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Two months later, Goldberg was elected as board president. However, board member Rita Walters cast the lone vote against Goldberg's election, expressing concern that Goldberg's election was from the board's preference for teachers over administrators. [14] She was later re-elected to the position on July 9, 1990. [15]
On February 12, 2008, AFT President Edward J. McElroy announced he would retire at the union's regularly scheduled biennial convention in July. On July 14, Weingarten was elected to succeed him. [33] She is the first openly gay individual to be elected president of a national American labor union. [34]
In November 2014, McKenna and board members Bennett Kayser and Steve Zimmer proposed a resolution to require ethnic studies courses in its high schools, which was approved by the Board. [29] On July 1, 2015, McKenna was named as the Vice President of the Board of Education by newly-elected President Steve Zimmer. [ 30 ]
The senior-class president is elected by popular vote and serves as the leader of the senior class in a high school or college. They are sometimes responsible for planning some of the events surrounding graduation. A class president will also develop leadership skills considering the daily task being given to them by the teachers and other persons.
In case of the vacancy of the office of the Vice President and the resignation, incapacitation or removal of the president, the speaker of the student House of Representatives is sworn in as the new President, upon whose ascension to the Class Presidency a new Speaker is elected via a majority vote (over 50% of the total votes cast) system.
Repeat of last year’s vice chair deadlock. The 2023 vice chair election witnessed two stalemates before Ehlers was elected — an unusual event for the committee despite an even number of voters.
Critics of the current school board election system say it’s disenfranchising minority voters. They want to see Wichita’s school board elections switch to a district-only voting model.
Tensions between school board members and superintendents come with the territory. But in San Francisco, those tensions had gone far beyond the limits of acceptability. Three board members in particular—Eric Mar, Sarah Lipson and Mark Sanchez—need to start working with Ackerman, not fighting with her virtually on a daily basis. [4]