Voters elect new board member
Kathleen Woodford | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years, 6 months AGO
Voters in Tuesday’s election returned one St. Regis trustee and added a new member.
Carol Young and Charles David Jensen received the most votes.
Young will retain her seat, and Jensen, a long-time resident, will be new to the board this year.
Incumbent Shelly Jasper Dunlap lost her bid for re-election after serving on the board since 2004.
Jensen lead the pack in election results garnering 265 votes, while Young followed with 216 votes, followed by Dunlap, who receiving 99 votes.
Outgoing board member Dunlap is also serving on the state board of directors for the Montana School Board Association, representing schools from Region 6. She recently attended the National Boards Association Annual Conference and Exposition in Boston.
New board member, Charles David Jensen grew up in St. Regis, where he attended school, and eventually taught classes and coached. He also served on the Mineral Community Hospital Board. Currently, he serves as a County Committee member for the Farm Services Administration.
In a recent statement, Carol Young said that she wanted “to make sure we continue to build on what we’ve accomplished. St. Regis School is uniquely positioned to provide a ‘private school’ level education to its students. To do that we must spend wisely, hire carefully, and maintain an environment where all can succeed.”
The newly elected board members will serve three-year terms. They will join Chairman Charlee Thompson, whose term ends in May, 2017. As well as Fred Gillott, and Brant Moeller, both of whose terms end in May 2018.