District 21 elects Betsy Hagee chair, David Pauline vice chair after roll-call votes

The District 21 School Board elected Director Betsy Hagee as chair and Director David Pauline as vice chair during a roll-call election at its regular meeting. The board conducted nominations and recorded individual yes/no votes before approving both leadership positions.

The action followed a nomination period in which multiple directors offered candidates. Director David Pauline told the board, “Yeah. I’m I’m willing to do it,” when asked whether he would accept the vice chair role. Pauline said he would sometimes need a vice chair to fill in for meetings.

Board members debated the vice chair nomination on grounds of regular in-person attendance. Several directors said recent absences from meetings weighed on their votes. One director told Pauline that “it’s really important to run meetings from this desk” and that in-person presence matters for the role. Pauline acknowledged he had missed recent meetings and said he had reviewed those concerns before accepting the nomination.

The board used a roll-call procedure to record votes for both officeholders. After voting, a board member announced, “Congratulations. New leadership has been selected for the District 21 Scribe Board.” The board then moved on to organizational business.

The votes were conducted on the record during the meeting; the board did not adopt additional conditions on the officers’ terms during the session.