School board picks familiar faces to lead in 2019
Picking up where it left off in December, the Glencoe-Silver Lake School Board will rely on an established leader to guide it through the year to come, naming Jamie Alsleben as the board chairman in 2019.
During its organizational meeting Monday, Jan. 14, directors unanimously named Alsleben without public discussion. Directors Jason Lindeman was named the school board’s vice chairman and Kevin Kuester its treasurer in similar fashion. Newcomer Alicia Luckhardt was named the board’s clerk.
The selection of school board leadership came after Luckhardt, Jon Lemke and Lindeman took the oath of office. Luckhardt and Lemke replaced directors Clark Christianson and Anne Twiss, who opted not to seek re-election. Lindeman was re-elected Nov. 6, topping the field of six candidates seeking three seats.
The school board renewed its meeting dates and times – the second Monday of each month, 7 p.m. – for board meetings. At Lindeman’s suggestion, directors agreed to change meetings to 6 p.m. Monday nights when there is a band concert.
The board also agreed without discussion to continue the rate of compensation for its members. Directors will receive a base rate of $2,600 for attending regular school board meetings. They’ll be paid an additional $35 for attending committee meetings, $50 for representing the board at negotiating meetings and an additional $35 for committee and negotiating meetings lasting more than three hours.
(For the complete story, see the Jan. 16 print edition of The Chronicle.)
