COLUMBIA - The CPS Board has voted to reinstate Helen Wade as President in a vote that took place during Monday nightâs meeting.
Additionally, Dr. Della Streaty-Wilhoit has been elected as vice-president, succeeding from Susan Blackburn who did not seek re-election.
Wade has been a member of the CPS board since 2011 and has served as president since 2019, while Dr. Streaty-Wilhoit has served since 2019.
No other board member was nominated for either position.
Prior to the meeting, new board members Jeanne Snodgrass and Katherine Sasser were officially sworn in.
They replace outgoing members Teresa Maledy and Blackburn.
During the meeting, the board also looked at plans for the potential redistricting of schools in the area.
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The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at the district administration building, 1818 W. Worley St.
People from Cooperative Strategies, contracted by the school district, will present options for elementary boundaries starting in August 2022. District Chief Operations Officer Randy Gooch provided background last week to the school board s Long Range Facilities Planning Committee. This is going to be an important meeting, Gooch said.
The school board paused work on redrawing the elementary boundaries during the pandemic.
More immediately, there will be a proposal for the crowded Parkade Elementary School, to start in August 2021 at the beginning of the 2021-22 school year.
Following Monday, three sessions at schools to provide feedback on the options will be held from 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The Tuesday session will be at Gentry Middle School; Wednesday at Jefferson Middle School; and Thursday at Lange Middle School.