School District Board administered oaths to newly elected members and elected Jean Jaeger president and Loni Koument‑Holdridge vice president for the 2025–2026 year. The votes were recorded with four yes votes and one absence noted earlier in the meeting.
The Windham‑Ashland‑Jewett Central School District Board of Education convened its July 2, 2025 reorganization meeting and elected Jean Jaeger as Board president and Loni Koument‑Holdridge as vice president for the 2025–2026 school year.
District Clerk Karen Van Valkenburgh called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m., administered the Oath of Office to newly elected board member Alan Trinkle and presided over nominations. On a motion by Melissa Maldonado, seconded by Loni Koument‑Holdridge, Jaeger was nominated and elected president. The board recorded the vote as Yes—4 (Jaeger, Koument‑Holdridge, Maldonado, Trinkle); No—0; Absent—Heidi Schwarz. On a subsequent motion by Maldonado, seconded by Jaeger, Koument‑Holdridge was elected vice president with the same tally and absentee note.
The Board then appointed district officers for 2025–2026, including Karen Van Valkenburgh as School District Clerk and Michelle Mattice as School District Treasurer; the District Clerk will administer Oaths of Office to officers in the immediate future. The Board also adopted existing board policies and approved committee rosters, including an Audit Finance Committee chaired by Jaeger.
Why this matters: The reorganization meeting establishes who will lead board deliberations and carry fiduciary and procedural duties for the coming year. Leadership appointments also determine committee assignments and who signs official documents such as payroll certifications and checks.
The board moved on from reorganization items to approve routine business, financial items and personnel recommendations later in the meeting. The Board entered executive session at 3:14 p.m. to discuss collective bargaining and reconvened and adjourned later the same afternoon.
