Mead named Aldine ISD board president

The Aldine ISD Board of Education reorganized during its Dec. 18 meeting. The board’s nominating committee, chaired by Trustee Rose Avalos, named Steve Mead as school board president, Dr. Viola M. Garcia as vice-president, Dr. Alton Smith as secretary and Avalos as assistant secretary.
Marine Jones, who served as board president during the 2006-07 school year and for part of the 2007-08 school year, handed over the gavel to Mead during the meeting. Trustees Rick Ogden, Merlin Griggs, and Jones will serve as members.

Mead then assigned his fellow trustees to the board’s standing committees. The policy revision committee will be chaired by Marine Jones and will consist of Merlin Griggs and Rose Avalos.
The site committee will be chaired by Rose Avalos and will consist of Rick Ogden and Dr. Alton Smith. The school names committee will be chaired by Dr. Alton Smith and will consist of Dr. Viola M. Garcia and Rick Ogden.
The nominating committee will be chaired by Merlin Griggs and will consist of Rick Ogden and Marine Jones. The selection of new board members committee will be chaired by Dr. Viola M. Garcia and will consist by Rick Ogden and Merlin Griggs.
After Mrs. Jones passed the gavel, board members Dr. Viola M. Garcia and Rick Ogden thanked her for her service to the board while serving as president. Dr. Garcia also presented Mrs. Jones with a beautiful bouquet of flowers in recognition of her service to the board and the school district.
Prior to the reorganization of the board, Dr. Garcia, Mr. Griggs, Dr. Smith and Mrs. Jones were sworn in by General Counsel Jonathan Hantke to serve their four-year terms. The four were re-elected to their respective positions in November.