BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana’s top school board is making history, electing an all-female group of leaders for the first time in its 46-year existence.
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education chose three women for its 2021 leadership posts, in elections held Wednesday.
Sandy Holloway, of Thibodaux, will remain as board president. Kira Orange Jones, of New Orleans, will become vice president in January. And Ashley Ellis, of Monroe, will serve as secretary-treasurer.
The 11-member education board - with eight elected members and three appointees of the governor - oversees policy and finance decisions affecting more than 700,000 public school students. The panel touted its history-making officer slate in a statement.
“I am encouraged to serve with two other amazing leaders on this all-women leadership team,” Holloway said in the statement. “I am looking forward to the exciting and valuable work ahead that we can all achieve together to further choice, accountability, and child-centered policies that support our students and families.”
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