TUSD board members Adelita Grijalva and Kristel Foster will lead the Governing Board for the fourth consecutive year in their roles as president and clerk, respectively.
Nominating Grijalva to retain the chair of Tucsonβs largest school district, Foster said that Grijalvaβs consistent leadership has resulted in several achievements for the district including a lack of layoffs, pay raises, increasing scores on AP exams and an invitation to the White House to share progress on limiting the school to prison pipeline.
Fosterβs colleague Cam Juarez nominated her to retain her position as clerk.
The board majority of Grijalva, Foster and Juarez supported both nominations. Governing Board member Michael Hicks, who has complained of being silenced by the board majority, voted against the nominations.
Board member Mark Stegeman, who participated in the meeting by phone, had a bad connection and was unable to cast his vote but later told the Star that he, too, would have opposed the nominations.
In the 60-plus year history of the board operating with five members, there has never been two people holding the same seats for more than two years in a row.
