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The Fort Wayne Community Schools Board appointed Noah Smith to replace Tom Smith as the representative for District 3, Monday night.
Noah Smith is the owner of BOD Financial group and has three daughters in Fort Wayne Community Schools.
Board secretary, Anne Duff, nominated Noah Smith for the position and he received the four votes needed to be approved.
“I think a lot of his values and opinions align with those of us already on the board. He’s willing to speak up, ask questions. He’s willing to learn.”
Tom Smith originally applied to run for reelection in the November election, but ultimately decided to retire from the board instead. The decision came too late to be removed from the ballot, but he encouraged people to vote for his opponent. Tom Smith still won a little more than half the vote on November 3rd.
Seat filled on FWCS board
Business owner picked on nearly unanimous vote
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
In a matter of weeks, Noah Smith went from voting for Bill Critell in the District 3 Fort Wayne Community Schools board race to accepting a nearly unanimous board vote for that same seat.
Smith and Critell exchanged a handshake Monday after the board selected Smith from among four other people seeking to serve the term the reelected incumbent didn t want.
Smith, 49, will be sworn in Jan. 11 with Nov. 3 election winners Steve Corona of District 5 and Jennifer Matthias of District 2.
The board Monday unanimously accepted Tom Smith s resignation from District 3, effective Jan. 1.