Newly elected BASD school board directors Dr. Kim Shively and Emily Schenkel, as well as re-elected directors Dr. Karen Beck Pooley, Dr, Dean Donaher, and Craig Neiman, were sworn in at the Dec. 2 reorganization meeting. Shively has been serving on the board for several weeks, as she was appointed to fill Eugene McKeon’s spot after his resignation; the swearing-in marks the beginning of her new term.

Temporary chairman Craig Neiman presided briefly as the board selected Mike Faccinetto for a new term as president; Faccinetto assumed his role immediately, and the board reelected Shannon Patrick vice president. Faccinetto commented that the board is once again composed mainly of parents of public school students and alumni, adding that he is “proud to continue to be part of this.”

Schenkel and Donaher were selected to serve three-year terms on the Bethlehem Area Vo-Tech School (BAVTS) committee. They fill the vacancies left by the resignation of Eugene McKeon and retirement of Tom Thomasik; Faccinetto, Neiman, and Sinkler already occupy the other three spots on the BAVTS committee.

All measures passed by a vote of 8-0.

Newcomer Schenkel volunteered to join Donaher and Neiman on the board’s audit committee, filling Eugene McKeon’s vacant spot, a voluntary position that does not require formal board action to fill it.