January 2, 2026
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New School Board Sworn In

The annual election of new Board of Education officers took place yesterday evening with Laurie Lieberman re-elected to her third year as school board president, and Dr. Richard Tahvildarin-Jesswein as Vice President. Both were elected on a 7-0 vote.

Earlier in the evening, new school board member Jon Kean, along with re-elected members Maria Leon-Vazquez and Ralph Mechur took the Oath of Office for a four-year term.

The Board of Education recognized Co-interim Superintendents Dr. Chris King and Dr. Sylvia Rousseau for their work the past six months as SMMUSD transitions to a new permanent superintendent, Dr. Ben Drati, starting Jan. 1, 2017.

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