The Wethersfield Board of Education reorganized at its May meeting following the April 4 general election. Officers re-elected were, from left to right, Dan Bryan, president; Angela Ryan, secretary; Allyson Schiltz, treasurer; and Steve Newman, vice president. [Photo by Dave Clarke]
Following a special board election on April 4, the Wethersfield Board of Education took time at its May meeting to elect officers and make appointments.
Dan Bryan was re-elected to his seat last month, along with Trafton Hodge and Amber Troxell, and will serve a two-year term as board president. Steve Newman was also reelected vice-president and Angela Ryan as secretary. The terms for both positions are two years. Board member Allyson Schiltz was re-appointed as district treasurer for two more years.
Community State Bank, Peoples National Bank, State Bank of Toulon and the Illinois School District Liquid Asset Fund were designated by the board as depositories of district funds and junior-senior high school office secretary Becca Herridge was re-appointed custodian of the school activity fund.
Steve Newman was appointed to represent the district on the Henry-Stark Special Education District Board replacing Amber Troxell, who cited conflicts that made it difficult for her to attend meetings.
Members were appointed to represent the board on various support organizations as follows, PATT – Angela Ryan; Music Boosters Club – Allyson Schiltz; Athletic Boosters Club – Amber Troxell; Wethersfield Academic Foundation – Angela Ryan. Hodge and Newman were re-appointed to represent the school district on the Annawan-Wethersfield Athletic Co-op Committee.
The board voted to continue meeting on the second Thursday of the month in the unit office beginning at 6 p.m., except for the summer months of June, July and August when meetings will begin at 4:30 p.m. All board of education meetings are open to the public with a time set on the agenda for comments from visitors.
Friday, May 12 was the last day of attendance for seniors. Graduation will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 21, in the recently air-conditioned high school gym. The annual eighth grade celebration dinner will be held on Tuesday, May 23, at 5:30 p.m. The last day of school will be Thursday, May 25.
