Kirk County school board swears in new members and elects Jennifer Knight chair, Scott Cooper vice chair

The Kirk County School board administered oaths of office to newly seated trustees and then elected its leadership for the year, selecting Jennifer Knight as board chair and Scott Cooper as vice chair. The board convened at 6:30 p.m.; multiple newly elected members — including Eric Osborne, Scott Cooper, Kelsey Swift and Kevin Bradley — took the oath of office before the body turned to internal organization. The board then nominated and voted to make Jennifer Knight chair and Scott Cooper vice chair. Why it matters: Choosing officers sets who will preside over meetings and represent the board in routine administrative and public roles; leadership also appears on annually required documents and in statutory authorizations the district files. At the meeting, members made and seconded motions to elect Knight as chair and Cooper as vice chair. Roll-call votes recorded all members present voting yes on both motions. The board then proceeded with agenda-setting tasks for the year, including adopting a meeting calendar and other annual organizational items. No contested ballots or split votes were recorded in the meeting transcript; all recorded roll-call answers on the officer elections were affirmative. What the board did next: After the elections the board adopted a revised meeting agenda and completed annual organization tasks including adoption of a meeting schedule and roster updates; those procedural items were handled by unanimous vote.