Student rep is elected vice president of Arundel school board
“It was never envisioned that the student member become the presiding officer over a $1.2 billion business entity,” Leib said.
The student board member has had full voting rights since 1975 and is the only member of a local school board in the country with that status.
Members in September started considering changes to its voting policy to accommodate the board’s needs as it transitions to a fully elected body. That policy was adopted in January. The new policy reschedules board officer elections to early December. Members used to vote for president and vice president in July, after new appointees were sworn in.
The policy change also addressed the board’s current composition and gave five new members an opportunity to elect their leaders. Former President Julie Hummer and Vice President Terry Gilleland were elected to serve their second terms in July — months before the newcomers joined the board.
In his comments upon accepting nomination as the new board president, Gilleland said: “I appreciate my colleagues who have approached me and asked me to serve in this transitional capacity and while my initial reaction came with some hesitation, I have come to appreciate the request to step up.”
Gilleland first joined the Anne Arundel County school board in 1994 as a student member and returned in 2016. His term as vice president began that same year.
Regarding her stint as president, Hummer said, “It has been an honor to serve. I will always be a voice for students and speak out.” Her term continues to 2020.
Four elected board members — Candace Antwine, District 1; Dana Schallheim, District 5; Melissa Ellis, District 4; and Corkadel — are serving six-year terms. Leib, as well as District 33 member Eric Grannon, will serve on the board until 2020. llumpkin@capgaznews.com
The student board member has had full voting rights since 1975 and is the only member of a local school board in the country with that status.
Members in September started considering changes to its voting policy to accommodate the board’s needs as it transitions to a fully elected body. That policy was adopted in January. The new policy reschedules board officer elections to early December. Members used to vote for president and vice president in July, after new appointees were sworn in.
The policy change also addressed the board’s current composition and gave five new members an opportunity to elect their leaders. Former President Julie Hummer and Vice President Terry Gilleland were elected to serve their second terms in July — months before the newcomers joined the board.
In his comments upon accepting nomination as the new board president, Gilleland said: “I appreciate my colleagues who have approached me and asked me to serve in this transitional capacity and while my initial reaction came with some hesitation, I have come to appreciate the request to step up.”
Gilleland first joined the Anne Arundel County school board in 1994 as a student member and returned in 2016. His term as vice president began that same year.
Regarding her stint as president, Hummer said, “It has been an honor to serve. I will always be a voice for students and speak out.” Her term continues to 2020.
Four elected board members — Candace Antwine, District 1; Dana Schallheim, District 5; Melissa Ellis, District 4; and Corkadel — are serving six-year terms. Leib, as well as District 33 member Eric Grannon, will serve on the board until 2020. llumpkin@capgaznews.com
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