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SALT LAKE CITY — In its first meeting of the year, the Utah State Board of Education on Thursday administered an oath to six new members and one returning member.
The board also voted to keep its current leaders in place, as well as to designate an additional vice chairman.
Board members were elected during Utah's Nov. 4 election.
Spencer Stokes was elected to represent District 2, Linda Hansen for District 3, Laura Belnap for District 5, Brittney Cummins for District 6, Joel Wright for District 9, and Mark Huntsman for District 14.
Terryl Warner was also sworn in to serve another term representing District 1.
There is considerable work to be done, considerable meetings to attend to, and sometimes we've found ourselves a little bit short of time.
–David Thomas, Utah State Board of Education vice chairman
The board voted to keep David Crandall of District 10 as chairman and David Thomas of District 4 as vice chairman.
Board members decided to appoint an additional vice chairman to share in responsibilities of administering performance evaluations, training new board members, leading the board's audit committee and elections. Jennifer Johnson of District 8 was elected to fill the added position as vice chairwoman.
"There is considerable work to be done, considerable meetings to attend to, and sometimes we've found ourselves a little bit short of time," Thomas said.
Members of the State Board of Education are responsible for establishing minimum standards for public K-12 schools, establishing a core curriculum, preparing and submitting a budget for the operation of public schools, and other duties.
