Mayor Cherelle L. Parker's new school board includes four sitting board members and five newcomers.
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, shown in January with Superintendent Tony B. Watlington at his State of the Schools address, chose her school board on Monday.
Parker, in a news release, said she was proud of her nominations and confident that she had the right board. Current board members Leticia Egea-Hinton, Lisa Salley, and Cecilia Thompson had sought terms on the Parker school board, but were not chosen.
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