During a ceremony prior to the start of the Merced City School District’s December 13 Board of Education meeting, three newly elected Board members took the oath of office.
Mike Crass, Emily Langdon, and Miguel Lopez join Adam Cox and Jessica Kazakos, who both began their terms in December of 2009. During Tuesday’s meeting, Mr. Cox was unanimously approved as Board President, and Mrs. Kazakos was unanimously named Board Clerk.
Mr. Crass has served on the Board for Area 1 since he was appointed to the vacant position in May, and he was elected to continue in that role by voters in November. Mr. Crass is a retired educator and consultant.
Dr. Langdon was elected to serve on the Board for Area 4. She is a university educator whose children attend schools in the Merced City School District.
Mr. Lopez was elected to serve on the Board for Area 2. He is a community relations representative at UC Merced.
While Board members are elected by the area in which they live, they each represent all of the district’s 11,000 preschool through 8th grade students across 18 campuses.
At the conclusion of Tuesday’s meeting, Mr. Cox said he looks forward to working with his colleagues to serve all MCSD stakeholders. He added, “We have wonderful staff, great parents, and outstanding students.”
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